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reviewer John Gill wrote that while the more uptempo songs "Primary" and "Doubt" were reminiscent of the Cure's previous work, with a "sense of strong, haunting melody", the remainder of the album marked a stark departure for the band; he noted a
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was written in the studio. Tolhurst says: "We had been on the road constantly, switching between recording an album and touring." At least two songs on the album, "All Cats Are Grey" and "The
Drowning Man", were inspired by the
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as "a sophisticated exercise in atmosphere and production", adding, "It's gloomy but frequently majestic, never using brute force where auto-suggestion will do. You may not love it, but you'll become addicted to it."
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and Simon Gallup own copies of it, though during a televised interview in the mid-1980s, the host of the program surprised the band by playing a clip of the film on set.
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was hoping the tracks would sound "funereal", but instead he said "they just sounded dull". Several other studios were tried: Red Bus, Trident, The
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ranked the album as one of the 20 best "goth records ever made".
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Nicholls, Mike (18 April 1981). "Grinding halt for the Cure".
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1915:"35 Record Store Day Titles to Blow Your Stimulus Check On"
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1107:"The Violin Song" ('Faith' studio guide vox out-take 2/81)
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was released on 17 April 1981. It reached No. 14 in the
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1129:"All Cats Are Grey" (live "somewhere", "Summer 1981")
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2662:"British album certifications – the Cure – Faith"
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2410:(in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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1052:"Doubt" (Robert Smith home instrumental demo 8/80)
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333:The instrumental piece "Carnage Visors" (i.e., an
294:on 27 September 1980 to record a new album, minus
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2358:(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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2593:"The Cure Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)"
2075:Perry, Andrew (June 2005). "Death became them".
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1685:Shipments figures based on certification alone.
1063:"Drowning" (group home instrumental demo 9/80)
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2432:"Italiancharts.com – The Cure – Faith"
2380:"Swedishcharts.com – The Cure – Faith"
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2014:"EW reviews the latest album reissues"
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1857:– 45 Seconds Clip ! – YouTube"
1765:Never Enough: The Story of The Cure
1017:2005 CD Deluxe Edition bonus disc:
741:. Gill remarked that "listening to
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2012:Sinclair, Tom (11 April 2005).
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1258:Graham Carmichael – engineering
249:, released on 17 April 1981 by
3554:Albums produced by Mike Hedges
2601:. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
2583:. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
2565:. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
2450:. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
2368:"Charts.nz – The Cure – Faith"
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2511:"Official Vinyl Albums Chart"
2461:"Official Albums Sales Chart"
2092:Abebe, Nitsuh (12 May 2005).
1989:. No. 41. Archived from
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1445:Weekly chart performance for
1367:Weekly chart performance for
594:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
395:Critical reception and legacy
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3106:Jumping Someone Else's Train
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2612:"Top Selling Albums of 1981"
2081:. No. 139. p. 116.
1913:Young, Alex (7 April 2021).
1710:"Polydor puts faith in Cure"
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62:September 1980 – March 1981
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1721:. 18 April 1981. p. 2
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2135:(2004). "The Cure". In
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222:Released: 27 March 1981
3569:Elektra Records albums
3564:A&M Records albums
3559:Fiction Records albums
2936:Concert: The Cure Live
1535:Top Alternative Albums
1372:(2005 deluxe edition)
3409:Shows of a Lost World
1571:Top Tastemaker Albums
368:Release and re-issues
3355:10:15 Saturday Night
3309:The End of the World
3074:Hypnagogic States EP
2869:The Head on the Door
2834:Three Imaginary Boys
2151:Simon & Schuster
2019:Entertainment Weekly
1919:Consequence of Sound
1762:Apter, Jeff (2005).
1492:UK Physical Albums (
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494:Entertainment Weekly
400:Professional ratings
3330:Sleep When I'm Dead
3183:Why Can't I Be You?
3127:Charlotte Sometimes
1993:on 30 November 2005
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3373:The Cure in Orange
3281:Strange Attraction
3253:Friday I'm in Love
3218:Fascination Street
3134:The Hanging Garden
2964:Bestival Live 2011
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3060:The Peel Sessions
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2841:Seventeen Seconds
2641:Recorded Music NZ
2616:Recorded Music NZ
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2096:Seventeen Seconds
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3295:Wrong Number
3239:Never Enough
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