Galore: The Singles 1987–1997

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Tracklist

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1Why Can’t I Be You?
assistant producer:
Sean Burrows, Michel Dierickx (Belgian producer & engineer, aka ‘Shelle’) and Jacques Hermet
producer and mixer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
electric guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
keyboard:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, ICP Recording Studios in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region) and Studio Miraval in Le Val
music videos:
Why Can’t I Be You? by The Cure
recording of:
Why Can’t I Be You?
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
43:15
2Catch
assistant producer:
Sean Burrows, Michel Dierickx (Belgian producer & engineer, aka ‘Shelle’) and Jacques Hermet
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
electric guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
keyboard:
Porl Thompson
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, ICP Recording Studios in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region) and Studio Miraval in Le Val
recording of:
Catch
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3.852:45
3Just Like Heaven
assistant producer:
Sean Burrows, Michel Dierickx (Belgian producer & engineer, aka ‘Shelle’) and Jacques Hermet
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
electric guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
keyboard:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, ICP Recording Studios in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region) and Studio Miraval in Le Val
music videos:
Just Like Heaven by The Cure
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 11), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 22), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 108), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 231) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 483)
recording of:
Just Like Heaven
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4.23:32
4Hot Hot Hot!!!
assistant producer:
Sean Burrows, Michel Dierickx (Belgian producer & engineer, aka ‘Shelle’) and Jacques Hermet
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
electric guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
keyboard:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
François Kevorkian and Ron Saint Germain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, ICP Recording Studios in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region) and Studio Miraval in Le Val
recording of:
Hot Hot Hot!!!
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3.53:36
5Lullaby
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan (engineer)
engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Smudger
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), The Cure, Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
bass guitar [six string bass guitar]:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
instruments:
Lol Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 2009-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989) and Fiction Records Ltd. (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Wembley Arena (OVO Arena Wembley) in Wembley (in 1989-07)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London) (in 1989)
music videos:
Lullaby by The Cure
recording of:
Lullaby (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
live recording of:
Lullaby (in 1989-07)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
3.954:10
6Fascination Street
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
instruments:
Lol Tolhurst
keyboard:
Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
Fascination Street
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4:20
7Lovesong
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan (engineer)
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
instruments:
Lol Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London) (in 1989)
music videos:
Lovesong by The Cure
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 127)
recording of:
Lovesong (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Boris Williams, Laurence Tolhurst, Paul S. Thompson, Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Roger O’Donnell and Simon Gallup
publisher:
APB Music Co., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Fiction Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
adaptation of:
Chanson d’amour (Chanson d’amour (lovesong))
4.23:29
8Pictures of You
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
bass guitar [six string bass]:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams
instruments:
Lol Tolhurst
keyboard:
Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
Pictures of You
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
54:48
9Never Enough
producer:
Mark Saunders (UK record producer) (in 1990-07) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1990-07)
mixer:
Mark Saunders (UK record producer) (in 1990-07)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
music videos:
Never Enough by The Cure
recording of:
Never Enough
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Boris Williams
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd.
3.54:29
10Close to Me (Closest mix)
engineer:
Steve Osborne (producer)
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams
horn [horns]:
Rent Party (UK swing band)
keyboard:
Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Paul Oakenfold (in 1990-06)
edit of:
Close to Me (Closer mix) by The Cure
recording of:
Close to Me
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
4.354:22
11High
assistant engineer:
Chris Bandy
engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Steve Whitfield
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and The Cure
assistant mixer:
Andy Baker (recording engineer from the UK with Westside Studios), Shaun De Feo, Bill Parry (Mixer), Danton Supple and Mark Warner (UK guitarist for Quantum Jump)
mixer:
Mark Saunders (UK record producer)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
bass guitar [6-string bass] and keyboard:
Perry Bamonte and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records Ltd. (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes
music videos:
High by The Cure
recording of:
High
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Boris Williams
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd.
3.93:34
12Friday I’m in Love
assistant engineer:
Chris Bandy
engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Steve Whitfield
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and The Cure
assistant mixer:
Andy Baker (recording engineer from the UK with Westside Studios), Shaun De Feo, Bill Parry (Mixer), Danton Supple and Mark Warner (UK guitarist for Quantum Jump)
mixer:
Mark Saunders (UK record producer)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
bass guitar [6-string bass]:
Perry Bamonte
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records Ltd. (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead) (in 1992)
recorded at:
The Manor in Oxfordshire
mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes
music videos:
Friday I’m in Love by The Cure
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 73)
recording of:
Friday I’m in Love
lyricist:
Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Boris Williams, Paul S. Thompson, Perry Bamonte, Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Simon Gallup
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
4.63:36
13A Letter to Elise
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and The Cure
mixer:
Chris Parry and Mark Saunders (UK record producer)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
bass guitar [six string bass guitar]:
Perry Bamonte and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Boris Williams
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
keyboard and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
A Letter to Elise
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Boris Williams
4:21
14The 13th (swing radio mix)
producer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Mike “Spike” Drake and Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
drums (drum set):
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
guitar:
Perry Bamonte and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Roger O’Donnell
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Mike “Spike” Drake
recording of:
The 13th
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure), Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd.
4:17
15Mint Car (radio mix)
producer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Paul Corkett and Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
drums (drum set):
Mark Price (Drummer: All About Eve, Right Said Fred)
guitar:
Perry Bamonte and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Roger O’Donnell
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Paul Corkett
recording of:
Mint Car
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure), Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
3:31
16Strange Attraction (album mix)
engineer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
producer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer) and Adrian Sherwood
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
drums (drum set):
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte and Roger O’Donnell
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Adrian Sherwood
recording of:
Strange Attraction
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure), Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
34:22
17Gone! (radio mix)
producer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer) and Ron Saint Germain
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
drums (drum set):
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte and Roger O’Donnell
remixer:
Ron Saint Germain
recording of:
Gone!
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure), Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
4:27
18Wrong Number
co-producer:
Mark Plati and Mark Saunders (UK record producer)
producer:
Mark Plati, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Mark Plati
bass guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set):
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
guitar:
Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
music videos:
Wrong Number by The Cure
recording of:
Wrong Number
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
3.66:03

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