Cured (album)
Cured is the fifth solo album from Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. The cover photo was taken by Kim Poor. In 2007, "Cured" was remastered and re-released on Virgin Records. The new edition features updated liner notes and three bonus tracks. Background. Prior to recording "Cured", Hackett disbanded the group with which he recorded "Spectral Mornings" and "Defector". Only Hackett's brother, John, and keyboardist Nick Magnus remained from that band. That led him after the Defector tour to be exhausted, and recuperated in Brazil where he spent three months working on new songs. The album is much  more pop-oriented than Hackett's previous work, although there are distinct elements of progressive rock. The album is largely a collaboration between Hackett and Magnus. All drum parts were provided by a drum machine, programmed by Magnus, and Hackett performed all the vocals, making this the first album for him to do so. It was also the only album for which Hackett played bass guitar parts. Track listing. All songs written by Steve Hackett except where indicated. 2007 Remaster Bonus Tracks Charts. Album