Editing Duran Duran (section)

===1992–1996: Quartet line-up and a brief comeback===
In 1993, the band released a second self-titled album: this ''[[Duran Duran (1993 album)|Duran Duran]]'' album is known as ''The Wedding Album'' (for [[Nick Egan]]'s cover art featuring the wedding photos of the band members' parents) to distinguish it from the 1981 release, and was produced and recorded with [[John Jones (record producer)|John Jones]]. The release of this first "comeback" album was delayed, with then manager at Left Bank, Tommy Manzi, later telling [[HitQuarters]] that this was due to industry resistance to the revival of the band, who he said would rather focus on "the next hip band".<ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_TManzi.html |title=Interview With Tommy Manzi |publisher=[[HitQuarters]] |date=7 May 2001 |access-date=6 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609212527/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_TManzi.html |archive-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Listener demand for leaked single "[[Ordinary World (song)|Ordinary World]]" forced it onto radio playlists months earlier than planned; it reached number three on the US chart and number six in the UK and won a prestigious [[Ivor Novello Award]] for song writing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.synentertainment.com/2001/main/2000/corpo/c-2001/corporate-f-directors.html |title=Simon Le Bon bio |publisher=Syn Entertainment corporate website |access-date=16 May 2007 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928085135/http://www.synentertainment.com/2001/main/2000/corpo/c-2001/corporate-f-directors.html |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=22 October 1993|title=The Record, 22 Oct 1993 (Duran Duran)|pages=112|work=The Record|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67030507/the-record-22-oct-1993-duran-duran/|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=22 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522075550/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67030507/the-record-22-oct-1993-duran-duran/|url-status=live}}</ref>

"[[Come Undone (Duran Duran song)|Come Undone]]", primarily written by Cuccurullo, with lyrics by Le Bon, made number seven in the US and number 13 in the UK. Both the band and the record label seemed to be caught by surprise by the album's critical and commercial success (number four in the UK, number seven in the US). John Taylor had been considering leaving the band but changed his mind. The band's largest tour ever, which included stops in the Middle East, the then recently de-embargoed South Africa, and South America, was halted after seven months when Le Bon suffered from strained [[vocal cords]]. After six weeks' recuperation, the band performed intermittently for another five months, including appearances in Israel, Thailand, and Indonesia.

In 1995, the band released the cover album ''[[Thank You (Duran Duran album)|Thank You]]''. Songs from ''Thank You'' included covers of [[Lou Reed]]'s "[[Perfect Day (Lou Reed song)|Perfect Day]]" and [[Melle Mel]]'s "[[White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)]]" (with backing vocals from the original artists). The album also marked the temporary return of former drummer Roger Taylor, who joined the band in studio to play drums on "[[Watching the Detectives (song)|Watching the Detectives]]" and "Perfect Day" (as well as a cover of "[[Jeepster (song)|Jeepster]]" by [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] that did not appear on the album). In a video interview provided with the album's [[electronic press kit]], Reed said he considered Duran Duran's version the best cover ever done of one of his songs, and they received praise from [[Robert Plant]] and [[Jimmy Page]] for their cover of [[Led Zeppelin]]'s "[[Thank You (Led Zeppelin song)|Thank You]]".<ref name=Edwards />