Album dossier / 1989
Disintegration
The Cure · Gothic Rock/Post-Punk/Dream Pop
Recorded at Hookend Recording Studios in Oxfordshire in late 1988/early 1989 with co-producer David M. Allen, Disintegration became The Cure's highest-charting and best-selling album to date, driven by Robert Smith's deliberate turn back toward the dense, atmospheric gloom of Pornography/Faith after the poppier Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, and produced the band's highest-ever US hit single, 'Lovesong' (a wedding gift from Smith to his wife Mary).
Record facts
- Label
- Fiction Records
- Producer
- David M. Allen, Robert Smith
- Chart peak
- #3 UK, #12 US Billboard 200
- Notable tracks
- ★ Lullaby
- ★ Lovesong
- ★ Pictures of You
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
7 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by The Cure. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 12 tracks
- Plainsong
- Pictures of You
- Closedown
- Lovesong
- Last Dance
- Lullaby
- Fascination Street
- Prayers for Rain
- The Same Deep Water as You
- Disintegration
- Homesick
- Untitled
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en.wikipedia.org, thecure.com, discogs.com, allmusic.com, billboard.com · track listing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disintegration_(The_Cure_album) · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-08-31