The Cult of Ray

The Cult of Ray is the third Frank Black solo album. The title refers to Ray Bradbury. The core musicians employed on this album would eventually be dubbed The Catholics, and would continue as Black's backing group for the following seven years (albeit with a changed line up). The album's final song is a tribute to Shazeb Andleeb, who was beaten to death at Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California in 1995.

Track listing

All songs written by Black Francis.

1. "The Marsist" - 4:11
2. "Men in Black *" - 3:03
3. "Punk Rock City" - 3:41
4. "You Ain't Me *" - 2:43
5. "Jesus Was Right" - 2:59
6. "I Don't Want to Hurt You (Every Single Time)" - 3:06
7. "Mosh, Don't Pass the Guy" - 3:01
8. "Kicked in the Taco" - 2:27
9. "The Creature Crawling" - 2:53
10. "The Adventure and the Resolution *" - 3:02
11. "Dance War *" - 2:08
12. "The Cult of Ray" - 3:46
13. "The Last Stand of Shazeb Andleeb" - 4:40

A limited edition of the UK CD version contained a disc with four bonus tracks:[1]

1. Village of the Sun
2. Baby, That's Art
3. Everybody Got The Beat
4. Can I Get a Witness

Musicians

• Frank Black: vocals, guitar (right channel)
• Scott Boutier: drums
• David McCaffery: bass
• Lyle Workman: lead guitar (left channel)
• Matt Yelton: backing vocals on *
• Nick Vincent: drums and bass on "I Don't Want to Hurt You (Every Single Time)"

References