Description:Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock band The Cure, released on 1 May 1989 by Fiction Records. The record marks a return to the introspective and gloomy gothic rock style the band had established in the early 1980s. As he neared the age of thirty, vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith felt an increased Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock band The Cure, released on 1 May 1989 by Fiction Records. The record marks a return to the introspective and gloomy gothic rock style the band had established in the early 1980s. As he neared the age of thirty, vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith felt an increased pressure to follow up on the group's pop successes with a more enduring work. This, coupled with a distaste for the group's new-found popularity, caused Smith to lapse back into the use of hallucinogenic drugs, the effects of which had a strong influence on the production of the album. The Cure recorded Disintegration at Hook End Manor Studios in Reading, Berkshire, with co-producer David M. Allen in late 1988 through early 1989. During production, founding member Lol Tolhurst was fired from the band.
In spite of record label fears that the album would be "commercial suicide", Disintegration became the band's commercial peak. It charted at number three in the United Kingdom and at number twelve in the United States, and produced several hit singles including "Lovesong", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Disintegration remains The Cure's highest selling record to date, with over three million copies sold worldwide. Disintegration was also a critical success, being placed at number 326 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called it the "culmination of all the musical directions the Cure were pursuing over the course of the '80s".
TRACKLISTING:
01 - "Plainsong" – 5:12
02 - "Pictures of You" – 7:24
03 - "Closedown" – 4:16
04 - "Lovesong" – 3:29
05 - "Last Dance" – 4:42
06 - "Lullaby" – 4:08
07 - "Fascination Street" – 5:16
08 - "Prayers for Rain" – 6:05
09 - "The Same Deep Water as You" – 9:19
10 - "Disintegration" – 8:18
11 - "Homesick" – 7:06
12 - "Untitled" – 6:30... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Fiction Release date : 1 May 1989 EAN: 0075596085526 UPC: 075596085526
"This is an album everyone I know owns. This is an album everyone I know loves. There's no one thing. Its an amalgam of emotion, sorrow, joy and mystery wrapped up in dark fairy tales synths and gorgeous guitars."
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"Released - 1989
Track listing:
01. Plainsong
02. Pictures of You
03. Closedown
04. Lovesong
05. Last Dance
06. Lullaby
07. Fascination Street
08. Prayers for Rain
09. The Same Deep Water as You
10. Disintegration
11. Homesick
12. Untitled"
""According to the kids on South Park, this is the best album ever made. According to many depressive Eighties-minded kids, it's the only album ever made. On "Fascination Street," Robert Smith's voice shakes the milk as he makes adolescent angst sound so wonderfully, wonderfully pretty.""
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