Artist: THE CURE
Album: WILD MOOD SWINGS (CD)

Release date: 1996
EAN/UPS: 0731453179325
Media type: CD

Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio album by British alternative rock band The Cure, released on 7 May 1996 through Fiction Records. After Wish, it seemed The Cure was on the brink of being disbanded due to the departure of Porl Thompson and Boris Williams. Simon Gallup was also forced to take a vacation due to health problems, which narrowed the lineup down to Robert Smith and Perry Bamonte. Nevertheless, the two of them managed to keep things afloat long enough for Gallup to return once he recovered and convinced Roger O'Donnell to rejoin the band. This is also the first album featuring drummer Jason Cooper, who played on 9 of the 14 tracks on the album, because several drummers were auditioning for the job at the time it was being recorded.

All songs by Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O'Donnell and Smith, except where noted.

TRACKLIST:

1."Want" – 5:06
2."Club America" (Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, Smith) – 5:02
3."This Is a Lie" – 4:29
4."The 13th" – 4:08
5."Strange Attraction" – 4:19
6."Mint Car" – 3:32
7."Jupiter Crash" – 4:15
8."Round & Round & Round" – 2:39
9."Gone!" – 4:31
10."Numb" – 4:49
11."Return" – 3:28
12."Trap" – 3:37
13."Treasure" – 3:45
14."Bare" – 7:57

LINE-UP:

Robert Smith - guitar, 6-string bass Fender VI, vocals
Perry Bamonte - guitar, 6-string bass Fender VI
Jason Cooper - percussion, drums
Simon Gallup - bass
Roger O'Donnell - keyboard