Prayers for Rain (album original mix)

~ Recording by The Cure

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Prayers for Rain6:07The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
Fiction839 353-1, FIXH 14
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • US1989-05-02
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary)9 60855-4
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • US1989-05-02
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary)9 60855-2
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • US1989-05-02
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Columbia House (direct‐mailing distributor of club editions of releases)E2 60855
1.8Prayers for Rain6:08The CureDisintegration (made in W.Germany / reversed spines)The CureAlbum
  • XE1989-05-02
Fiction839 353-2
1.8Prayers for Rain6:08The CureDisintegration (made in W.Germany)The CureAlbum
  • XE1989-05-02
  • GB1989-05-02
Fiction839 353-2
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegration (BMG Direct Marketing)The CureAlbum
  • US1989-05-02
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)9 60855-2, D 101109
1.7Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • US1989-05-02
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary)9 60855-1
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
Fiction839 353-2
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • JP1989-06-10
Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023)P00P 20256
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)CD 60855
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)9 60855-2
1.7Prayers for Rain6:07The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
FictionFIXHP 14
12.8Prayers for Rain6:07The CureAssemblageThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1991-08-19
Fiction511 124-2
1.8Prayers for Rain6:08The CureDisintegration (made in Germany by Universal M & L)The CureAlbum
Fiction839 353-2
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • MX2007-02-08
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)
1.8Prayers for Rain6:05The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
Fiction, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)839 353-2
2.1Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • XE2010-05-21
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)532 456-3
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases)
1.8Prayers for Rain6:08The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • XE2010-05-21
Fiction, Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)532 456-8
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegration (deluxe edition)The CureAlbum
  • GB2010-05-24
Fiction, Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)532 456-6
1.8Prayers for Rain6:07The CureDisintegration (deluxe edition)The CureAlbum
  • XW2010-05-25
2.1Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
Rhino (reissue label), Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), FictionR1 523284
1.8Prayers for Rain6:08The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • US2010-06-08
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Fiction, Rhino (reissue label)R2 523449
1.8Prayers for Rain6:08The CureDisintegration (deluxe edition)The CureAlbum
  • XE2020-02-28
Fiction084 011-3
1.8Prayers for Rain6:08The CureDisintegration (Cinram)The CureAlbum
Fiction839 353-2
Promotion
1.7Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary)STE-60855
Bootleg
1.8Prayers for Rain6:09The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
ООО “ДОРА” (Pirate company / label from Russian Federation)JPCD 2002486
Withdrawn
1.8Prayers for Rain6:07The CureDisintegrationThe CureAlbum
  • XW2024-11-08

Relationships

assistant engineer:Roy Spong
Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth)
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:Lol Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/2Zh1LkF9VziQVUjzIFlyi9 [info]
recording of:Prayers for Rain (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)

Related works

Prayers for Rain

lyricist:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:Simon Gallup
Roger O’Donnell
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
Porl Thompson
Lol Tolhurst
Boris Williams
publisher:APB Music Co.