Cascade is the fifth studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. It was released on 11 April 1995, through Atlantic and Beggars Banquet Records. Produced by Pascal Gabriel, it is Murphy's last album on Beggars Banquet and first album not to feature his backing band, The Hundred Men, which disbanded after Holy Smoke tour.
Murphy embarked a five-week joint North American tour in 1995 with American singer Jewel in support of Cascade and Jewel's debut album, Pieces of You.
Critical reception
Ned Raggett of AllMusic was positive in his assessment of the album. Raggett wrote: "Another step further up in Murphy's continuing embrace of generally positive, inspiring work, Cascade shows him once again not repeating himself." Raggett particularly lauded "I'll Fall with Your Knife", calling it "Murphy's best song" and stating that "With a slightly quirky Statham keyboard loop starting things out, it develops from a minimal vocal/electric guitar combination into a huge, skybound declaration of love and devotion. It's Murphy at his most commanding and passionate, and the band's brilliant performance doesn't let up a jot." CMJ reviewer Chris Molanphy described the album as "the sort of stuff MTV used to play after midnight five years ago – groovy, inoffensive, unfashionable and kinda stupid. As guilty pleasures go, you could do a lot worse."
Track listing
Personnel Peter Murphy – vocals, lyrics, cover concept
Additional musicians Anna Ross – backing vocals Gary Twigg – bass Geoff Dugmore – drums Kevin Armstrong – guitar Michael Brook – infinite guitar Paul Statham – guitar, keyboards, programming
Other personnel Pascal Gabriel – production, programming Pete Schwier – mixing, engineering Shamil Agun – cover art Sevil Sert – photography Eric Tims – photography Stephen Webbon – design
Charts Chart (1995)PeakpositionCMJ Top 7521
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