The Cult are a Britishrock band formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in the UK in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/gothic rock band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the US in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love Removal Machine" and "Fire Woman". The band fuse a "heavy metal revivalist" sound with the "pseudo-mysticism ... of the Doors [and] the guitar-orchestrations of Led Zeppelin ... while adding touches of post-punkgoth rock". Since their earliest form in Bradford during 1981, the band have had various line-ups; the longest-serving members are vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, the band's two songwriters.
After moving to London, the band released the album Love in 1985, which charted at No.4 in the UK, and which included singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Rain". In the late 1980s, the band supplemented their post-punk sound with hard rock in their third album, Electric; the polish on this new sound was facilitated by Rick Rubin, who produced the record. Their fourth album, Sonic Temple, proceeded in a similar vein, and these two LPs enabled them to break into the North American market.
The Cult is the self-titled sixth studio album from English rock band, The Cult. It was released in October, 1994 on Beggars Banquet Records and it is also the band's last album on Sire Records in the USA. . It is also commonly referred to as the "Black Sheep" record, due to the image of a Manx Loaghtanblack sheep on the front cover. The record also features one of the very rare times when Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy have shared songwriting credit with anyone: bassist Craig Adams is credited as co-author of "Universal You".
VocalistIan Astbury referred to the record as "very personal, and very revealing" songs about his life, with the subject matter ranging from sexual abuse at the age of 15, to the death of Nigel Preston (friend and former drummer for The Cult), to his directionless years spent in Glasgow in the late 1970s. But the record was barely noticed, only reaching US#69, and UK#21, and then quickly dropping out of sight. Reportedly it reached number one on the charts in Portugal, but quickly dropped out of sight as well. The single "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)" (UK#51) was released with the band going on tour in support of the new album. Only one more single, "Star" (UK#65), was officially released. That song began life in 1986 as "Tom Petty" before being dropped by the band during rehearsals. In 1993 the song was resurrected once again as "Starchild", and was finally completed for the record in 1994 as, just simply, "Star".
Cult is the ninth album by Norwegian electronic dance musicproducerAleksander Vinter, and his seventh under the alias "Savant". It was released on 7 July 2013. Savant also released 4 extra tracks for free on his Facebook fanpage to go with the album.
The CD single for the song was released as a three-track standard version with the B-side "Don't Tell Me". It was also available for a short time as a limited edition collector's 2CD tri-gatefold set with a second B-side, "Wanna Be the One".
Track listing
"Rain"
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
"Don't Tell Me"
Disc 1
"Rain"
"Wanna Be the One"
Disc 2
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
"Don't Tell Me"
Charts
"Rain" / "Bridge Over Troubled Water" debuted at #1 in Australia and remained at #1 for two weeks.
Ola Svensson version
In early 2006, Swedish singer Ola Svensson covered the song and released it as his debut single. Following his participation in Idol 2005, the single debuted at #1 on the Swedish singles chart and remained there for three consecutive weeks.
Rain is a 2006 film directed by Craig DiBona. The screenplay was written by Andrew Neiderman, based on the novel by V. C. Andrews. It premiered at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, although it did not receive further domestic distribution.
Plot
A talented young pianist named Rain (Brooklyn Sudano) is attacked by a vicious street gang which kills her sister. The gang sets out to find Rain while she hides in the care of a woman who is her natural grandmother. Rain was put up for adoption because the father of the baby was black and the mother was from a rich white family. Her adoptive mother (Khandi Alexander) sends her back because she is in danger for having witnessed her adoptive sister's murder.
"Rain" is a 1998 single released by the group SWV. The musical backing track is based on Jaco Pastorius's "Portrait of Tracy." First heard in 1997 on the group's third album Release Some Tension, the song was released as a single the next year. It peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 7 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. Singer Tyrese appeared in the song's music video. He would later sing the hook on "Pullin' Me Back", a song by rapper Chingy, which sampled "Rain." Smooth Jazz musician Norman Brown covered the song on his 1999 album, Celebration. Toronto based producer duo Team Majestic Music, also sampled "Rain" for their song "Let It Fall."
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Rain (Remastered) · The Cult
Love
℗ 2009 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Released on: 2009-09-20
Associated Performer: Billy Duffy
Associated Performer: Ian Astbury
Associated Performer: Jackie Challenor
Associated Performer: Jamie Stewart
Associated Performer: Lorenza Johnson
Associated Performer: Mae McKenna
Studio Musician: Mark Brzeicki
Music Publisher: Harry Fox Agency
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Composer Lyricist: Billy Duffy
Composer Lyricist: Ian Astbury
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The Cult - Rain (Lyric video)
from album "Love" 1985
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The Cult - Rain 2001 Live
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The Cult - Rain (Single, Album Love 1985)
"Music Without Fear" Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles 2001 USA
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published: 27 Sep 2020
The Cult - Rain Live Munich 1986 720p
The Cult, rain, live at the Alabamahalle, Munich, Germany February 3rd 1986. Recorded from digital rebroadcast onto Panasonic DVD recorder at SP. The Cult are an English rock band formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead vocalist Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult.
