The Cult of Ray | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 22, 1996 | |||
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Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 41:40 | |||
Label | American | |||
Producer | Frank Black | |||
Frank Black chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 4/10 [5] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10 [7] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Select | 4/5 [9] |
Spin | 4/10 [10] |
The Cult of Ray is the third solo studio album by American musician Frank Black. Black opted to produce The Cult of Ray himself, after Eric Drew Feldman produced his first two albums.
The album title is a reference to author Ray Bradbury. [11] 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. [12]
The Cult of Ray peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number 127 on the Billboard 200 in 1996. [13] [14]
All tracks are written by Frank Black
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Marsist" | 4:11 |
2. | "Men in Black" | 3:03 |
3. | "Punk Rock City" | 3:41 |
4. | "You Ain't Me" | 2:43 |
5. | "Jesus Was Right" | 2:59 |
6. | "I Don't Want to Hurt You (Every Single Time)" | 3:06 |
7. | "Mosh, Don't Pass the Guy" | 3:01 |
8. | "Kicked in the Taco" | 2:27 |
9. | "The Creature Crawling" | 2:53 |
10. | "The Adventure and the Resolution" | 3:02 |
11. | "Dance War" | 2:08 |
12. | "The Cult of Ray" | 3:46 |
13. | "The Last Stand of Shazeb Andleeb" | 4:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Village of the Sun" | 3:32 |
2. | "Baby, That's Art" | 2:05 |
3. | "Everybody Got the Beat" | 1:51 |
4. | "Can I Get a Witness" | 3:59 |
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).
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 48 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [16] | 23 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [17] | 95 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [18] | 71 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [19] | 41 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [20] | 25 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [21] | 39 |
US Billboard 200 [13] | 127 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [14] | 1 |
The Cult of Ray | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 22, 1996 | |||
Studio |
| |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 41:40 | |||
Label | American | |||
Producer | Frank Black | |||
Frank Black chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 4/10 [5] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10 [7] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Select | 4/5 [9] |
Spin | 4/10 [10] |
The Cult of Ray is the third solo studio album by American musician Frank Black. Black opted to produce The Cult of Ray himself, after Eric Drew Feldman produced his first two albums.
The album title is a reference to author Ray Bradbury. [11] 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. [12]
The Cult of Ray peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number 127 on the Billboard 200 in 1996. [13] [14]
All tracks are written by Frank Black
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "The Marsist" | 4:11 |
2. | "Men in Black" | 3:03 |
3. | "Punk Rock City" | 3:41 |
4. | "You Ain't Me" | 2:43 |
5. | "Jesus Was Right" | 2:59 |
6. | "I Don't Want to Hurt You (Every Single Time)" | 3:06 |
7. | "Mosh, Don't Pass the Guy" | 3:01 |
8. | "Kicked in the Taco" | 2:27 |
9. | "The Creature Crawling" | 2:53 |
10. | "The Adventure and the Resolution" | 3:02 |
11. | "Dance War" | 2:08 |
12. | "The Cult of Ray" | 3:46 |
13. | "The Last Stand of Shazeb Andleeb" | 4:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Village of the Sun" | 3:32 |
2. | "Baby, That's Art" | 2:05 |
3. | "Everybody Got the Beat" | 1:51 |
4. | "Can I Get a Witness" | 3:59 |
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).
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
---|---|
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 48 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [16] | 23 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [17] | 95 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [18] | 71 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [19] | 41 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [20] | 25 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [21] | 39 |
US Billboard 200 [13] | 127 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [14] | 1 |