Sonic Temple

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Sonic Temple
Studio album by The Cult
Released	April 1989
Recorded	September-November 1988
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	52:23
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Bob Rock
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (3/5) link Rolling Stone link
The Cult chronology
Electric (1987) Sonic Temple (1989) Ceremony (1991)

Sonic Temple is the fourth album by the The Cult, released in 1989. This album cemented the band's shift to hard rock from goth. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1993. Sonic Temple was the last album recorded with long time bassist Jamie Stewart. In Argentina the record was released as "Templo Sonico", and with the titles translated into Spanish on the jacket sleeve and record labels. In Taiwan, it was released with a pink cover, and reportedly some of these were also distributed in mainland China.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Extra tracks 2 Personnel 2.1 Aditional personnel 3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy

1. "Sun King" – 6:09
2. "Fire Woman" – 5:11
3. "American Horse" – 5:19
4. "Edie (Ciao Baby)" – 4:46
5. "Sweet Soul Sister" – 5:08
6. "Soul Asylum" – 7:26
7. "New York City" – 4:41
8. "Automatic Blues" – 3:51
9. "Soldier Blue" – 4:36
10. "Wake Up Time For Freedom" – 5:17

[edit] Extra tracks

11. "Medicine Train" – 4:42 (On CD and, in some countries, cassette release)
12. "The River" (only on Russian and Eastern European pressings)
13. "Lay Down your Gun" (version two) (only on Russian and Eastern European pressings)

• There was a Saudi Arabian version released, with the tracklisting expanded and slightly rearranged:

1. Sun King
2. Fire Woman
3. American Horse
4. Edie (Ciao Baby)
5. Sweet Soul Sister
6. NYC [ sic ]
7. Automatic Blues
8. Soldier Blue
9. Wake up time for Freedom
10. Medicine Train
11. Electric Ocean
12. King Contrary Man
13. Born to be Wild
14. Outlaw

[edit] Personnel

• Ian Astbury – Vocals, percussion
• Billy Duffy – Guitar
• Jamie Stewart – Bass, keyboards
• Mickey Curry – Drums

[edit] Aditional personnel

• Iggy Pop – Background vocals on "New York City"
• John Webster – Keyboards
• Bob Buckley – String arrangement on "Edie (Ciao Baby)"

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	10

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Fire Woman"	Billboard Hot 100	46
1989	"Fire Woman"	Modern Rock Tracks	2
1989	"Fire Woman"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
1989	"Sun King"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
1989	"Sun King"	Modern Rock Tracks	21
1989	"Edie (Ciao Baby)"	Billboard Hot 100	93
1989	"Edie (Ciao Baby)"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	17
1990	"Sweet Soul Sister"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	14

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