Tinderbox (Siouxsie & the Banshees album)
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Tinderbox | |||||
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Studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees | |||||
Released | April 21, 1986 | ||||
Recorded | 1985-1986 | ||||
Genre | Post-Punk | ||||
Length | 61:56 | ||||
Label | Geffen/Warner Bros. (USA) Polydor (UK) |
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Producer | Siouxsie and the Banshees | ||||
Professional reviews | |||||
Siouxsie & the Banshees chronology | |||||
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Tinderbox is the seventh studio album released by Siouxsie & the Banshees. Polydor Records issued it in the UK in 1986 and Geffen Records issued it in the United States. The CD version of Tinderbox contains five bonus tracks: four extra songs and the extended version of "Cities in Dust." "The Quarterdrawing of the Dog," a b-side bonus track, appears in shortened form.
- Junkie XL covered "Cities in Dust" for his 5th studio album, Booming Back at You (2008). [1]
- Pato Fu, a Brazilian band, covered "Cities in Dust" for their album Daqui pro Futuro, released in 2007.[2]
- theSTART covered "Cities in Dust" for the movie Resident Evil: Extinction. [3]
- The Newlydeads also covered "Cities in Dust" for their self-titled album.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All tracks by Siouxsie & the Banshees.
- "Candyman"
- "The Sweetest Chill"
- "This Unrest"
- "Cities in Dust"
- "Cannons"
- "Party's Fall"
- "92°"
- "Land's End"
- "The Quarterdrawing of the Dog" [edited version]
- "An Execution"
- "Lullaby"
- "Umbrella"
- "Cities in Dust" (extended version)
[edit] Personnel
- Siouxsie Sioux: vocals, piano, whistle
- Steven Severin: electric bass, keyboards, piano, drumbox, emulator
- Budgie: drums and percussion
- John Valentine Carruthers: guitars, keyboards, waterphone
- Siouxsie & the Banshees: producers
[edit] See also
- Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in songs - reference the Candyman
[edit] References
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1986 | The Billboard 200 | 88 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1986 | "Cities In Dust" | U.K. Singles Chart | 21 |
1986 | "Cities In Dust" | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 17 |
1986 | "Cities In Dust" | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales | 24 |