The Curse of Love

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The Curse of Love
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Studio album by
The Coral
Released20 October 2014
Recorded2005–2007
Length39:54
LabelSkeleton Key
The Coral chronology
Butterfly House
(2010) 		The Curse of Love
(2014) 		Distance Inbetween
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Line of Best Fit4/10[3]
NME4/5 stars[4]

The Curse of Love is a 'lost' album by English indie rock band The Coral. The album features 12 previously unreleased tracks that were recorded on an 8-track recorder between their albums The Invisible Invasion (2005) and Roots & Echoes (2007). The album was released on 20 October 2014.[5]

Track listing[]

All songs written by James Skelly, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Curse of Love, Pt. 1" 3:14
2."Wrapped in Blue" 3:08
3."You Closed the Door" 3:51
4."The Second Self" 2:32
5."View From the Mirror" 3:29
6."The Watcher in the Distance" 4:50
7."Gently" 3:11
8."Willow Song"James Skelly, Lee Southall3:22
9."The Golden Bough" 3:29
10."The Game" 3:09
11."Nine Times the Colour Red" 2:51
12."The Curse of Love, Pt. 2" 2:48
Total length:39:54[2]

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from The Curse of Love liner notes.[6]

The Coral

  • James Skelly – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar (track 10)
  • Ian Skelly – drums
  • Paul Duffy – bass guitar, vocals
  • Lee Southall – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
  • Nick Power – keyboards

Additional musicians

  • David McDonnell – bow (tracks 1, 4 and 12), backwards guitar (track 2), wah guitar (track 3), slide guitar (track 8)
  • Bill Ryder-Jones – lead guitar (tracks 5–7), acoustic guitar (track 10), bow (track 11)

Production

  • Ian Skelly – engineering, artwork
  • David McDonnell – engineering
  • Anna Benson – artwork
  • Mike Snowdon – design

References[]

  1. ^ "The Curse of Love by The Coral". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Coral 'The Curse Of Love'". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. ^ Jeakins, Daniel (17 October 2014). "The Curse of Love by The Coral". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ Horton, Matthew (18 October 2014). "The Coral – The Curse Of Love". NME. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. ^ "The Coral confirm details of 'lost' album 'The Curse Of Love'". NME. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ^ "The Coral – The Curse Of Love". Discogs. Retrieved 18 March 2021.



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