Galore (The Cure album)

Galore

Greatest hits album by

The Cure

Released

28 October 1997

Recorded

1987–1997

Length

72:47

Label

Fiction (UK)
Elektra (US)

The Cure chronology

Wild Mood Swings
(1996)

Galore
(1997)

Bloodflowers
(2000)

Singles from Galore

"Wrong Number"
Released: 17 November 1997

Galore: The Singles 1987–1997 is the second singles compilation by The Cure and was released on 28 October 1997. It contains singles from the years 1987–1997. The song "Wrong Number" is the only new song on the album.

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Release

Galore was first released in the US on 28 October 1997 by record label Elektra.^[1] It was then released in the UK and Europe by Fiction on 3 November. It spans the singles from the second part of the Cure's career, beginning with their seventh album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and ending with their tenth album Wild Mood Swings. The Cure introduced the album with two full-length shows in October 1997 at the American Legion Hall in Los Angeles and Irving Plaza in New York City.

A single, "Wrong Number", was released in United States on 17 November 1997.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[6]
NME	3/10^[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[8]
Spin	7/10^[9]

Galore was generally well received by critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised the album, writing "Galore emphatically confirms the Cure's status as one of the best and most adventurous alternative bands of the '80s."^[3] A review in Cherwell said Galore was "easier, happier and more productive than anything else they've done" and compared it positively to their first album.^[10] Nathan Brackett and Christian Hoard from The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "Galore collects the best of the late Eighties/early Nineties Cure, plus a load of late filler", and were more reserved in their praise, describing the record as a "feeble remix album."^[8]

Track listing

*Galore* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Why Can't I Be You?"	3:14
2.	"Catch"	2:45
3.	"Just Like Heaven" (remix)	3:32
4.	"Hot Hot Hot!!!" (remix)	3:35
5.	"Lullaby" (remix)	4:09
6.	"Fascination Street" (remix)	4:20
7.	"Lovesong" (remix)	3:28
8.	"Pictures of You" (single edit)	4:48
9.	"Never Enough" (single version)	4:28
10.	"Close to Me" (Closest mix)	4:21
11.	"High" (single mix)	3:33
12.	"Friday I'm in Love"	3:36
13.	"A Letter to Elise" (7" remix edit)	4:20
14.	"The 13th" (Swing radio mix)	4:17
15.	"Mint Car" (radio mix)	3:31
16.	"Strange Attraction"	4:21
17.	"Gone!" (radio mix)	4:27
18.	"Wrong Number" (single mix)	6:01
Total length:		72:47

Tracks 1–4 originally appeared on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, tracks 5–8 appeared on Disintegration, tracks 9–10 appeared on Mixed Up, tracks 11–13 appeared on Wish, and tracks 14–17 appeared on Wild Mood Swings. Remixed versions of 11 of these tracks are included on Galore.

Personnel

Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, production
Simon Gallup – bass guitar
Porl Thompson – guitar
Boris Williams – drums
Roger O'Donnell – keyboards
Lol Tolhurst - drums, keyboards
Perry Bamonte – keyboard, guitar
Jason Cooper – drums, percussion

Production

Mark Saunders – production, engineering, mixing
Steve Lyon – production, mixing
Chris Parry – mixing
Adrian Sherwood – mixing
David M. Allen – production
Stuart Hawkes – remastering at Metropolis Mastering

Charts

Chart performance for *Galore*
Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	81
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14]	31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	54
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	37
US Billboard 200^[17]	32

Certifications

Certifications for *Galore*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[18]	Gold	35,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[20]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "none" (PDF). Billboard. 25 October 1997. p. 6. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ "The Cure – Boys Don't Cry (New Voice • Club Mix) (1986, Vinyl)". Discogs.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Galore: The Singles 1987–1997 – The Cure". AllMusic.
^ Christgau, Robert (15 October 2000). "The Cure". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
^ Eddy, Chuck (12 December 1997). "Galore Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
^ Cigarettes, Johnny. "The Cure: Galore - The Singles 1987 - 1997". NME. Archived from the original on 30 September 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "The Cure: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
^ Bernstein, Jonathan (January 1998). "The Cure: Galore: The Singles 1987-1997 (Elektra)/The Psychedelic Furs: Should God Forget: A Retrospective (Columbia/Legacy)". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 114–5. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ David Pincher (21 November 1997). "Speed of Sound: The Cure - Galore (Singles 1987-1997)". Cherwell. Vol. 219, no. 7. p. 12.
^ "Australiancharts.com – The Cure – Galore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Cure – Galore" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cure – Galore" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – The Cure – Galore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cure – Galore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "The Cure Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 July 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Cure – Galore". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "American album certifications – The Cure – Galore". Recording Industry Association of America. 17 October 2001.

v t e The Cure
Robert Smith Simon Gallup Roger O'Donnell Perry Bamonte Jason Cooper Reeves Gabrels Andy Anderson Michael Dempsey Matthieu Hartley Pearl Thompson Phil Thornalley Lol Tolhurst Boris Williams
Studio albums	Three Imaginary Boys Seventeen Seconds Faith Pornography The Top The Head on the Door Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Disintegration Wish Wild Mood Swings Bloodflowers The Cure 4:13 Dream
Live albums	Concert: The Cure Live Entreat Show Paris Bestival Live 2011
Compilations	Boys Don't Cry Japanese Whispers Standing on a Beach/Staring at the Sea Galore Greatest Hits Join the Dots
Remix albums	Mixed Up Torn Down
Extended plays	The Peel Sessions Festival 2005 Hypnagogic States EP
Singles	"Killing an Arab" "Boys Don't Cry" "Jumping Someone Else's Train" "A Forest" "Primary" "Charlotte Sometimes" "The Hanging Garden" "Let's Go to Bed" "The Walk" "The Love Cats" "The Caterpillar" "In Between Days" "Close to Me" "Why Can't I Be You?" "Catch" "Just Like Heaven" "Hot Hot Hot!!!" "Lullaby" "Fascination Street" "Lovesong" "Pictures of You" "Never Enough" "High" "Friday I'm in Love" "A Letter to Elise" "The 13th" "Mint Car" "Strange Attraction" "Gone!" "Wrong Number" "Cut Here" "The End of the World" "The Only One" "Freakshow" "Sleep When I'm Dead" "The Perfect Boy"
Other songs	"10:15 Saturday Night"
Video albums	The Cure in Orange Trilogy Festival 2005
Tours	The Cure: 'Reflections' Shows of a Lost World
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