ase0t7 “The Head on the Door - Wikipedia The Head on the Door From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Head on the Door is the sixth studio album by British alternative rock band the Cure, released in August 1985 on The Head on the Door record label Polydor. Preceded by the single "In Between Days" which had reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart,!"] The Head on the Door was described by Melody Maker as "a collection of pop songs",!?! while PopMatters declared that it defined alternative rock.) With its variety of styles, it allowed the group to reach a wider audience in both Europe and North America. In the United Kingdom, it quickly became their most successful album to date, climbing to No. 7 on the albums chart!!! The album is the first to feature drummer Boris Williams, Bassist Simon Gallup, who had previously worked on three major Cure albums of the early 1980s, was called back before Studio album by The Cure the recording. In 1985, the band became a quintet with instrumentalist Por! Thompson as their fifth official member. Released 26 August 1985 The Head on the Door is the first Cure album where all the Recorded 1985 at Angel Studios in London, songs were composed solely by singer and guitarist Robert Bngland Smith Genre Post-punk « alternative rock Length 37:46 Contents Label Fiction (UK) - Elektra (U.8.) Producer Robert Smith - David M. Allen = 1 History and music the Ci = 2 Release, reception and legacy ‘The Care chronology = 3 Reissue Concert: The The Head on Standing on a = 4 Track listing Cure Live the Door Beach = 5 Personnel (1984) (1985) (1986) = 6 Charts = 7 Certifications Singles from The Head on the Door = 8 References = 9 External links 1. "In Between Days" Released: 15 July 1985 . . 2, "Close to Me" History and music Released: 9 September 1985 This album marks the return of Simon Gallup in the group; he had performed and composed with Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst on the dark trilogy Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography. Guitarist Porl Thompson, who had played guitar during the very early days of the band, and also played keyboards and saxophone during The Top tour, became an official member. Drummer Boris Williams, who had previously worked with Thompson Twins, finally joined the ensemble after playing with the band during the US leg of the 1984 tour. ipl wikipedia orgivikrThe Head_on the Door 46492017 “The Head on be Dose - Wikipeda During promotion for the record, Smith stated that it was inspired by the albums Kaleidoscope by Siouxsie and the Banshees and Dare by the Human League. He wanted the album to be eclectic with different styles and moods: "It reminds me of the Kaleidoscope album, the idea of having lots of different sounding things, different colours".{41 "Kyoto Song" contains an oriental hook while "The Blood" is played in a flamenco style.!°! The piano tune of "Six Different Ways" was previously used by Smith during his tenure with Siouxsie and the Banshees, for the single "Swimming Horses".{®] The last song of the album, "Sinking", was reminiscent of the band's Faith era, while "Close to Me" was described as a "disco thing" by critics.!7) The opening track and first single, "In Between Days", was compared to New Order's material.!7! "A Night Like This" contains a saxophone solo by Ron Howe from Fools Dance. The title of the album comes from a line in the chorus from the second and final single, "Close to Me". Release, reception and legacy Released on 26 August 1985, The Head on the Door was the real first big international success for the band, notably entering the Professional ratings top 75 in the US and reaching the top 20 in numerous other Review scores countries.!!7I The album is certified gold in the US, UK and Source Rating France AllMusie Jotescedl Upon its release, The Head on the Door was well received by the ‘The Austin Chronicle Sota! British press, In a very favourable review, Melody Maker hailed _ Blender sees! the "liberty" that Smith took to conceive a multifaceted record. 1 Chris Roberts of Sounds said that it "makes you wish more pop Christgau's Record Guide Bu) stars were hip enough to stay in bed all day".7] Record Mirror Mojo detested reviewer Andy Strickland wrote that The Head on the Door Piehfonk 70 "may lack the swirls of chorused guitar that many adore, but there's a wider more mature musical approach”. NME wrote: 2 peweet ly “it's quite pop" and "tunes abound".'8) In December 1985, The The Rolling Stone Album Guide| ereserex Head on the Door was named the best album of the year by Melody Maker '91 Sounds deeb Spin eset Ina retrospective review, AllMt noted that The Head on the Door marked a new musical direction for the Cure, with Smith ‘managing to make the band's trademark "gloom and doom" style both "danceable and popular", while also noting that its inventive arrangements "give the album a musical depth previous efforts lacked".'S! Tom Doyle of Q wrote that the album found Smith "bridging the brooding of yore with their recent pop highs" !'4] Pitchfork said: it is the band's "most focused pop album" and "a tight, terrific package."U!>) The album was namechecked by Billy Corgan, "A Night Like This" was covered by Corgan’s band the Smashing Pumpkins with James Tha on vocals, and released on their 1995 "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" single. Reissue In 2006, the album was re-released by Universal on their Fiction Records/Polydor Records labels, digitally remastered with various demos and live tracks from the era. Included were demos of the four B-sides from the era ("The Exploding Boy", "A Few Hours After This", "A Man Inside My Mouth" and "Stop Dead") and four previously unreleased songs. The remaining tracks included demos or live versions of all 10 songs from the first ipl wikipedia orgivikrThe Head_on the Door 28.492017 “The Head on te Doo - Wikipedia disc, It was released 8 August in the U.S. (where the album was instead released by Rhino Entertainment/Elektra Records) and 14 August in the UK. One of the four new songs, "Mansolidgone”, is similar both musically and lyrically to another demo, "A Hand Inside My Mouth" (not to be confused with "A Man Inside My Mouth") which appeared on The Top Deluxe Edition, Both songs, and the uncovered demo "Lime Time", contain lyrics which would be later used in the songs "In Between Days" and "Six Different Ways." Track listing All songs written by Robert Smith. No. Title 1. "In Between Days" 2. "Kyoto Song" 3. "The Blood” 4, "Six Different Ways" 5. "Push" 6. "The Baby Screams" 7. "Close to Me" 8. "A Night Like This" 9, "Screw" 10. "Sinking" 2006 Deluxe Edition bonus dise No. Title "In Between Days (RS Instrumental Home Demo 12/84)" "Inwood (RS Instrumental Home Demo 12/84)" "Push (RS Instrumental Home Demo 12/84)" "Innsbruck (RS Instrumental Home Demo 12/84)" "Stop Dead (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" "Mansolidgone (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" "Screw (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" "Lime Time (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" 9. "Kyoto Song (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" 10. "A Few Hours After This ... (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" 11. "Six Different Ways (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" 12. "A Man Inside My Mouth (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" 13. "A Night Like This (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" 14. "The Exploding Boy (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" 15. "Close to Me (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" 16. "The Baby Screams (Live Bootleg Bercy Paris 12/85)" 17. "The Blood (Live Bootleg Bercy Paris 12/85)" 18. "Sinking (Live Bootleg Berey Paris 12/85)" eras Personnel = Robert Smith — vocals, guitars, keyboards, six-string bass, production = Lol Tolhurst — keyboards = Porl Thompson - guitars, keyboards = Simon Gallup bass guitar tpsilon wikipedia orgvikiThe Head on te Door 38