Cured
Studio album by
Steve Hackett
ReleasedAugust 1981
Recorded1981
GenreProgressive pop, pop rock
Length33:51
LabelCharisma (UK, Europe & Japan)
Epic (US & Canada)
ProducerJohn Acock, Steve Hackett, Nick Magnus
Steve Hackett chronology
Defector
(1980)		 Cured
(1981)		 Highly Strung
(1983)
Singles from Cured
  1. "Hope I Don't Wake"
    Released: 21 August 1981[1]
  2. "Picture Postcard"
    Released: October 1981[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

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, although there are distinct elements of progressive rock. The album is largely a collaboration between Hackett and Magnus. All drum parts were provided by a drum machine due to a limited budget, programmed by Magnus, and Hackett performed all the vocals, making this the first album for him to do so. It was also the first album on which Hackett played bass guitar, something he would not do again until 2019's At the Edge of Light. Production-wise, Hackett cited this album as his least favourite.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Hackett, with additional writers noted.

  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" (Nick Magnus) – 4:07
  6. "A Cradle of Swans" – 2:49
  7. "Overnight Sleeper" (Kim Poor) – 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" (Live) – 4:08

Personnel

Additional Guests

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard (North America) Pop Albums 169
1981 UK Album Charts 22[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Hackett - Hope I Don't Wake".
  2. ↑ "Steve Hackett - Picture Postcard".
  3. ↑ Platts, R. "Cured – Steve Hackett | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Romano, Will (April 2013). "Steve Hackett Re-Revisits Genesis". Modern Drummer.
  5. ↑ 1981-08-29 UK Album Top 40, officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 September 2014
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