The Cult of Ray
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| Studio album by Frank Black | ||||
| Released | January 22, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | American Recordings | |||
| Producer | Frank Black | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Nude as the News | (Positive) |
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.
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.
The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Heat Seekers and at 127 on The Billboard 200 in 1996.
All songs written by Black Francis.
A limited edition of the UK CD version contained a disc with four bonus tracks:[2]
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).
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