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It's ironic that the Cure, a band whose albums have always seemed like definitive artistic statements, were at their best as a singles band. On the group's singles, Robert Smith's ideas reached their full potential, since they captured not only the group's off-kilter pop sense, but also the haunting melancholy and wacky humor that interlaced Smith's songs. Galore rounds up the singles from the second part of the Cure's career, beginning with "Why Can't I Be You?" from 1987's Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and ending with "Gone!" from 1996's Wild Mood Swings. Between those two are 15 more songs, nearly every one of which is a gem. The Cure were never a repetitive singles band, and there's a dizzying array of styles here, from infectious jangle pop ("Friday I'm in Love," "Mint Car") and monolithic, chilly goth rock ("Fascination Street," "Pictures of You," "Just Like Heaven") to jaunty, clever dance-club pop (the remix of "Close to Me"), eerie crawls ("Lullaby"), neo-mariachi madness ("The 13th"), and even love songs ("Catch," "Lovesong"). There are a couple of missteps along the way -- the pounding dance and pseudo-rap of "Hot Hot Hot!!!" sounds dated, as does the ill-conceived Madchester diversion "Never Enough" -- but Galore emphatically confirms the Cure's status as one of the best and most adventurous alternative bands of the '80s. And the new song, "Wrong Number," is pretty good, too.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jacques Hermet, Producer, Assistant Producer - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - LAURENCE TOLHURST, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Allen, Producer - Porl Thompson, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Dierickx, Producer, Assistant Producer - Sean Burrows, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1987 Fiction Records Ltd.
Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jacques Hermet, Producer, Assistant Producer - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - LAURENCE TOLHURST, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Allen, Producer - Porl Thompson, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Dierickx, Producer, Assistant Producer - Sean Burrows, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1987 Fiction Records Ltd.
BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jacques Hermet, Producer, Assistant Producer - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - LAURENCE TOLHURST, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Allen, Producer - Porl Thompson, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Dierickx, Producer, Assistant Producer - Sean Burrows, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1987 Fiction Records Ltd.
Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer - LAURENCE TOLHURST, Composer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer - Porl Thompson, Composer - FRANCOIS KEVORKIAN, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Saint Germain, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - David M. Allen, Producer
℗ 1988 Fiction Records Ltd.
Mark Saunders, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - ROY SPONG, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - LAURENCE TOLHURST, Composer, Musical Assistant, AssociatedPerformer - ROGER O'DONNELL, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Porl Thompson, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sullivan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David M. Allen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Parry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Fiction Records Ltd.
Mark Saunders, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Remixer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer - LAURENCE TOLHURST, Composer - ROGER O'DONNELL, Composer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Porl Thompson, Composer - David M. Allen, Producer
℗ 1989 Fiction Records Ltd.
Mark Saunders, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - ROY SPONG, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - LAURENCE TOLHURST, Composer, Musical Assistant, AssociatedPerformer - ROGER O'DONNELL, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Porl Thompson, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Sullivan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David M. Allen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Parry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Fiction Records Ltd.
Mark Saunders, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Remixer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer - LAURENCE TOLHURST, Composer - ROGER O'DONNELL, Composer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer - Porl Thompson, Composer - David M. Allen, Producer - Chris Parry, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Fiction Records Ltd.
Mark Saunders, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Porl Thompson, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Fiction Records Ltd.
Mark Saunders, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Cure, MainArtist - David M. Allen, Producer
℗ 1990 Fiction Records Ltd.
Mark Saunders, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Whitfield, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shaun De Feo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Danton Supple, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Porl Thompson, Composer, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Bamonte, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Warner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bandy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David M. Allen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Parry, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Fiction Records Ltd.
Mark Saunders, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Whitfield, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shaun De Feo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Danton Supple, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Porl Thompson, Composer, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Bamonte, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Warner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bandy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David M. Allen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Parry, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Fiction Records Ltd.
Mark Saunders, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Whitfield, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shaun De Feo, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Danton Supple, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Cure, MainArtist - BORIS WILLIAMS, Composer, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Porl Thompson, Composer, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Bamonte, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Warner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bandy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David M. Allen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Parry, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Fiction Records Ltd.
Sid Gauld, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Lyon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Cure, MainArtist - ROGER O'DONNELL, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Cooper, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Bamonte, Composer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Dawson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Drake, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jesus Alemany, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Fiction Records Ltd.
Paul Corkett, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lyon, Producer - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Cure, MainArtist - ROGER O'DONNELL, Composer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer - Jason Cooper, Composer - Perry Bamonte, Composer
℗ 1996 Fiction Records Ltd.
Steve Lyon, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Cure, MainArtist - Adrian Sherwood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ROGER O'DONNELL, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Cooper, Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Bamonte, Composer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Fiction Records Ltd.
Steve Lyon, Producer - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Cure, MainArtist - ROGER O'DONNELL, Composer - SIMON GALLUP, Composer - Jason Cooper, Composer - Perry Bamonte, Composer - Ron Saint Germain, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Fiction Records Ltd.
Reeves Gabrels, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Saunders, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Plati, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Smith, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Fender Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - The Cure, MainArtist - Jason Cooper, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Murrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrea Groves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Fiction Records Ltd.
Album review
It's ironic that the Cure, a band whose albums have always seemed like definitive artistic statements, were at their best as a singles band. On the group's singles, Robert Smith's ideas reached their full potential, since they captured not only the group's off-kilter pop sense, but also the haunting melancholy and wacky humor that interlaced Smith's songs. Galore rounds up the singles from the second part of the Cure's career, beginning with "Why Can't I Be You?" from 1987's Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and ending with "Gone!" from 1996's Wild Mood Swings. Between those two are 15 more songs, nearly every one of which is a gem. The Cure were never a repetitive singles band, and there's a dizzying array of styles here, from infectious jangle pop ("Friday I'm in Love," "Mint Car") and monolithic, chilly goth rock ("Fascination Street," "Pictures of You," "Just Like Heaven") to jaunty, clever dance-club pop (the remix of "Close to Me"), eerie crawls ("Lullaby"), neo-mariachi madness ("The 13th"), and even love songs ("Catch," "Lovesong"). There are a couple of missteps along the way -- the pounding dance and pseudo-rap of "Hot Hot Hot!!!" sounds dated, as does the ill-conceived Madchester diversion "Never Enough" -- but Galore emphatically confirms the Cure's status as one of the best and most adventurous alternative bands of the '80s. And the new song, "Wrong Number," is pretty good, too.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:44
- Main artists: The Cure
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 1997 Fiction Records Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 1997 Fiction Records Ltd.
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