The Cult (album)
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The Cult | ||||
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||
Genre | Alternative rock,[1] hard rock, grunge | |||
Length | 61:39 | |||
Label | Beggars Banquet, Sire | |||
Producer | Bob Rock | |||
The Cult chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [2] |
The Cult is the sixth studio album from English rock band, The Cult. It was released in October 1994 on Beggars Banquet Records and it is also the band's last album on Sire Records in the US. It is also commonly referred to as the "Black Sheep" record, due to the image of a Manx Loaghtan black sheep on the front cover. The record also features one of the very rare times when Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy have shared songwriting credit with anyone: bassist Craig Adams is credited as co-author of "Universal You".
Musical style
The style of music on the album is more reminiscent of the grunge and alternative rock music popular at the time, and of noise rock, with its use of distortion and feedback.
Album information
"Be Free" was also released as a single both in
"Gone" was released as a limited edition (only 2000 made) 7 inch vinyl single with artwork and handwritten lyrics by Ian Astbury.
The Australian version contains an extra CD, with nine songs recorded live at the Marquee Club in London in November 1991.
The album peaked at #64 on the US Cashbox charts.[3]
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
There is an advance promotional CD and cassette tape version, which uses unmastered versions of the tracks and slightly rearranges the track listing:[citation needed]
- "Gone" – 3:46
- "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)" – 6:12
- "Real Grrrl" – 4:21
- "Black Sun" – 6:16
- "Naturally High" – 4:13
- "Emperor's New Horse" – 4:17
- "Star" – 4:57
- "Sacred Life" – 5:39
- "Be Free" – 3:44
- "Universal You" (Astbury, Duffy, Craig Adams) – 5:08
- "Joy" – 4:44
- "Saints Are Down" – 6:48
Personnel
- The Cult[4]
- Billy Duffy – guitar
- Craig Adams – bass
- Scott Garrett – drums
- Additional personnel[4]
- Bob Rock – fender and string bass (track 2), acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 8, 12), rhythm guitar (tracks 7, 11), mixing, producer
- Scott Humphrey – keyboards, programming
- Jim McGiueray – percussion
- Technical
- Mario Caldato, Jr.– mixing
- mastering
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Sputnikmusic review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "CASH BOX MAGAZINE: Music and coin machine magazine 1942 to 1996". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b The Cult (liner notes). The Cult. Virgin Records. 1994. 7243 8 39970 2 2.
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