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Disintegration (The Cure album)

1989 studio album by the Cure

Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English gothic rock band The Cure. It was released on 2 May 1989 through Fiction Records. It went to number 2 in Belgium, Germany, Ireland and number 3 in France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, number 6 in New Zealand, number 9 in Australia and number 12 in the United States. In 2020 it was ranked #116 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Disintegration
Studio album by
the Cure
Released2 May 1989 (1989-05-02)
RecordedNovember 1988 – February 1989
StudioHookend (Checkendon, England)
Genre
Length71:45
LabelFiction
Producer
the Cure chronology
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
(1987) 		Disintegration
(1989) 		Mixed Up
(1990)
The Cure studio album chronology
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
(1987) 		Disintegration
(1989) 		Wish
(1992)
Singles from Disintegration
  1. "Lullaby"
    Released: 10 April 1989
  2. "Fascination Street"
    Released: 18 April 1989
  3. "Lovesong"
    Released: 21 August 1989
  4. "Pictures of You"
    Released: 19 March 1990

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Robert Smith, all music composed by Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, and (officially, in credits) Lol Tolhurst.

Disintegration track listing
No. Title Length
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
  • US Elektra CD and cassette copies of Disintegration listed "Last Dance" and "Homesick" as bonus tracks, as they were not included on the original vinyl issue of the album in any country. Vinyl reissues of the album 2010-onwards were expanded to double LPs and include these tracks.

2010 deluxe edition disc two: Rarities 1988–1989

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  1. "Prayers for Rain" – Robert Smith home demo (Instrumental) – 4/88
  2. "Pictures of You" – Robert Smith home demo (Instrumental) – 4/88
  3. "Fascination Street" – Robert Smith home demo (Instrumental) – 4/88
  4. "Homesick" – Band rehearsal (Instrumental) – 6/88
  5. "Fear of Ghosts" – Band rehearsal (Instrumental) – 6/88
  6. "Noheart" – Band rehearsal (Instrumental) – 6/88
  7. "Esten" – Band demo (Instrumental) – 9/88
  8. "Closedown" – Band demo (Instrumental) – 9/88
  9. "Lovesong" – Band demo (Instrumental) – 9/88
  10. "2 Late" (alternate version) – Band demo (Instrumental) – 9/88
  11. "The Same Deep Water as You" – Band demo (Instrumental) – 9/88
  12. "Disintegration" – Band demo (Instrumental) – 9/88
  13. "Untitled" (alternate version) – Studio rough (Instrumental) – 11/88
  14. "Babble" (alternate version) – Studio rough (Instrumental) – 11/88
  15. "Plainsong" – Studio rough (Guide vocal) – 11/88
  16. "Last Dance" – Studio rough (Guide vocal) – 11/88
  17. "Lullaby" – Studio rough (Guide vocal) – 11/88
  18. "Out of Mind" – Studio rough (Guide vocal) – 11/88
  19. "Delirious Night" – Rough mix (vocal) – 12/88
  20. "Pirate Ships" (Robert Smith solo) – Rough mix (vocal) – 12/89

Disc three: Entreat Plus: Live at Wembley 1989

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  1. "Plainsong"
  2. "Pictures of You"
  3. "Closedown"
  4. "Lovesong"
  5. "Last Dance"
  6. "Lullaby"
  7. "Fascination Street"
  8. "Prayers for Rain"
  9. "The Same Deep Water as You"
  10. "Disintegration"
  11. "Homesick"
  12. "Untitled"

Online only: Alternative Rarities: 1988–1989

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  1. "Closedown" (RS Home Instrumental Demo 5/88) – 1:24
  2. "Last Dance" (RS Home Instrumental Demo 5/88) – 3:11
  3. "Lullaby" (RS Home Instrumental Demo 5/88) – 2:10
  4. "Tuned Out on RTV5" (Instrumental Rehearsal 6/88) – 2:20
  5. "Fuknnotfunk" (Instrumental Rehearsal 6/88) – 2:08
  6. "Babble" (Instrumental Rehearsal 6/88) – 2:08
  7. "Plainsong" (Instrumental Demo 9/88) – 2:24
  8. "Pictures of You" (Instrumental Demo 9/88) – 3:11
  9. "Fear of Ghosts" (Instrumental Demo 9/88) – 4:04
  10. "Fascination Street" (Instrumental Demo 9/88) – 3:45
  11. "Homesick" (Instrumental Demo 9/88) – 4:37
  12. "Delirious Night" (Instrumental Demo 9/88) – 3:26
  13. "Out of Mind" (Studio Instrumental Jam 10/88) – 2:40
  14. "2 Late" (Studio 'WIP' Mix 11/88) – 2:30
  15. "Lovesong" (Studio 'WIP' Mix 11/88) – 3:19
  16. "Prayers for Rain" (Studio 'WIP' Mix 11/88) –
  17. "The Same Deep Water as You" (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89) – 10:28
  18. "Disintegration" (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89) – 7:08
  19. "Untitled" (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89) – 7:07
  20. "Faith" (Live Rome Palaeur 6/4/89—Crowd Bootleg) – 14:06

These recordings were found only on www.thecuredisintegration.com, now closed.

References

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  1. ↑ Chapstick, Kelsey (30 May 2019). "See the Cure Perform Landmark 'Disintegration' Album Live at Sydney Opera House". Revolver. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (21 March 2007). "Depeche Mode vs. The Cure". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Josh (8 September 2016). "The 50 Best New Wave Albums". Paste. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "10 Essential Dream Pop Albums". Treblezine. 5 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Apter 2005, pp. 241–242.


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