Cure for Pain

1993 studio album by Morphine

Cure for Pain is the second studio album by alternative rock band Morphine, released through Rykodisc in September 1993. Jerome Deupree, the band's original drummer, quit due to health problems during the recording of the album and was replaced by Billy Conway.

The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey. The video for "Thursday" also appeared on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head. The track "Buena" also appears in the first season of The Sopranos, in the Daria episode "The Teachings of Don Jake," and the barroom scene in the 1997 film Ulee's Gold. In 2014, the album placed eighth on the Alternative Nation site's "Top 10 Underrated '90s Alternative Rock Albums" list.^[7] Also in 2014, Cure for Pain was included and analyzed in the book Overlooked/Underappreciated: 354 Recordings That Demand Your Attention.^[8]

As of 1995, it has sold 107,000 copies in United States and over 300,000 copies worldwide.^[9] As of 2017, combined sales of Cure for Pain and 1995's Yes are 661,000 sold copies in United States.^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Sandman, except as noted

Japanese edition bonus track

2021 vinyl expanded edition

In December 2021,^[11][12] the Run Out Groove label released a vinyl-only edition of Cure for Pain, which included a bonus record of unreleased and new-to-vinyl-rarities, all remastered from the original source tapes.^[13]

• side one (1-7) and two (8-13) as per original album

Personnel

Morphine

• Mark Sandman – vocals, 2-string slide bass, tritar, guitar, organ
• Dana Colley – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, backing vocals (8, 10)
• Jerome Deupree – drums
• Billy Conway – drums (9, 11), cocktail drum overdub (8)

Additional musicians

• Jimmy Ryan – mandolin (7)
• Ken Winokur – percussion (13)

Technical

• Paul Q. Kolderie – producer (2–6, 8–10, 12), engineer (2–6, 8–10, 12), mixing (2–6, 8–10, 12)
• Mark Sandman – producer (1, 7, 11, 13), engineer (1, 7, 11, 13), mixing (1, 7, 11, 13), photography (color pictures)
• Steve Folsom – engineer (11)
• Toby Mountain – mastering
• Robin Spencer – design
• Cindy Bortman – photography (black and white pictures)
• Dennis Stein – photography (bass picture)
• Recorded and mixed at Fort Apache, Cambridge, MA., except tracks 1, 7, 11 and 13 recorded and mixed at Hi-N-Dry, Cambridge, MA., and tracks 4 and 9 mixed at Q Division, Somerville, MA.

Bonus tracks

• Larry Dersch – drums on "Mile High"
• Russ Gershon – tenor saxophone on "Mile High" and "Bo's Veranda"
• Tom Halter – trumpet on "Mile High"
• Mike Rivard – bass on "Bo's Veranda"
• Sabine Hrechdakian – vocals on "Down Love's Tributaries"
• Rick Barry – percussion on "My Brain"

Charts

References

1. Kelly, Chris (September 8, 2021). "A D.C. spin on Morphine's cult-favorite 'Cure for Pain'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
2. Karan, Tim (July 23, 2015). "Top 100 Alternative Albums of the '90s". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
3. Prato, Greg. "Cure for Pain – Morphine". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
4. "Morphine: Cure for Pain". NME: 29. January 8, 1994.
5. "Morphine: Cure for Pain". Q (89): 98. February 1994.
6. Berger, Arion (March 24, 1994). "Morphine: Cure for Pain". Rolling Stone. No. 678. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
7. Prato, Greg (October 2, 2014). "Top 10 Underrated 90's Alternative Rock Albums". Alternative Nation. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
8. Prato, Greg (7 July 2014). Overlooked/Underappreciated: 354 Recordings That Demand Your Attention. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1500328184.
9. Morris, Chris (February 11, 1995). "Ryko's Morphine Aims High With New Set". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 6. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 18. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
10. Flanary, Patrick (April 3, 2017). "Morphine Live Set From 'Like Swimming' Tour to Resurface on Vinyl Package". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
11. "Cure For Pain: Deluxe [Run Out Groove Edition 2 LP]". Record Store Day. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
12. "Cure for Pain (Expanded Edition)". Rough Trade. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
13. "Morphine "Cure For Pain" album gets the deluxe vinyl treatment". Goldmine. May 12, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
14. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Morphine – Cure for Pain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
16. "Charts.nz – Morphine – Cure for Pain". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
17. "Ultratop.be – Morphine – Cure for Pain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

External links

• Rykodisc: Cure for Pain