1985-10-18
Love
The Cult
By Maeve C.
“She Sells Sanctuary” was already out as a single in May 1985, before the album around it had been recorded. The Cult made Love that July and August at Jacob’s Studios in Farnham and Olympic Studios in London, with Steve Brown producing for Beggars Banquet.
“Rain” and “Revolution” followed as singles, giving the band three UK Top 40 hits and their commercial breakthrough. Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy wrote all ten songs, from the opening “Nirvana” to “Black Angel” at the close. The album reached number four in the UK and stayed on the chart for 22 weeks.
Sources
Rights-holder metadata (℗ 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd/The Cult): release date 18 October 1985.Independent corroboration: "released on 18 October 1985 by Beggars Banquet Records"; producer Steve Brown; Jacob's Studios and Olympic Studios, July to August 1985; singles "She Sells Sanctuary" (17 May 1985), "Rain", "Revolution"; three UK Top 40 singles; UK No. 4 for 22 weeks; all songs by Astbury and Duffy.