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When did faith by The Cure come out?
April 14, 1981
Faith/Release date
Faith is the third studio album by English rock band The Cure, released on 14 April 1981 by Fiction Records. The album saw the band continuing in the gloomy vein of their previous album Seventeen Seconds (1980), which would conclude with their next album Pornography (1982).
What was the first Cure song?
Killing an Arab
The Cure released their debut single “Killing an Arab” in December 1978 on the Small Wonder label as a stopgap until Fiction finalised distribution arrangements with Polydor.
When did The Cure start?
1976
The Cure/Active from
The Cure | Bio. It all started in 1976 as Easy Cure, formed by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) along with schoolmates Michael Dempsey (bass), Lol Tolhurst (drums) and local guitar hero Porl Thompson.
What is on the cover of faith cure?
Bolton Priory
Faith is the first album by The Cure to feature six-string bass guitar; the song “All Cats Are Grey” features Smith on keyboards and piano, with no guitar at all. The front cover, designed by former and future member Porl Thompson, is a picture of Bolton Priory in the village of Bolton Abbey in the fog.
How did The Cure became famous?
The Cure followed the breakthrough success of The Head on the Door in 1986 with the compilation Standing on a Beach: The Singles. Standing on a Beach reached number four in the U.K., but more importantly, it established the band as a major cult act in the U.S.; the album peaked at number 48 and went gold within a year.
How many hits did The Cure have?
The English rock band The Cure have released 13 studio albums, five live albums, 12 compilation albums, 10 extended plays, and 37 singles on Fiction Records and Geffen Records. They have also released 10 video albums and 43 music videos….
| The Cure discography | |
|---|---|
| Video albums | 11 |
| Music videos | 44 |
| EPs | 10 |
| Singles | 41 |
When did the Cure release the album Faith?
Faith is the third studio album by British alternative rock band the Cure, released on 14 April 1981 by record label Fiction. Preceded by the single “Primary”, the album was a commercial success in the UK, peaking at number 14 and staying in the albums chart for 8 weeks.
What kind of guitar does the cure play?
Faith was the first album by the Cure to feature six-string bass guitar; “All Cats Are Grey” features Smith on keyboards and piano, with no guitar at all.
What was the front cover of the Cure’s Faith?
Faith was the first album by the Cure to feature six-string bass guitar; “All Cats Are Grey” features Smith on keyboards and piano, with no guitar at all. The front cover, designed by former and future member Porl Thompson, is a picture of Bolton Priory in the village of Bolton Abbey in the fog.
Where did Robert Smith write much of faith?
Robert Smith was hoping the tracks would sound “funereal”, but instead he said “they just sounded dull”. Several other studios were tried: Red Bus, Trident, The Roundhouse and Abbey Road. Much of Faith was written in the studio.