Bloodflowers is the eleventh album by English band The Cure, released in 2000.

History

Bloodflowers is considered by many Cure fans to be a return to the band's roots, after the stylistic departure of Wild Mood Swings. It is the third and final album in Robert Smith's "trilogy", of the three albums he feels most express The Cure. In 2002, the band performed Pornography, Disintegration, and Bloodflowers in their entirety to a Berlin audience, and released the recording on DVD in 2003, titled The Cure: Trilogy.

It was meant to be the band's final album, with Trilogy being the end. However, that turned out not to be the case.[1]

Bloodflowers was a moderate success, debuting at #16 on the US Billboard Album Chart, eventually selling 300,000 copies in America. In early 2001 it was nominated for the Grammy Award of Best Alternative Music Album.

Track listing

All songs by Robert Smith/Simon Gallup/Perry Bamonte/Jason Cooper/Roger O'Donnell

1. "Out of This World" – 6:44
2. "Watching Me Fall" – 11:13
3. "Where the Birds Always Sing" – 5:44
4. "Maybe Someday" – 5:04
5. "The Last Day of Summer" – 5:36
6. "There Is No If..." – 3:44
7. "The Loudest Sound" – 5:09
8. "39" – 7:20
9. "Bloodflowers" – 7:31

• "Coming Up" is a bonus track on the Australian and Japanese versions of Bloodflowers. It does not appear on any other CD versions but appears on all vinyl versions.

Extra Track

1. "Spilt Milk" – 4:53 is a bonus track only available through the internet.

Complete Session

1. "Possession" – 5:17 was released in the Join the Dots box set.
2. "Just Say Yes" - was released in the Greatest Hits collection.
3. "You're So Happy!" – A cover version by a Cure Tribute band circulates P2P networks.
4. "Heavy World" – is speculated to be released on the Bloodflowers reissue in 2007.
5. "Everything Forever" – is speculated to be released on the Bloodflowers reissue in 2007.

Promos

No commercial singles were released from Bloodflowers, but two promotional singles were released to DJs and radio stations.

• "Out of This World" in January (Europe) & May (U.S.) 2000
• "Maybe Someday" in January (U.S.) & April (Europe) 2000

Personnel

• Robert Smith - guitar, keyboard, vocals
• Perry Bamonte - guitar
• Jason Cooper - percussion, drums
• Simon Gallup - bass
• Roger O'Donnell - keyboard

Production

• Producer: Paul Corkett, Robert Smith
• Engineers: Paul Corkett, Sacha Jankovich
• Mixing: Paul Corkett, Robert Smith
• Mastering: Ian Cooper
• Project coordinator: Daryl Bamonte
• Photography: Perry Bamonte, Paul Cox, Alex Smith
• Logo: Alexis Yraola

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)