Best Of

~ Release by The Cure (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Discogs says this is "Partially Unofficial", I'm not sure if that means this is a Bootleg... although Discogs bans it from sale like a bootleg, so...

Annotation last modified on 2020-09-11 07:32 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Boys Don't Cry
engineer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
producer and mixer:
Chris Parry
bass and bass guitar:
Michael Dempsey
drums (drum set):
Laurence Tolhurst
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 242)
recording of:
Boys Don’t Cry
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
writer and composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Laurence Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4.62:42
2Close to Me
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)
bass:
Simon Gallup
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams
keyboard:
Porl Thompson and Laurence Tolhurst
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead)
recording of:
Close to Me
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3.953:42
3Just Like Heaven
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 Laurence Tolhurst
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
remixer:
Bob Clearmountain
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 11), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 108) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
4.43:32
4A Forest
recording of:
A Forest
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Laurence Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4:44
5Freakshow
recording of:
Freakshow
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure), Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
2:30
6The Walk
programming:
Laurence Tolhurst
producer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist), Chris Parry and Phil Thornalley
mixer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
drum machine and keyboard and keyboard:
Laurence Tolhurst
guitar and keyboard:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead)
recording of:
The Walk (in 1983-04)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Laurence Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3.43:32
7Lullaby
recording of:
Lullaby
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, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
music quoted on:
I Don't Know
4:11
8Killing an Arab
engineer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
producer:
Chris Parry
bass:
Michael Dempsey (on 1978-09-20)
drums (drum set):
Laurence Tolhurst (on 1978-09-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1978-09-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead)
recording of:
Killing an Arab (on 1978-09-20)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Laurence Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4.42:22
9The End of the World
recording of:
The End of the World
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:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
3:44
10Friday I'm in Love
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.
part of:
50 First Dates
3:35
11Let's Go to Bed
producer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist), Chris Parry and Phil Thornalley
mixer:
Chris Parry
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
guitar and keyboard:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Laurence Tolhurst
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead)
recording of:
Let’s Go to Bed (in 1982-11)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Laurence Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
3.73:34
12alt.end
recording of:
alt.end
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:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
4:31
13The Lovecats
producer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist), Chris Parry, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Phil Thornalley
mixer:
Chris Parry, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Phil Thornalley
bass:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set):
Andy Anderson (drummer for The Cure)
guitar and guitar and keyboard:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Laurence Tolhurst
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 448)
recording of:
The Lovecats
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3.93:40
14The Blood
recording of:
The Blood
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3:43
15Jumping Someone Else's Train
recording of:
Jumping Someone Else’s Train
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Laurence Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
2:56
16Sleep When I'm Dead
recording of:
Sleep When I’m Dead
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure), Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Porl Thompson
3:52
17In Between Days
engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth))
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)
bass:
Simon Gallup
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Porl Thompson and Laurence Tolhurst
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 320)
recording of:
In Between Days
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4.12:58
18Mint Car
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)
3:30
19High
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.
3:35
20Love Song
recording of:
Lovesong
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:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Fiction Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
part of:
50 First Dates
3:28
21Cut Here
recording of:
Cut Here
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)
4:11
22Pictures 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)
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, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
54:48