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ALBUM
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© 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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Inbetween Days
02:57
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2
Kyoto Song
04:16
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The Blood
03:43
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4
Six Different Ways
03:18
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5
Push
04:31
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6
The Baby Screams
03:44
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Close To Me
03:23
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A Night Like This
04:16
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Screw
02:38
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Sinking
04:57
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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 /TiVo
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
1. Inbetween Days
by The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Recording Assistant
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Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
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Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Keyboard
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Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Robert Smith - Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Performer
-
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Boris Williams
Robert Smith - Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Mastering Engineer
- Tim Young
- Producer
-
Robert Smith
Dave Allen - Studio Personnel
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Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Dave Allen
Martin White
Tom Leader
Tim Young - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
2. Kyoto Song
by The Cure
- Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Recording Assistant
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Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Producer
-
Dave Allen
Howard Gray
Robert Smith - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
-
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Keyboard
-
Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Robert Smith - Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Performer
-
Laurence Tolhurst
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams
Robert Smith - Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Studio Personnel
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Phil Tennant
Dave Allen
Frank Barretta
Martin White
Tom Leader - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
3. The Blood
by The Cure
- Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Recording Assistant
-
Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Producer
-
Dave Allen
Robert Smith - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
-
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Keyboard
-
Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Robert Smith - Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Performer
-
Robert Smith
Laurence Tolhurst
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams - Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Studio Personnel
-
Phil Tennant
Dave Allen
Frank Barretta
Martin White
Tom Leader - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
4. Six Different Ways
by The Cure
- Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Recording Assistant
-
Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Producer
-
Dave Allen
Robert Smith - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
-
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Keyboard
-
Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Robert Smith - Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Performer
-
Robert Smith
Laurence Tolhurst
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams - Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Studio Personnel
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Phil Tennant
Dave Allen
Frank Barretta
Martin White
Tom Leader - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
5. Push
by The Cure
- Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Recording Assistant
-
Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Producer
-
Dave Allen
Howard Gray
Robert Smith - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
-
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Keyboard
-
Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Robert Smith - Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Performer
-
Laurence Tolhurst
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams
Robert Smith - Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Studio Personnel
-
Phil Tennant
Dave Allen
Frank Barretta
Martin White
Tom Leader - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
6. The Baby Screams
by The Cure
- Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Recording Assistant
-
Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Producer
-
Dave Allen
Robert Smith - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
-
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Keyboard
-
Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Robert Smith - Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Performer
-
Robert Smith
Laurence Tolhurst
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams - Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Studio Personnel
-
Phil Tennant
Dave Allen
Frank Barretta
Martin White
Tom Leader - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
7. Close To Me
by The Cure
- Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Recording Assistant
-
Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Producer
-
Dave Allen
Howard Gray
Robert Smith - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
-
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Keyboard
-
Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Robert Smith - Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Performer
-
Laurence Tolhurst
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams
Robert Smith - Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Studio Personnel
-
Phil Tennant
Dave Allen
Frank Barretta
Martin White
Tom Leader - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
8. A Night Like This
by The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Recording Assistant
-
Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
-
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Keyboard
-
Laurence Tolhurst
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Performer
-
Robert Smith
Porl Thompson
Ron Howe
Simon Gallup
Laurence Tolhurst
Boris Williams - Saxophone
- Ron Howe
- Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Producer
-
Howard Gray
Robert Smith
Dave Allen - Studio Personnel
-
Dave Allen
Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Martin White
Tom Leader - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
9. Screw
by The Cure
- Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Recording Assistant
-
Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Producer
-
Dave Allen
Robert Smith - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
-
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Keyboard
-
Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Robert Smith - Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Performer
-
Robert Smith
Laurence Tolhurst
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams - Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Studio Personnel
-
Phil Tennant
Dave Allen
Frank Barretta
Martin White
Tom Leader - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
10. Sinking
by The Cure
- Primary Artist
- The Cure
- Lyricist
- Robert Smith
- Author
- Robert Smith
- Engineer
- Dave Allen
- Recording Assistant
-
Frank Barretta
Phil Tennant
Tom Leader
Martin White - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Composer
- Robert Smith
- Producer
-
Dave Allen
Robert Smith - Bass Guitar
- Simon Gallup
- Drums
- Boris Williams
- Guitar
-
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith - Keyboard
-
Porl Thompson
Laurence Tolhurst
Robert Smith - Percussion
- Boris Williams
- Performer
-
Robert Smith
Laurence Tolhurst
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams - Vocals
- Robert Smith
- Studio Personnel
-
Phil Tennant
Dave Allen
Frank Barretta
Martin White
Tom Leader - Composer Lyricist
- Robert Smith
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 10 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 37 minutes and 33 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1423x1423 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
- Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Adult Alternative, Goth Rock, New Wave, College Rock, Post-Punk, '80s Alternative, Goth
- Label
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United Kingdom- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 2/10
- 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
- 602498400173
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