Cure for Pain
This article is about the album by Morphine. For the song by Jon Foreman, see The Cure for Pain.
| Cure for Pain | ||||
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| Studio album by Morphine | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | ? | |||
| Genre |
Alternative rock Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | Rykodisc | |||
| Producer |
Paul Q. Kolderie, Mark Sandman | |||
| Morphine chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
Cure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey. The video for "Thursday" also appeared on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head. The track "Buena" also appears in the first season of The Sopranos and in the Daria episode "The Teachings of Don Jake". In 2014, the album placed eighth on the Alternative Nation site's "Top 10 Underrated 90’s Alternative Rock Albums" list.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Sandman.
- "Dawna" - 0:44
- "Buena" - 3:19
- "I'm Free Now" - 3:24
- "All Wrong" - 3:40
- "Candy" - 3:14
- "A Head with Wings" - 3:39
- "In Spite of Me" - 2:34
- "Thursday" - 3:26
- "Cure for Pain" - 3:13
- "Mary Won't You Call My Name?" - 2:29
- "Let's Take a Trip Together" - 2:59
- "Sheila" - 2:49
- "Miles Davis' Funeral" - 1:41
Credits
Production
- Produced by Paul Q. Kolderie
- Tracks marked ^ Recorded and Mixed by Mark Sandman
Personnel
- Mark Sandman - 2-string slide bass; tritar; guitar; organ; lead vocals.
- Dana Colley - baritone saxophone; tenor saxophone; backing vocals.
- Jerome Deupree - drums.
- Billy Conway - drums on tracks 9 & 11; cocktail drum overdub on track 8.
- Jimmy Ryan - Mandolin on track 7
- Ken Winokur - Percussion on track 13
Chart history
Album
| Chart | Country | Year | Peak position |
Weeks charted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIA Albums Chart[5] | Australia | 1994 | 74 | 11 |
| Recorded Music NZ[6] | New Zealand | 1994 | 25 | 6 |
External links
References
- ↑ Prato, Greg. Cure for Pain at AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Morphine". Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ Berger, Arion (August 1, 1997). "Morphine: Cure for Pain: Music review". Rolling Stone (RS 678). Archived from the original on March 29, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.alternativenation.net/top-10-underrated-90s-alternative-rock-albums/
- ↑ Kent, David (compiler); Australian Chart Book 1993-2005: The Hit Singles and Albums from 13 Years of Australia's National Charts; p. 130
- ↑ See Cure for Pain
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