Wild Mood Swings
Studio album by The Cure
Released	May 21, 1996
Recorded	1995 - 1996
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	61:36
Label	Fiction
Producer(s)	Steve Lyon, Robert Smith
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
The Cure chronology
Show (1993) Wild Mood Swings (1996) Galore (1997)

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History

After Wish, it seemed The Cure was on the brink of being disbanded for good due to the departure of Porl Thompson and Boris Williams. Simon Gallup was also forced to take a vacation due to health problems, which narrowed the lineup down to Robert Smith and Perry Bamonte. Nevertheless, it seems the two of them managed to keep things afloat long enough for Simon to return once he recovered and convince Roger O'Donnell to rejoin the band. This is also the first album featuring drummer Jason Cooper, who played on 9 of the 14 tracks on the album, because several drummers were auditioning for the job at the time it was being recorded. (See below.) Wish is the ninth studio album by British alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. ... Porl Thompson (born Paul Stephen Thompson on November 8, 1957 in Wimbledon, England) is an English musician best known for his work with The Cure. ... Boris Peter Bransby-Williams (born April 24, 1957 in Versailles, France) is an English drummer best known for his work with The Cure (1984-1994). ... Simon Johnathon Gallup is an English musician born on June 1, 1960 in Duxhurst, England, and a member of the British post-punk band The Cure. ... For other persons named Robert Smith, see Robert Smith (disambiguation). ... Perry Archangelo Bamonte (born September 3, 1960 in London, England) is an Anglo-Italian musician best known for his work with The Cure. ... Roger ODonnell (born October 29, 1955) is an Anglo-Irish musician best known for his work with bands; The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, the Thompson Twins and Berlin. ... Jason Cooper (born January 31, 1967) is an English musician best known for his work with The Cure. ... Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio album by British alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). ...

This album was poorly received by many Cure fans (selling just one million copies worlwide compared to the four million sales of Wish). In concerts since the record's corresponding tour, only "Want", "Jupiter Crash" and "Treasure" appear to have remained in The Cure's repertoire.

A minor theme present on the album is the mocking of the excessive lifestyle of the 90s club scene. This is seen most in the tracks "Club America" and "Want".

Track listing

all songs by Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O'Donnell and Smith, except where noted

1. "Want" – 5:06
2. "Club America" (Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, Smith) – 5:02
3. "This Is a Lie" – 4:29
4. "The 13th" – 4:08
5. "Strange Attraction" – 4:19
6. "Mint Car" – 3:32
7. "Jupiter Crash" – 4:15
8. "Round & Round & Round" – 2:39
9. "Gone!" – 4:31
10. "Numb" – 4:49
11. "Return" – 3:28
12. "Trap" – 3:37
13. "Treasure" – 3:45
14. "Bare" – 7:57

Bonus track

15. "It Used to Be Me" – 6:50

(Japanese edition only - available world wide as a B-side in the "The 13th" single).

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Personnel

• Robert Smith - bass, guitar, vocals
• Perry Bamonte - bass, guitar
• Jason Cooper - percussion, drums
• Simon Gallup - bass
• Roger O'Donnell - keyboard

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Additional personnel

Brass

• Jesus Alemany - trumpet
• John Barclay - trumpet
• Steve Dawson - trumpet
• Richard Edwards - trombone
• Sid Gauld - trumpet
• Will Gregory - saxophone
• Steve Sidwell - trumpet

Strings

• Mister Chandrashekhar - violin
• Sue Dench - viola
• Leo Payne - violin
• Audrey Riley - cello
• Chris Tombling - violin

Percussion

• Ronald Austin - drums on "This is a Lie"
• Louis Pavlou - drums on "Club America"
• Mark Price - drums on "Mint Car", "Trap" and "Treasure"

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Production

• Producers: Steve Lyon, Robert Smith
• Engineer: Steve Lyon
• Mixing: Paul Corkett, Spike Drake, Paul Q. Kolderie, Tom Lord-Alge, Steve Lyon, Alan Moulder, Tim Palmer, Mark Saunders, Adrian Maxwell Sherwood, Sean Slade, Robert Smith
• Mastering: Ian Cooper
• Arrangers: Ronald Austin, Sid Gauld, Will Gregory, Audrey Riley, Robert Smith
• Art direction: The Cure, Andy Vella

Singles

• "The 13th", released in January, 1996
• "Mint Car" released in May, 1996
• "Gone!" released in Europe in June 1996
• "Strange Attraction" released in United States in February 1997

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Charts

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Singles - Billboard (North America)

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See also

• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, referenced in the track "Jupiter Crash"