Name: The Head On The Door by The Cure
Brand: The Cure
SKU: 603497981298
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (70 reviews)

ALBUM

After recording one of their darkest albums, 1984's The Top, the Cure regrouped and shuffled their lineup, which changed their musical direction rather radically. While the band always had a pop element in their sound and even recorded one of the lightest songs of the '80s, "The Lovecats," The Head on the Door is where they become a hitmaking machine. The shiny, sleek production and laser-sharp melodies of "Inbetween Days" and "Close to Me" helped them become modern rock radio staples and the inspired videos had them in heavy rotation on MTV. The rest of the record didn't suffer for hooks and inventive arrangements either, making even the gloomiest songs like "Screw" and "Kyoto Song" sound radio-ready, and the inventive arrangements (the flamenco guitars and castanets of "The Blood," the lengthy and majestic intro to "Push," the swirling vocals on "The Baby Screams") give the album a musical depth previous efforts lacked. All without sacrificing an ounce of the emotion of the past, which songs as quietly desperate as "A Night Like This" and "Sinking" illustrate. With The Head on the Door, Robert Smith figured out how to make gloom and doom danceable and popular to both alternative and mainstream rock audiences. It was a feat the band managed to pull off for many years afterward, but never as concisely or as impressively as they did here. ~ Tim Sendra

1. In Between Days (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

2. Kyoto Song (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

3. The Blood (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

4. Six Different Ways (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

5. Push (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

6. The Baby Screams (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

7. Close to Me (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

8. A Night Like This (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

9. Screw (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

10. Sinking (Remastered)

by The Cure

Primary Artist: The Cure; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Smith; Composer
Producer: Dave Allen
Robert Smith; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

37 minutes and 46 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1425x1425 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Alternative, Rock, New Wave, College Rock, Goth Rock, Adult Alternative, Post-Punk, '80s Alternative, Goth

Label

Rhino/Elektra

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Aug 25, 1985

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

603497981298

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The Head On The Door