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The Cure: Faith

On April 14, 1981, “Fiction Records” label released “Faith”, the third Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1980 – March 1981, at “Morgan Studio” in London, and was produced by Mike hedges, Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, six-string bass
  • Simon Gallup – bass guitar
  • Lol Tolhurst – drums
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • Graham Carmichael – engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer
  • Martyn Webster – engineer assistant
  • Porl Thompson – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. The Holy Hour
  2. Primary
  3. Other Voices
  4. All Cats Are Grey
  5. The Funeral Party
  6. Doubt
  7. The Drowning Man
  8. Faith

The Cure: Wild Mood Swings

On May 7, 1996, “Fiction” label released “Wild Mood Swings”, the tenth Cure studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, and was produced by Steve Lyon and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitar, bass, sleeve art direction
  • Perry Bamonte– guitar, bass, keyboard, sleeve art direction
  • Jason Cooper– drums, percussion, sleeve art direction
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, sleeve art direction
  • Roger O’Donnell– keyboard, sleeve art direction
  • Ronald Austin – drums
  • Louis Pavlou – drums
  • Mark Price– drums
  • Jesus Alemany – trumpet
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Steve Dawson – trumpet
  • Steve Sidwell– trumpet
  • Richard Edwards – trombone
  • Sid Gauld – trumpet
  • Will Gregory– saxophone
  • Mister Chandrashekhar – violin
  • Leo Payne – violin
  • Chris Tombling – violin
  • Sue Dench – viola
  • Audrey Riley– cello
  • Ronald Austin – arrangements
  • Sid Gauld – arrangements
  • Will Gregory – arrangements
  • Audrey Riley – arrangements
  • Steve Lyon – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Corkett– mixing
  • Spike Drake – mixing
  • Paul Q. Kolderie– mixing
  • Tom Lord-Alge– mixing
  • Alan Moulder– mixing
  • Tim Palmer– mixing
  • Mark Saunders– mixing
  • Adrian Maxwell Sherwood– mixing
  • Sean Slade– mixing
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Andy Vella – sleeve art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper, Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith.

  1. Want
  2. Club America
  3. This Is a Lie
  4. The 13th
  5. Strange Attraction
  6. Mint Car
  7. Jupiter Crash
  8. Round & Round & Round
  9. Gone!
  10. Numb
  11. Return
  12. Trap
  13. Treasure
  14. Bare

The Cure: Pornography

On May 4, 1982, “Fiction Records” label released “Pornography”, the fourth Cure studio album. It was recorded January – April 1982, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Phil Thornalley, Robert Smith, Simn Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitar, keyboards, cello, engineer
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, keyboards
  • Lol Tolhurst– drums, keyboards
  • Mike Nocito – engineer
  • Phil Thornalley– engineer assistant
  • Ben Kelly – design
  • Michael Kostiff – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. One Hundred Years
  2. A Short Term Effect
  3. The Hanging Garden
  4. Siamese Twins
  5. The Figurehead
  6. A Strange Day
  7. Cold
  8. Pornography

The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys

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On May 8, 1979, “Fiction” label released “Three Imaginary Boys”, the debut Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Parry.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Porl Thompson– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Dempsey– lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Lol Tolhurst– drums
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • Michael J. Dutton – assistant
  • Bill Smith – design
  • Connie Jude – illustrations
  • David Dragon – illustrations
  • Martyn Goddard – photography
  • Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey and Lol Tolhurst, except where  noted.

  1. 10:15 Saturday Night
  2. Accuracy
  3. Grinding Halt
  4. Another Day
  5. Object
  6. Subway Song
  7. Foxy lady – Jimi Hendrix
  8. Meathook
  9. So What
  10. Fire in Cairo
  11. It’s not You
  12. Three Imaginary Boys
  13. Untitled – hidden track; known as The Weedy Burton

 

The Cure: Kiss Me Kiss Me

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On May 25, 1987, “Fiction” label released “Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me”, the seventh Cure studio album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, and was produced by David M. Allen and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Porl Thompson– guitar, keyboards, saxophone
  • Lol Tolhurst– keyboards
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar
  • Boris Williams– drums, percussion
  • Andrew Brennen – saxophone
  • Bob Clearmountain– mixing
  • Sean Burrows, Jacques Hermet – production assistant

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst, and Boris Williams.

  1. The Kiss
  2. Catch
  3. Torture
  4. If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
  5. Why Can’t I Be You?
  6. How Beautiful You Are
  7. The Snakepit
  8. Hey You!!!
  9. Just Like Heaven
  10. All I Want
  11. Hot Hot Hot!!!
  12. One More Time
  13. Like Cockatoos
  14. Icing Sugar
  15. The perfect Girl
  16. A Thousand Hours
  17. Shiver and Shake
  18. Fight

The Cure: Seventeen Seconds

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On April 22, 1980, “Fiction Records” label released “Seventeen Seconds”, the second Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded 1979-1980, at “Morgan Studio One”, and was produced by Mike Hedges and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitars, cover art
  • Matthieu Hartley– keyboards, cover art
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, cover art
  • Lol Tolhurst– drums, cover art
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer
  • Martyn Webster – engineer assistant
  • Bill Smith – cover art
  • Andrew Douglas – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Matthieu Hartley, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. A Reflection
  2. Play for Today
  3. Secrets
  4. In Your House
  5. Three
  6. The Final Sound
  7. A Forest
  8. M
  9. At Night
  10. Seventeen Seconds

The Cure: Bloodflowers

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On February 15, 2000, “Fiction” label released “Bloodflowers” the eleventh Cure (The) album. It was recorded in 1998 and 1999 at “St Catherines Court”, “Avon” and “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert Smith and Paul Corkett.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith- guitar, keyboard, 6-string bass, vocals
  • Simon Gallup- bass
  • Perry Bamonte- guitar, 6-string bass
  • Jason Cooper- percussion, drums
  • Roger O’Donnell– keyboard
  • Perry Bamonte, Paul Cox, Alex Smith – photography
  • Alexis Yraola – logo

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper and Roger O’Donnell).

  1. Out of This World
  2. Watching Me Fall
  3. Where the Birds Always Sing
  4. Maybe Someday
  5. Coming Up
  6. The Last Day of Summer
  7. There Is No If…
  8. The Loudest Sound
  9. 39
  10. Bloodflowers