The Cult (album)
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| The Cult | ||
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| Studio album by The Cult | ||
| Released | October, 1994 | |
| Recorded | Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, Canada |
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| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 61:39 | |
| Label | Beggars Banquet Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bob Rock | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Cult chronology | ||
| Live Cult (1993) |
The Cult (1994) |
High Octane Cult compilation (1996) |
The Cult is the sixth studio album from English rock band, The Cult. It was released in October, 1994 on Beggars Banquet Records.
Ian Astbury referred to the record as "very personal, and very revealing" songs about his life, with the subject matter ranging from sexual abuse at the age of 15, to the death of Nigel Preston, to his directionless years spent in Glasgow in the late 1970's. But the record was barely noticed, only reaching US#69, and UK#21, and then quickly dropping out of sight. The single "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)" (UK#51) was released with the band going on tour in support of the new album. Only one more single, "Star" (UK#65), was officially released. That song began life in 1986 as "Tom Petty" before being dropped by the band during rehearsals. In 1993 the song was resurrected once again as "Starchild", and was finally completed for the record in 1994 as, just simply, "Star".
[edit] Track listing
- All songs written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, unless otherwise stated
- "Gone" – 3:50
- "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)" – 6:36
- "Real Grrrl" – 4:25
- "Black Sun" – 6:23
- "Naturally High" – 4:23
- "Joy" – 4:46
- "Star" – 5:02
- "Sacred Life" – 5:47
- "Be Free" – 3:48
- "Universal You" (Astbury, Duffy, Craig Adams) – 5:17
- "Emperor's New Horse" – 4:22
- "Saints are Down" – 6:54
[edit] Credits
- Ian Astbury – vocals
- Billy Duffy – guitar
- Craig Adams – bass
- Scott Garrett – drums
- Scott Humphrey – keyboards, programming
- Jim McGiueray – percussion
- Bob Rock – guitar, bass, keyboard – various tracks
- Recorded at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, Canada
- Produced by Bob Rock
- Mixed by Bob Rock and Mario Caldato, Jr.
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound
