Released January 22, 1996 Artist Black Francis Producer Black Francis | Length 41:40 Release date 22 January 1996 | |
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the cult of ray frank black
The Cult of Ray is a 1996 album by Frank Black (also known as Black Francis.) It is his third solo album released after the initial breakup of The Pixies. Unlike his previous two albums, which had been produced by former Pere Ubu keyboardist Eric Drew Feldman, Black opted to produce this one himself.
Contents
The album title is a reference to science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury. The album's final song is a tribute to Shazeb Andleeb, who was beaten to death at Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California (a school Black attended), in May 1995.
Reception
The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Heat Seekers and at 127 on The Billboard 200 in 1996.
Track listing
All songs written by Black Francis.
- "The Marsist" - 4:11
- "Men in Black *" - 3:03
- "Punk Rock City" - 3:41
- "You Ain't Me *" - 2:43
- "Jesus Was Right" - 2:59
- "I Don't Want to Hurt You (Every Single Time)" - 3:06
- "Mosh, Don't Pass the Guy" - 3:01
- "Kicked in the Taco" - 2:27
- "The Creature Crawling" - 2:53
- "The Adventure and the Resolution *" - 3:02
- "Dance War *" - 2:08
- "The Cult of Ray" - 3:46
- "The Last Stand of Shazeb Andleeb" - 4:40
A limited edition of the UK CD version contained a disc with four bonus tracks:[2]
- "Village of the Sun"
- "Baby, That's Art"
- "Everybody Got the Beat"
- "Can I Get a Witness"
Musicians
The core musicians employed on this album would eventually be dubbed The Catholics, and would continue as Black's backing group for the following seven years (albeit with a changed line up).
Songs
1The Marsist4:08
2Men in Black3:03
3Punk Rock City3:39