Hyæna

Infobox Album |
Name = Hyæna
Type = Album
Artist = Siouxsie & the Banshees


Released = 8 June 1984
Recorded = 1984
Genre = Post-punk
Length = 44:15
Label = Geffen/Warner Bros. (USA)
Polydor (UK)
Producer = Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mike Hedges
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zefm96bo3ep3 link]
Last album = "Nocturne"
(1983)
This album = "Hyæna"
(1984)
Next album = "The Thorn"
(1984)

"Hyæna" is the sixth studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees. Released by Polydor Records in the UK in 1984, this was the first Banshees album to receive a proper release in the United States, by Geffen Records (Geffen would eventually release the Banshees' entire back catalog - ironically, Geffen and Polydor are now owned by the same company, what's more is that Polydor now distributes Geffen's releases outside the US). "Dear Prudence", became the band's biggest hit in the UK, reaching number 3. The song was only intended to be a stand-alone single and appears only on the American version of "Hyæna".

USA version track listing

"All tracks composed by Siouxsie & the Banshees; and all lyrics by Sioux, unless noted otherwise."
# "Dazzle"
# "We Hunger"
# "Take Me Back"
# "Belladonna" (Lyrics: Severin)
# "Swimming Horses"
# "Dear Prudence" (Lennon/McCartney)
# "Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man" (Lyrics: Severin)
# "Running Town"
# "Pointing Bone" (Lyrics: Severin)
# "Blow the House Down"

The cassette version contains a cover of "Helter Skelter".

Personnel

*Siouxsie Sioux: vocals
*Steven Severin: electric bass and keyboards
*Budgie: drums, percussion, marimba
*Robert Smith: guitars, keyboards
*Robin Canter: woodwind
*The Chandos Players: strings
*Mike Hedges: producer, engineer. David Kemp: Assistant Engineer
*Siouxsie & the Banshees: producers

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)