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The Cult - Rain
Cult, The Rain Sire Records Company PRO-A-2427 Vinyl 12" Promo Single US 1985 Rock New Wave Steve ... Brown Producer Rain (LP Version) Rain (LP Version)
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Rain
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Rain · The Cult
Rain
℗ 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Released on: 1985-09-27
Associated Performer: Billy Duffy
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Associated Performer: Jamie Stewart
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The Cult- Rain (Live at Portsmouth Guildhall 01/11/2024)
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Rapid Nation - Rain (The Cult cover)
Rapid Nation performing "Rain" by The Cult.
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Rain (Remastered) · The Cult
Love
℗ 2009 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Released on: 2009-09-20
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Rain (Remastered) · The Cult
Love
℗ 2009 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Released on: 2009-09-20
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Associated Performer: Jackie Challenor
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Associated Performer: Mae McKenna
Studio Musician: Mark Brzeicki
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Rain (Remastered) · The Cult
Love
℗ 2009 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
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The Cult - Rain (Single, Album Love 1985)
"Music Without Fear" Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles 2001 USA
Ian Astbury - Vocals
Bi...
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The Cult - Rain (Single, Album Love 1985)
"Music Without Fear" Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles 2001 USA
Ian Astbury - Vocals
Billy Duffy - Guitar
Matt Sorum - Drums
Billy Morrison - Bass
Mike Dimkich – Rhythm Guitar
Music Video
The Cult - Rain (Single, Album Love 1985)
"Music Without Fear" Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles 2001 USA
Ian Astbury - Vocals
Billy Duffy - Guitar
Matt Sorum - Drums
Billy Morrison - Bass
Mike Dimkich – Rhythm Guitar
The Cult, rain, live at the Alabamahalle, Munich, Germany February 3rd 1986. Recorded from digital rebroadcast onto Panasonic DVD recorder at SP. The Cult are...
The Cult, rain, live at the Alabamahalle, Munich, Germany February 3rd 1986. Recorded from digital rebroadcast onto Panasonic DVD recorder at SP. The Cult are an English rock band formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead vocalist Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult.
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The Cult, rain, live at the Alabamahalle, Munich, Germany February 3rd 1986. Recorded from digital rebroadcast onto Panasonic DVD recorder at SP. The Cult are an English rock band formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead vocalist Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult.
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Cult, The Rain Sire Records Company PRO-A-2427 Vinyl 12" Promo Single US 1985 Rock New Wave Steve ... Brown Producer Rain (LP Version) Rain (LP Version)
Cult, The Rain Sire Records Company PRO-A-2427 Vinyl 12" Promo Single US 1985 Rock New Wave Steve ... Brown Producer Rain (LP Version) Rain (LP Version)
Cult, The Rain Sire Records Company PRO-A-2427 Vinyl 12" Promo Single US 1985 Rock New Wave Steve ... Brown Producer Rain (LP Version) Rain (LP Version)
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Rain
℗ 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Released on: 1985-09-27
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Rain · The Cult
Rain
℗ 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Released on: 1985-09-27
Associated Performer: Billy Duffy
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Rain · The Cult
Rain
℗ 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Released on: 1985-09-27
Associated Performer: Billy Duffy
Associated Performer: Ian Astbury
Associated Performer: Jackie Challenor
Associated Performer: Jamie Stewart
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Associated Performer: Mae McKenna
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Composer Lyricist: Billy Duffy
Composer Lyricist: Ian Astbury
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Rapid Nation performing "Rain" by The Cult.
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Rapid Nation performing "Rain" by The Cult.
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Rapid Nation performing "Rain" by The Cult.
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Rain (Remastered) · The Cult
Love
℗ 2009 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Released on: 2009-09-20
Associated Performer: Billy Duffy
Associated Performer: Ian Astbury
Associated Performer: Jackie Challenor
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Studio Musician: Mark Brzeicki
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"Music Without Fear" Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles 2001 USA
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Billy Morrison - Bass
Mike Dimkich – Rhythm Guitar
The Cult, rain, live at the Alabamahalle, Munich, Germany February 3rd 1986. Recorded from digital rebroadcast onto Panasonic DVD recorder at SP. The Cult are an English rock band formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead vocalist Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult.
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Cult, The Rain Sire Records Company PRO-A-2427 Vinyl 12" Promo Single US 1985 Rock New Wave Steve ... Brown Producer Rain (LP Version) Rain (LP Version)
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Rain · The Cult
Rain
℗ 1985 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Released on: 1985-09-27
Associated Performer: Billy Duffy
Associated Performer: Ian Astbury
Associated Performer: Jackie Challenor
Associated Performer: Jamie Stewart
Associated Performer: Lorenza Johnson
Associated Performer: Mae McKenna
Associated Performer: Mark Brzeicki
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Rapid Nation performing "Rain" by The Cult.
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The Cult are a Britishrock band formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in the UK in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/gothic rock band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the US in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love Removal Machine" and "Fire Woman". The band fuse a "heavy metal revivalist" sound with the "pseudo-mysticism ... of the Doors [and] the guitar-orchestrations of Led Zeppelin ... while adding touches of post-punkgoth rock". Since their earliest form in Bradford during 1981, the band have had various line-ups; the longest-serving members are vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, the band's two songwriters.
After moving to London, the band released the album Love in 1985, which charted at No.4 in the UK, and which included singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Rain". In the late 1980s, the band supplemented their post-punk sound with hard rock in their third album, Electric; the polish on this new sound was facilitated by Rick Rubin, who produced the record. Their fourth album, Sonic Temple, proceeded in a similar vein, and these two LPs enabled them to break into the North American market.