Pure Cult: The Singles 1984–1995 is a singles Compilation by The Cult

The Cult

The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...

, authorized by the band to replace the previous unauthorized High Octane Cult

High Octane Cult

United States and Japan greatest hits compilation featuring every single The Cult had released at the time, with the additional "Beauty's On The Street" and "In the Clouds". It was released by The Cult's then record company Beggars Banquet Records without The Cult's participation...

. It is also a reissue of the 1993 compilation Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners with minor changes.

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Astbury

Ian Astbury

Ian Astbury is an English rock musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band, The Cult.-Pre-Cult:...

 and Billy Duffy

Billy Duffy

Billy Duffy is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist in The Cult.-Early days:He grew up in Manchester, where he began playing guitar at the age of fourteen...

 except "In the Clouds", which was written by Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy, Craig Adams.

1. She Sells Sanctuary
   She Sells Sanctuary
   "She Sells Sanctuary" is a song by the English rock band The Cult. It is from their 1985 album Love and was released as a single in May of that year, peaking at no.15 in the UK Singles Chart.The band has released various versions of the song...
   
    - 4.12
2. Fire Woman
   Fire Woman
   "Fire Woman" is a rock song by the band The Cult, written by singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy. It was the first single released from their fourth studio album Sonic Temple, and was subsequently featured on all of The Cult's compilation/ greatest hits albums, as well as being a steady...
   
    - 5.07
3. Lil' Devil - 2.44
4. Spiritwalker - 3.11*
5. The Witch - 4.17*
6. Revolution - 4.16*
7. Love Removal Machine
   Love Removal Machine
   "Love Removal Machine" is a rock song recorded by The Cult. It was the first single to be released from the group's 1987 album Electric. First recorded during a radio session, it had a different arrangement, was recorded for the band's third album, Peace. When that album was scrapped, it was...
   
    - 4.17
8. Rain - 3.54
9. In The Clouds - 3.59
10. Coming Down (Drug Tongue) - 4.01*
11. Edie (Ciao Baby) - 3.59*
12. Heart of Soul - 4.30*
13. Wild Flower - 3.37*
14. Star - 3.59*
15. Resurrection Joe - 4.18*
16. Go West - 3.56
17. Sun King - 4.55*
18. Wild Hearted Son - 4.24*
19. Sweet Soul Sister
    Sweet Soul Sister
    "Sweet Soul Sister" is a song by English hard rock band The Cult. It was first released on their 1989 album Sonic Temple, and was later released as a single. It reached number 42 in the UK Singles Chart, while peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US...
    
     - 3.29*

Songs marked with a * are single edits, rather than album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 versions.

• Tracks 4, 15, 16 taken from Dreamtime
• Tracks 1, 6, 8 taken from Love
• Tracks 3, 7, 13 taken from Electric
  Electric (The Cult album)
  Electric is the pivotal third album by The Cult. Released in 1987, the album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band from a Gothic rock to a hard rock band. Rick Rubin, the producer on Electric, had been specifically hired to remake the band's sound...
  
  
• Tracks 2, 11, 17, 19 taken from Sonic Temple
  Sonic Temple
  Sonic Temple is the fourth album by The Cult, released in 1989. In addition to being a continuation of the band's hard rock sound that was introduced on their previous album, Electric, Sonic Temple features some of the band's most popular songs, "Fire Woman", "Sun King", "Edie " and "Sweet Soul...
  
  
• Tracks 12, 18 taken from Ceremony
• Tracks 10, 14 taken from The Cult
  The Cult (album)
  The Cult is the 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 Loaghtan black...