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Disintegration
Disintegration cover
Studio album by The Cure
ReleasedMay 2, 1989
RecordedOutside Studios
Berkshire, England
GenreGothic rock
Length71:47
LabelFiction
ProducerDavid M. Allen, Robert Smith
Professional reviews
The Cure chronology
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
(1987)		Disintegration
(1989)		Mixed Up
(1990)
Singles from Disintegration
  1. "Lullaby"
    Released: April 1989
  2. "Fascination Street"
    Released: April 1989
  3. "Lovesong"
    Released: August 1989
  4. "Pictures of You"
    Released: March 1990

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Contents

Background

The Cure had established themselves as a dark and brooding band in the early 80s with albums such as Faith and Pornography. The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Faith is the third Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1981 Pornography is the fourth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, originally released in 1982 and re-mastered They broke away from this image with light pop singles, such as "Let's Go to Bed" and "The Lovecats" and their accompanying Tim Pope videos. Let's Go to Bed is the name of a 1982 single by The Cure. It later appeared on their Compilation album Japanese Whispers " The Lovecats " is the name of a 1983 single by The Cure. Tim Pope is an award-winning Film director most famous for his Music videos having directed feature films, and for a brief pop career The following albums The Top, The Head on the Door and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me had largely continued the pop experimentation, although all three showed elements of Smith's darker side, both musically and lyrically. The Top is the fifth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) The Head on the Door is the sixth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is the seventh studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure. Disintegration represented a return of the darker styles while still expanding on the newer concepts. [1][2]

Disintegration represents the second work of The Cure's Trilogy, a collection of thematically and musically linked albums, with Pornography being the first instalment and Bloodflowers being the third. The Cure Trilogy is a double Live album video released on two Double layer DVD-9 discs Pornography is the fourth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, originally released in 1982 and re-mastered Bloodflowers is the eleventh Album by English band The Cure, released in 2000.

Release and reception

The album debuted at #3 in the UK and slowly climbed to #12 in the US during a 55 week stay on the Billboard Album Chart. It was certified gold by the RIAA on June 28, 1989. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The album was also certified platinum on October 20 of the same year. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony On July 1, 2004, the album was multi-platinum twice. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine

In a review at the time of the album's original release, Michael Azzerad of Rolling Stone stated "Smith has finally gotten things unequivocally, utterly and completely right. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "[2] In 2003, the album was ranked number 326 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

All songs by Smith, Gallup, O'Donnell, Thompson, Tolhurst and Williams.

  1. "Plainsong" – 5:12
  2. "Pictures of You" – 7:24
  3. "Closedown" – 4:16
  4. "Lovesong" – 3:29
  5. "Last Dance" – 4:42
  6. "Lullaby" – 4:08
  7. "Fascination Street" – 5:16
  8. "Prayers for Rain" – 6:05
  9. "The Same Deep Water as You" – 9:19
  10. "Disintegration" – 8:18
  11. "Homesick" – 7:06
  12. "Untitled" – 6:30

The tracks "Last Dance" and "Homesick" are only on the CD and cassette versions. " Pictures of You " is a song by The Cure written by Robert Smith from the 1989 album Disintegration. " Lovesong " (sometimes listed as " Love Song " is a song written by Robert Smith and originally released by The Cure on their " Lullaby " is a 1989 single by The Cure from their album Disintegration. " Fascination Street " is the name of a 1989 USA only single by The Cure from their album Disintegration.

Personnel and credits

The Cure
  • Robert Smith – vocals, electric guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, production, engineering
  • Simon Gallup – bass guitar, keyboard
  • Porl Thompson – electric guitar
  • Boris Williams – drum kit
  • Roger O'Donnell – keyboard
  • Laurence Tolhurst – credited for "other instruments", but later stated by Smith to have not played on the album. Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of Keyboard instrument. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means Simon Jonathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960 in Duxhurst Surrey) is an English musician and bassist of the post-punk band The Cure. Porl Thompson (born Paul Stephen Thompson, November 8 1957, in Wimbledon, England) is an English Musician Boris Peter Bransby-Williams (born 24 April 1957 in Versailles, France) is an English drummer best known for his extensive work with A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English Keyboardist best known for his work with bands The Cure, Psychedelic Furs
Production
  • Dave Allen – production, engineering
  • Richard Sullivan – engineering
  • Roy Spong – engineering

References

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine All Music Guide review of Disintegration.
  2. ^ a b Rolling Stone review.

Dictionary

disintegration

-noun

  1. A process by which anything disintegrates.
  2. The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
  3. (geology) A wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
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