''Cured'' is the fifth solo album from

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guitarist

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. The cover photo was taken by

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. In 2007, ''Cured'' was remastered and re-released on

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. The new edition features updated

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and three bonus tracks.

Background

Prior to recording ''Cured'', Hackett disbanded the group with which he recorded ''

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'' and '' Defector''. Only Hackett's brother, John, and keyboardist Nick Magnus remained from that band. That led him after the Defector tour to be exhausted, and recuperated in Brazil where he spent three months working on new songs. The album is much more pop-oriented than Hackett's previous work, although there are distinct elements of

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. The album is largely a collaboration between Hackett and Magnus. All drum parts were provided by a drum machine due to a limited budget, programmed by Magnus, and Hackett performed all the vocals, making this the first album for him to do so. It was also the first album on which Hackett played bass guitar, something he would not do again until 2019's ''

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''. Production-wise, Hackett cited this album as his least favourite.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Hackett except where indicated. #"Hope I Don't Wake" – 3:48 #"Picture Postcard" – 3:55 #"Can't Let Go" – 5:43 #"The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" – 4:42 #"Funny Feeling" (Steve Hackett, Nick Magnus) – 4:07 #"A Cradle of Swans" – 2:49 #"Overnight Sleeper" (Steve Hackett, Kim Poor) – 4:37 #"Turn Back Time" – 4:23 2007 Remaster Bonus Tracks #"Tales of the Riverbank" – 2:00 #"Second Chance" – 2:00 #"The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" (Live) – 4:08

Personnel

– guitars, bass guitar, vocals *

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– keyboards, LM-1 drum machine

Additional Guests

* John Hackett – flute on "Overnight Sleeper",

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on "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" *Bimbo Acock –

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on "Picture Postcard"

Charts

Album

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cured (Album) 1981 albums Steve Hackett albums Charisma Records albums Epic Records albums Virgin Records albums