Album · Peter Murphy
Cascade by Peter Murphy
Cascade is an album by Peter Murphy, released in 1995. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Scarlet Thing In You”, on 4 lists with a best position of #1691.
Cascade, Peter Murphy's fifth solo album, came out on 11 April 1995 through Atlantic and Beggars Banquet, and it's the Bauhaus singer working without a net. The Hundred Men, the backing band that had carried him through the Holy Smoke tour, were gone, and Murphy had swapped London for a new life in Turkey, sending the record out from there. Pascal Gabriel produced, and it turned out to be Murphy's last album for Beggars Banquet.
The mood is lush and drifting rather than stormy, that famous baritone gliding over shimmering, spacious arrangements on songs like "The Scarlet Thing In You" and "Subway", the Godfather of Goth sounding more like a mystic than a vampire. He took it on the road for five weeks across North America in 1995, sharing the bill with Jewel, who was out promoting her debut, Pieces of You.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Cascade on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scarlet Thing In You | 4 | #1691 | – | 1999–2002 | |
| 2 | Subway | 1 | #1286 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.