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Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio album by Great Britain|British band The Cure , released in 1996 (see 1996 in music ).

History

After Wish (The Cure album)|Wish , it seemed The Cure was on the brink of being disbanded 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 (musician)|Robert Smith and Perry Bamonte . Nevertheless, it seems the two of them managed to keep things afloat long enough for Gallup to return once he recovered and convinced Roger O'Donnell to rejoin the band. This is also the first album featuring drummer Jason Cooper (musician)|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 #Additional personnel|below .)

This album was poorly received by many Cure fans, with Wild Mood Swings selling just one million copies worldwide compared to the estimated four million sales of Wish . As of 2005, US sales stand at 363,410 according to Nielsen SoundScan|SoundScan . However, Smith has gone on record to say, "It's one of my top five favourite Cure albums." http://imaginaryboys.altervista.org/english/cure/articles/youasked.htm "Interview with Robert Smith 28 September 2007

Wild Mood Swings also joins The Top (album)|The Top as one of the least performed albums in the Cure's repertoire.

On the recent 2008 4Tour , the band only performed "Want" at a few dates and "Club America" in Mexico City.

"Jupiter Crash" was played on the 2004 Curiosa Tour, and "Want" was usually played as the third song during the 2000 Bloodflowers Tour. http://www.cure-concerts.de/main/2000.php "Cure Concerts Guide 13 April 2009

All other songs were last played live at the 1996 Swing Tour, with a few festival performances in 1998 of "Treasure". This is a Lie was the most welcome by the audience, because it was close to their previous albums.

Track listing

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

#"Want" – 5:06
#"Club America" (Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, Smith) – 5:02
#"This Is a Lie" – 4:29
#" The 13th " – 4:08
#" Strange Attraction " – 4:19
#" Mint Car " – 3:32
#"Jupiter Crash" – 4:15
#"Round & Round & Round" – 2:39
#" Gone& #33; (The Cure song)|Gone! " – 4:31
#"Numb" – 4:49
#"Return" – 3:28
#"Trap" – 3:37
#"Treasure" – 3:45
#"Bare" – 7:57

;Bonus track
:15. "It Used to Be Me" – 6:50
::(Japanese edition only - available worldwide as the B-side of the "The 13th" single).

Personnel

Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith - guitar , Fender Bass VI|6-string bass Fender VI , Singing|vocals

Perry Bamonte - guitar, 6-string bass Fender VI

Jason Cooper (musician)|Jason Cooper - Percussion instrument|percussion , Drum kit|drums

Simon Gallup - electric bass|bass

Roger O'Donnell - Keyboard instrument|keyboard

Additional personnel

;Brass

Jesus Alemany - trumpet

John Barclay - trumpet

Steve Dawson - trumpet

Richard Edwards - trombone

Sid Gauld - trumpet

Will Gregory - saxophone

Steve Sidwell (musician)|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 (musician)|Mark Price - drums on "Mint Car", "Trap" and "Treasure"

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 April, 1996

" Mint Car " released in June, 1996

" Strange Attraction " released in United States in October 1996

" Gone& #33; (The Cure song)|Gone! " released in Europe in December 1996

Charts

Album - Billboard (magazine)|Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	12

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	" Mint Car "	Modern Rock Tracks	14
	" Mint Car "	The Billboard Hot 100	58
	" The 13th "	Hot Dance Music/ Maxi-Singles Sales	11
		Modern Rock Tracks	15
		The Billboard Hot 100	44

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