Superstition (album)
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| Studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees | |||||
| Released | 10 june 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | 1990-1991 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 48:21 | ||||
| Label | Geffen (USA) Polydor (UK) |
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| Producer | Stephen Hague | ||||
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Superstition is an album by Siouxsie & the Banshees, released in 1991. The first single, "Kiss Them for Me," gave the band its first top-forty Billboard Hot 100 hit in the United States, peaking at number twenty-three.
The album was produced by Stephen Hague, known for working with New Order and Pet Shop Boys among many others. Hague used techniques that Siouxsie did not approve of later, such as computer-based production that included the raising of her vocal pitch ("Kiss Them For Me") and the assembly of individual syllables recorded one at a time into a single vocal track. She expressed frustration with the mix, saying the music sounds like it's coming from an AM radio. In contrast, the vocals of the B-sides from the album's singles, produced by a different man, are less polished (most noticeably on the track "Return"), although the tracks possess a sound similar to that of the album.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Siouxsie & the Banshees.
- "Kiss Them for Me" – 4:37
- "Fear (of the Unknown)" – 4:10
- "Cry" – 3:33
- "Drifter" – 4:43
- "Little Sister" – 3:21
- "Shadowtime" – 4:28
- "Silly Thing" – 4:41
- "Got to Get Up" – 3:17
- "Silver Waterfalls" – 4:24
- "Softly" – 6:00
- "The Ghost in You" – 5:01
[edit] Personnel
- Siouxsie Sioux: vocals
- Steve Severin: bass, keyboards
- Budgie: percussion, drums, keyboards
- Jon Klein: guitar
- Martin McCarrick: dulcimer, cello, keyboards
- Talvin Singh: percussion, tabla, tavil
- Stephen Hague: producer
- Mike Drake: engineer
- Spike Drake: engineer
- Nigel Godrich: assistant engineer
- Abdul Kroz-Dressah: assistant engineer
- Will O'Sullivan: assistant engineer
- Siouxsie & the Banshees: design
- Donna Francesca: photography
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | The Billboard 200 | 65 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | "Kiss Them For Me" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 8 |
| 1991 | "Kiss Them For Me" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 19 |
| 1991 | "Kiss Them For Me" | Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1991 | "Kiss Them For Me" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
| 1991 | "Shadowtime" | Modern Rock Tracks | 13 |
| 1992 | "Fear (Of the Unknown)" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 6 |
| 1992 | "Fear (Of the Unknown)" | Modern Rock Tracks | 12 |
