Cured (album)

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Cured
Studio album by Steve Hackett
Released	August 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	33:51
Label	EMI/Virgin Records
Producer	John Acock, Steve Hackett, and Nick Magnus
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Steve Hackett chronology
Defector (1980) Cured (1981) Highly Strung (1982)

"Cured" redirects here. For other uses, see the Curing or Cure disambiguation pages.

Cured is the fifth solo album from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. Prior to recording Cured, Hackett disbanded the group with which he recorded Spectral Mornings and Defector. Only Hackett's brother, John, and keyboardist Nick Magnus remained from that band.

The album is largely a collaboration between Hackett and Magnus. All drum parts were provided by a drum machine, and all lead vocals were performed by Hackett. Although there are distinct elements of progressive rock on Cured, the album is much more pop-oriented than Hackett's previous efforts.

In 2007, Cured is remastered and re-released by Hackett's Camino Records label. The new edition features updated liner notes and three bonus tracks.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hope I Don't Wake" (Steve Hackett) – 4:47
2. "Picture Postcard" (Hackett) – 3:54
3. "Can't Let Go" (Hackett) – 5:42
4. "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" (Hackett) – 4:40
5. "Funny Feeling" (Hackett, Nick Magnus) – 4:04
6. "A Cradle of Swans" (Hackett) – 2:48
7. "Overnight Sleeper" (Hackett, Magnus) – 4:36
8. "Turn Back Time" (Hackett) – 4:20

• 2007 Remaster Bonus Tracks

1. "Tales of the Riverbank"
2. "Second Chance"
3. "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" (live version recorded at The Reading Festival)

[edit] Personnel

• John Acock – keyboards, producer, engineer
• John Hackett - flute and keyboards
• Steve Hackett - guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer
• Nick Magnus - synthesizer, keyboards, producer
• Kim Poor – vocals

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Pop Albums	169

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