Album Details
Title: Japanese Whispers
Artist: The Cure
Release Date: 1984
Re-Released On: 10/20/1998
Label: Sire, Polygram
Duration: 28:27
Album Type(s): Greatest Hits
UPCs: 042281747021, 0042281747021, 075992507615, 075992507622, 075992507646, 738476881921, 766483890025
Genre: Rock
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, Goth Rock, Post-Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, College Rock
Moods: Angst-Ridden, Atmospheric, Cathartic, Stately, Bittersweet, Brooding, Insular, Nocturnal, Ominous, Reflective, Tense/Anxious, Wintry, Earnest, Eerie, Ethereal, Hypnotic, Stylish, Amiable/Good-Natured, Passionate, Sparse, Aggressive, Druggy, Energetic, Fun, Quirky, Searching, Bleak, Detached, Gloomy, Melancholy, Playful, Sad, Somber, Wistful
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 3
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1 |
Track Listings
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Let's Go to Bed
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The Dream
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Just One Kiss
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The Upstairs Room
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The Walk
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Speak My Language
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Lament
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The Lovecats
Additional Releases
| Year | Type | Label | Catalog # | | 1998 | CD | Polygram | 817470 | | 1995 | CD | Polygram | 8174702 | | 1989 | CD | Sire | 2-25076 |
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Album Review
After the fallout both psychologically and physically of Pornography, it looked unlikely that anyone would hear from the Cure ever again. Surprisingly, from 1982-1983 Robert Smith and (now keyboardist) Lol Tolhurst put out some of the catchiest singles of their career. "Let's Go to Bed," "The Walk," and "The Lovecats" were not only singles that got the Cure radio play and made them a household name, but more importantly marked the next phase in the music of the Cure, which would reach its peak with albums like Head on the Door and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. Dropping the stripped-down darkness of Faith and Pornography, the songs on Japanese Whispers (the aforementioned singles from that era, including all the B-sides) are light, dancy, and at times jazzy. Adding new keyboard sounds, old-timey percussion, standup bass, and some damn silly lyrics rejuvenated Robert Smith and sent him on a course that would cement his role as one of the most interesting musicians to emerge from the '80s underground. Japanese Whispers is one of those rare releases when a singles collection works just as well as a standard-issue album. ~ Chris True, All Music Guide
Credits
| Name | Credits | | Chris Parry | Producer | | Phil Thornalley | Producer | | Robert Smith | Producer, Guitar, Vocals | | Steve Nye | Producer |
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