''Mysterio'' is an album by Ian McCulloch, released 17 March 1992. This was McCulloch's second solo album since his departure from Echo & the Bunnymen in 1989. The album features a cover of the Leonard Cohen song "Lover, Lover, Lover," as well as a guest appearance on the song "Heaven's Gate" by

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of the

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. The album reached number 46 on the

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and number 39 on ''

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chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian McCulloch except where noted. # "Magical World" – 4:10 # "Close Your Eyes" – 4:39 # "Dug for Love" – 3:50 # "Honeydrip" – 4:37 # "Damnation" – 3:18 # "Lover, Lover, Lover" ( Leonard Cohen) – 3:55 # "Webbed" – 2:57 # "Pomegranate" – 4:22 # "Vibor Blue" – 2:59 # "Heaven's Gate" – 3:59 # "In My Head" – 5:05

Personnel

* Ian McCulloch –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

THE PRODIGAL SONS * Steven Humphreys –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* John McEvoy – guitar * Edgar Jones –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Mike Mooney –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

*Joe Gibb - percussion, trumpet with: *Jono Podmore - electric violin on "Honey Drip" and "In My Head" * Roddy Frame - guitar on "Heaven's Gate" *

- backing vocals on "Heaven's Gate" *Lol Le Pop - backing vocals on "Close Your Eyes" *Sue Quin - backing vocals on "Dug for Love" and "Lover Lover Lover" ;Technical * Mark Saunders –

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("Magical World", "Close Your Eyes", "Honeydrip", "Damnation", "Webbed", "Pomegranate" and "In My Head") * Henry Priestman – producer ("Dug for Love" and "Lover, Lover, Lover") * Robin Guthrie – producer ("Vibor Blue" and "Heaven's Gate") *Joe Gibb - engineer *Andrew Catlin - cover photography

References

1992 albums Ian McCulloch (singer) albums Albums produced by Mark Saunders (record producer) Albums produced by Robin Guthrie Sire Records albums East West Records albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub