High Octane Cult

High Octane Cult
Compilation albumby The Cult
Released	5 November 1996
Recorded	1984–1995
Genre	Hard rock
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Various
The Cultchronology
The Cult (1994) High Octane Cult (1996) Pure Cult: The Singles 1984–1995 (2000)

High Octane Cultis a United States and Japangreatest hitscompilation featuring every singleThe Culthad released at the time, with the additional "Beauty's on the Street" and "In the Clouds". It was released by The Cult's then record companyBeggars Banquet Recordswithout The Cult's participation. In the years since its release, singerIan Astburyand guitaristBilly Duffyhave occasionally been vocal about their dislike of this release, with Astbury calling it "sad" on their official website in 2006. Beggars Banquet had planned on usinghandmadedrawings by Ian Astbury for the album's artwork, but when the drawings were lost, the record company subsequently replaced it with less than stellar car photos, and the band photo from The Cult'sSonic Templerecord was used in the jacketsleeve,along with a short bio about the band, which guitaristBilly Duffypublicly expressed his disapproval about.

Reception

A negative review in theSun-Sentineldeclared the compilation to be "more fumes than fuel".

Track listing

All songs written byIan AstburyandBilly Duffyexcept "In the Clouds", which was written by Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy,Craig Adams.

1. "In the Clouds" (previously unreleased) - 4:00
2. "She Sells Sanctuary"- 4:13
3. "Fire Woman"- 5:12
4. "Lil' Devil" - 2:46
5. "Spiritwalker" - 3:50
6. "The Witch" (single version) - 4:19
7. "Revolution" (single version) - 4:16
8. "Coming Down" (single version) - 4:01
9. "Love Removal Machine"- 4:18
10. "Rain" - 3:56
11. "Edie (Ciao Baby)" (single version) - 4:02
12. "Heart of Soul" (single version) - 4:31
13. "Star" (single version) - 4:00
14. "Wild Flower" - 3:36
15. "Resurrection Joe" (single version) - 4:16
16. "Wild Hearted Son" (single version) - 4:25
17. "Sweet Soul Sister"(single version) - 3:29
18. "Beauty's on the Street" (previously unreleased) - 4:42