Love (The Cult album)

Love
Studio album by
The Cult
Released18 October 1985 (1985-10-18)
RecordedJuly – August 1985
StudioJacobs Studios (Farnham, England) and Olympic Studios (London, England)
Genre
Length51:31
Label
ProducerSteve Brown
The Cult chronology
Dreamtime
(1984) 		Love
(1985) 		Electric
(1987)
Singles from Love
  1. "She Sells Sanctuary"
    Released: 17 May 1985
  2. "Rain"
    Released: 27 September 1985
  3. "Revolution"
    Released: 22 November 1985
Audio sample
"She Sells Sanctuary"

Love is the second studio album by the English rock band The Cult, released on 18 October 1985 by Beggars Banquet Records. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, reaching number four in the UK and staying on the chart for 22 weeks. It produced three Top 40 singles in the UK, "She Sells Sanctuary", "Rain", and "Revolution".[5] It has been released in nearly 30 countries and sold an estimated 2.5 million copies. Love was recorded at Jacob's Studios in Farnham, Surrey, in July and August 1985.

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