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''Hyæna'' is the sixth studio album by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released in 1984. It was reissued, remastered and expanded in 2009. In the United States, ''Hyæna'' was the first Banshees album to be released on a major label – Geffen Records (now sister label to their then-UK label, Polydor). Prior to the release of the album, "Dear Prudence" became the band's biggest hit in the UK, reaching No. 3 in September of the previous year.〔Brian Johns (1989). Entranced: the Siouxsie and the Banshees story. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-1773-6.〕 The song was intended to be a stand-alone single in Europe, and as it was not issued as a single in North America, it later was added to the American version of ''Hyæna''. ''Hyæna'' is the only studio album that guitarist Robert Smith of The Cure composed and recorded with Siouxsie and the Banshees. == Critical reception == The album received both positive reviews and mixed reviews upon release. ''Melody Maker'' wrote: Retrospectively, AllMusic reviewer Stephen Cook gave a 4.5 star rating to ''Hyæna'' and wrote: When the album was reissued, ''The Quietus'' wrote a positive review and said: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hyæna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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