Electric (The Cult album)

Electric
Electric
Studio album by the Cult
Released	6 April 1987
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:51
Label	Beggars Banquet; Sire;
Producer	Rick Rubin
the Cult chronology
Singles from Electric
	"Love Removal Machine"; Released: 9 February 1987; "Lil' Devil"; Released: 20 April 1987; "Wild Flower"; Released: 27 July 1987;

Electric is the third album by British rock band the Cult, released in 1987.^[4]^[5] It was the follow-up to their commercial breakthrough Love. The album equalled its predecessor's chart placing by peaking at number four in the UK but exceeded its chart residency, spending a total of 27 weeks on the chart (the most successful run for an album by The Cult).^[6]

The album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band's sound from gothic rock to more traditional hard rock.^[7] Rick Rubin, the producer on Electric, had been specifically hired to remake the band's sound in an effort to capitalize on the popularity of hard rock, glam metal and heavy metal in the 1980s.^[8] The album was featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

In 2013, the album was re-released as a double CD set under the title Electric Peace, with one disc featuring the originally released album and the second containing the entire Peace album recorded during the Manor Sessions.

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^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (22 June 1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-79354-0-426 – via Google Books.
^ {{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1987/Music-Week-1987-02-07.pdf%7Ctitle=Music Week|page=28
^ Thompson, Dave (22 June 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-87930-6-076 – via Google Books.
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^ David Roberts, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-90499-4-107.
^ Wall, Mick (7 April 2022). "How The Cult's Electric helped save rock". louder. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ Starkey, Arun (23 April 2023). "The advice Rick Rubin gave Billy Duffy and The Cult". faroutmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

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[2] Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (22 June 1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-79354-0-426 – via Google Books.

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[4] Thompson, Dave (22 June 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-87930-6-076 – via Google Books.

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[6] David Roberts, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-90499-4-107.

[7] Wall, Mick (7 April 2022). "How The Cult's Electric helped save rock". louder. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[8] Starkey, Arun (23 April 2023). "The advice Rick Rubin gave Billy Duffy and The Cult". faroutmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

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