Superstition (album)

Superstition is an album by Siouxsie & the Banshees, released in 1991. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. 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 Stephen Hague is an American Music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Peepshow is the first album of the English band Siouxsie and the Banshees created as a Quintet. Twice Upon a Time The Singles is the second singles compilation released by Siouxsie & the Banshees. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 The first single, "Kiss Them for Me," gave the band its first top-forty Billboard Hot 100 hit in the United States, peaking at number twenty-three.

The album was produced by Stephen Hague, known for working with New Order and Pet Shop Boys among many others. Stephen Hague is an American Music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Hague used techniques that Siouxsie did not approve of later, such as computer-based production that included the raising of her vocal pitch ("Kiss Them For Me") and the assembly of individual syllables recorded one at a time into a single vocal track. She expressed frustration with the mix, saying the music sounds like it's coming from an AM radio. In contrast, the vocals of the B-sides from the album's singles, produced by a different man, are less polished (most noticeably on the track "Return"), although the tracks possess a sound similar to that of the album.

Track listing

All songs by Siouxsie & the Banshees.

"Kiss Them for Me" – 4:37
"Fear (of the Unknown)" – 4:10
"Cry" – 3:33
"Drifter" – 4:43
"Little Sister" – 3:21
"Shadowtime" – 4:28
"Silly Thing" – 4:41
"Got to Get Up" – 3:17
"Silver Waterfalls" – 4:24
"Softly" – 6:00
"The Ghost in You" – 5:01

Personnel

Siouxsie Sioux: vocals
Steve Severin: bass, keyboards
Budgie: percussion, drums, keyboards
Jon Klein: guitar
Martin McCarrick: dulcimer, cello, keyboards
Talvin Singh: percussion, tabla, tavil
Stephen Hague: producer
Mike Drake: engineer
Spike Drake: engineer
Nigel Godrich: assistant engineer
Abdul Kroz-Dressah: assistant engineer
Will O'Sullivan: assistant engineer
Siouxsie & the Banshees: design
Donna Francesca: photography

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	65

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Kiss Them For Me"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	8
1991	"Kiss Them For Me"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	19
1991	"Kiss Them For Me"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
1991	"Kiss Them For Me"	The Billboard Hot 100	23
1991	"Shadowtime"	Modern Rock Tracks	13
1992	"Fear (Of the Unknown)"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	6
1992	"Fear (Of the Unknown)"	Modern Rock Tracks	12

" Kiss Them for Me " is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and produced by Stephen Hague. " Fear (of the Unknown " is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and produced by Stephen Hague. " Shadowtime " is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and produced by Stephen Hague. Susan Janet Ballion Talvin Singh (born in 1970 in London) is a Producer/Composer and Tabla player known for creating an innovative fusion of classical Indian music and drum n bass Stephen Hague is an American Music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s Nigel Godrich, born in England on February 28 1971, is a recording engineer and Record producer. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry

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