Cured (album)


Cured is the fifth solo album from Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.
The cover photo was taken by Kim Poor.
In 2007, Cured was remastered and re-released on Virgin Records. The new edition features updated liner notes and three bonus tracks.

Background

Prior to recording Cured, Hackett disbanded the group with which he recorded Spectral Mornings and Defector. Only Hackett's brother, John, and keyboardist Nick Magnus remained from that band. That led him after the Defector tour to be exhausted, and recuperated in Brazil where he spent three months working on new songs.
The album is much more pop-oriented than Hackett's previous work. The album is largely a collaboration between Hackett and Magnus. All drum parts were provided by a drum machine, programmed by Magnus, and Hackett performed all the vocals, making this the first album for him to do so. Although there are distinct elements of progressive rock on Cured.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Hackett except where indicated.
  1. "Hope I Don't Wake" – 3:48
  2. "Picture Postcard" – 3:55
  3. "Can't Let Go" – 5:43
  4. "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" – 4:42
  5. "Funny Feeling" – 4:07
  6. "A Cradle of Swans" – 2:49
  7. "Overnight Sleeper" – 4:37
  8. "Turn Back Time" – 4:23
2007 Remaster Bonus Tracks
  1. "Tales of the Riverbank" – 2:00
  2. "Second Chance" – 2:00
  3. "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" – 4:08

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Album
YearChartPosition
1981Billboard Pop Albums169
1981UK Album Charts22