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''I Will Cure You'' is the only album by the comedian Vic Reeves. It was released in 1991 by Island Records, produced by Steve Beresford, Andy Metcalfe and Philip Oakey and re-released in 1999 by Universal Music's Spectrum label. The album peaked at #16 in the UK Albums Chart and featured the Number One single "Dizzy" which was a collaboration with The Wonder Stuff.〔(Discogs )〕 It included a mixture of covers and original songs in a variety of musical styles, many of which were originally introduced in Reeves’ debut Channel 4 comedy show Vic Reeves Big Night Out. Reeves’ comedy partner Bob Mortimer sings alongside Reeves on "Summer of ‘75", with Jonathan Ross providing whistling on "I Remember Punk Rock". Reeves has said that he did not want to make a novelty or comedy album but something more serious, and that for him being a singer is secondary as his comedy will always come first. The sleeve and insert of the album featured artwork and text created and written by Reeves. It also included instructions on where to find a pair of Chelsea boots that were buried by Reeves in Glen Etive in the Scottish Highlands along with photographs of where they were buried. Two fans successfully found the boots after seeing Reeves and Mortimer mention that they had as of yet been undiscovered on one of Jonathan Ross's shows. ==Singles== Three singles were released from the album: "Born Free", "Dizzy" and "Abide With Me", with various bonus tracks on each. The three singles were released on cassette, CD and 7”, 10” and 12” records, with "Born Free" also being released as a picture disc. "Born Free" was the debut single of the album, billed as ''Vic Reeves and The Roman Numerals'' and reached #6 in the UK Singles Chart. It is a cover of the Matt Monro song written by John Barry, which Reeves directly mentions in the song via a spoken-word section in the middle of the track. The single’s bonus track was a reworking of “Oh! Mr Songwriter”, an original song by Reeves and Steve McGuire, with which Reeves ended each episode of Vic Reeves Big Night Out. The second single to be released was “Dizzy”, a collaboration with The Wonder Stuff which reached Number One in the UK Singles Charts and remained there for two weeks. As the song is a cover, neither Reeves nor The Wonder Stuff received any publishing royalties. The final track to be released as a single was “Abide With Me”, a dance reworking of a Christian hymn. It was the least successful of the album's singles, reaching number 47 in the UK Singles Chart. The single's bonus track was a cover of Black Night by Deep Purple, produced by Philip Oakey of The Human League. Oakey went on to appear in Reeves and Mortimer’s television pilot The Weekenders. The sleeve of the single features an oil self-portrait by Reeves entitled "Bishop", which was later exhibited at the Britart Gallery, London. 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「I Will Cure You」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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