The Cult - Sonic Temple (1989)

The Cult - Sonic Temple (1989)

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The Cult - Sonic Temple

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"Sun King" – 6:09

"Fire Woman" – 5:11

"American Horse" – 5:19

"Edie (Ciao Baby)" – 4:46

"Sweet Soul Sister" – 5:08

"Soul Asylum" – 7:26

"New York City" – 4:41

"Automatic Blues" – 3:51

"Soldier Blue" – 4:36

"Wake Up Time for Freedom" – 5:17

Bonus tracks

"Medicine Train" – 4:42 (On CD and, in some countries, cassette release)

"The River" (Only on Russian and Eastern European pressings)

"Lay Down your Gun" (Version two) (Only on Russian and Eastern European pressings)

Saudi Arabian version

There was a Saudi Arabian version released, with the track listing expanded (although "Soul Asylum" had been removed) and slightly rearranged:

"Sun King"

"Fire Woman"

"American Horse"

"Edie (Ciao Baby)"

"Sweet Soul Sister"

"NYC"

"Automatic Blues"

"Soldier Blue"

"Wake Up Time for Freedom"

"Medicine Train"

"Electric Ocean"

"King Contrary Man"

"Born to Be Wild"

"Outlaw"

The Cult Band Members Musicians 

Ian Astbury – vocals, percussion

Billy Duffy – guitar

Jamie Stewart – bass guitar, keyboards

Mickey Curry – drums

Additional personnel

Eric Singer - drums during first demo version of Sonic temple 1988

Chris Taylor - drums during second demo version of Sonic temple 1988

Iggy Pop – backing vocals on "New York City"

John Webster – keyboards

Bob Buckley – string arrangement on "Edie (Ciao Baby)"

Engineered and mixed by Mike Fraser

Sonic Temple is the 4th studio album by The Cult, released in 1989. Continuing in the hard rock direction introduced on their previous album, Sonic Temple features some of the band's most popular songs, including "Fire Woman", "Sun King", "Edie (Ciao Baby)" and "Sweet Soul Sister". Sonic Temple was the last album recorded with longtime bassist Jamie Stewart, who left in 1990, and the first to feature former Hall & Oates and then-current Bryan Adams drummer, Mickey Curry.