Wild Mood Swings
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| Studio album by The Cure | |||||
| Released | May 6, 1996 | ||||
| Recorded | 1995 - 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative Rock | ||||
| Length | 61:36 | ||||
| Label | Fiction | ||||
| Producer | Steve Lyon, Robert Smith |
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Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio album by British alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music).
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[edit] History
After Wish, it seemed The Cure was on the brink of being disbanded for good due to the departure of Porl Thompson and Boris Williams. Simon Gallup was also forced to take a vacation due to health problems, which narrowed the lineup down to Robert Smith and Perry Bamonte. Nevertheless, it seems the two of them managed to keep things afloat long enough for Gallup to return once he recovered and convince Roger O'Donnell to rejoin the band. This is also the first album featuring drummer Jason Cooper, who played on 9 of the 14 tracks on the album, because several drummers were auditioning for the job at the time it was being recorded. (See below.)
This album was poorly received by many Cure fans (selling just one million copies worldwide compared to the four million sales of Wish). As of 2005 US sales stand at 363,410 according to soundscan. However, Smith has gone on the record saying that "it's one of my top five favourite Cure albums."[1]
A minor theme present on the album is the mocking of the excessive lifestyle of the 90s club scene. This is seen most in the tracks "Club America" and "Want".
[edit] Track listing
all songs by Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O'Donnell and Smith, except where noted
- "Want" – 5:06
- "Club America" (Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, Smith) – 5:02
- "This Is a Lie" – 4:29
- "The 13th" – 4:08
- "Strange Attraction" – 4:19
- "Mint Car" – 3:32
- "Jupiter Crash" – 4:15
- "Round & Round & Round" – 2:39
- "Gone!" – 4:31
- "Numb" – 4:49
- "Return" – 3:28
- "Trap" – 3:37
- "Treasure" – 3:45
- "Bare" – 7:57
- Bonus track
- 15. "It Used to Be Me" – 6:50
- (Japanese edition only - available world wide as a B-side in the "The 13th" single).
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Smith - bass, guitar, vocals
- Perry Bamonte - bass, guitar
- Jason Cooper - percussion, drums
- Simon Gallup - bass
- Roger O'Donnell - keyboard
[edit] Additional personnel
- Brass
- Jesus Alemany - trumpet
- John Barclay - trumpet
- Steve Dawson - trumpet
- Richard Edwards - trombone
- Sid Gauld - trumpet
- Will Gregory - saxophone
- Steve Sidwell - trumpet
- Strings
- Mister Chandrashekhar - violin
- Sue Dench - viola
- Leo Payne - violin
- Audrey Riley - cello
- Chris Tombling - violin
- Percussion
- Ronald Austin - drums on "This is a Lie"
- Louis Pavlou - drums on "Club America"
- Mark Price - drums on "Mint Car", "Trap" and "Treasure"
[edit] Production
- Producers: Steve Lyon, Robert Smith
- Engineer: Steve Lyon
- Mixing: Paul Corkett, Spike Drake, Paul Q. Kolderie, Tom Lord-Alge, Steve Lyon, Alan Moulder, Tim Palmer, Mark Saunders, Adrian Maxwell Sherwood, Sean Slade, Robert Smith
- Mastering: Ian Cooper
- Arrangers: Ronald Austin, Sid Gauld, Will Gregory, Audrey Riley, Robert Smith
- Art direction: The Cure, Andy Vella
[edit] Singles
- "The 13th", released in April, 1996
- "Mint Car" released in June, 1996
- "Strange Attraction" released in United States in October 1996
- "Gone!" released in Europe in December 1996
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | The Billboard 200 | 12 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | "Mint Car" | Modern Rock Tracks | 14 |
| 1996 | "Mint Car" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 58 |
| 1996 | "The 13th" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 11 |
| 1996 | "The 13th" | Modern Rock Tracks | 15 |
| 1996 | "The 13th" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 44 |
[edit] See also
- Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, referenced in the track "Jupiter Crash"
[edit] References
- ^ http://imaginaryboys.altervista.org/english/cure/articles/youasked.htm "Interview with Robert Smith 28 September 2007
