Greatest Hits (The Cure album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits by The Cure
Released	November 21, 2001
Recorded	1979 - 2001
Genre	Post-Punk, Gothic Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave
Length	1:08:08
Label	Fiction
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The Cure chronology
Bloodflowers (2000)	Greatest Hits (2001)	Join the Dots (2004)

Greatest Hits is a 2001 album by The Cure. The band's relationship with longtime label Fiction Records came to a close, and The Cure were obliged to release one final album for the label. Robert Smith agreed to release a greatest hits album under the condition that he could choose the tracks himself. The subsequently-released "Greatest Hits" features select singles from their then-25 year history. In an effort to provide something new for the hardcore fans who owned the previously-released songs, Robert arranged for the band, and former member Boris Williams to re-record acoustic versions of the "Greatest Hits". The acoustic disc appeared as a bonus disc on select first pressings of Greatest Hits.

Greatest Hits was also released on DVD. The video tracklisting mirrors that of the North American audio CD, with the exception of "The Caterpillar", "Pictures of You", and "Close to Me (Closest Mix)" which appear as hidden easter eggs. Six of the acoustic performances also appear on the DVD.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc 1: North America (Elektra) 1.2 Disc 1: UK (Fiction/Polydor) 1.3 Disc 2: Acoustic Hits 2 Acoustic Disc Personnel

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc 1: North America (Elektra)

1. "Boys Don't Cry"
2. "A Forest" [Single Mix]
3. "Let's Go to Bed"
4. "The Walk"
5. "The Lovecats"
6. "In Between Days"
7. "Close to Me" [Single Mix]
8. "Why Can't I Be You?"
9. "Just Like Heaven"
10. "Lullaby"
11. "Lovesong"
12. "Never Enough" [Single Mix]
13. "High"
14. "Friday I'm in Love"
15. "Mint Car"
16. "Wrong Number"
17. "Cut Here"
18. "Just Say Yes"

[edit] Disc 1: UK (Fiction/Polydor)

1. "Boys Don't Cry"
2. "A Forest" [Single Mix]
3. "Let's Go to Bed"
4. "The Lovecats"
5. "The Caterpillar"
6. "In Between Days"
7. "Close to Me" [Single Mix]
8. "Why Can't I Be You?"
9. "Just Like Heaven"
10. "Lullaby"
11. "Lovesong"
12. "Pictures of You" [Single Mix]
13. "Never Enough" [Single Mix]
14. "High"
15. "Friday I'm in Love"
16. "Mint Car"
17. "Wrong Number"
18. "Cut Here"
19. "Just Say Yes"

[edit] Disc 2: Acoustic Hits

• Features newly recorded acoustic versions of the following songs.

1. "Boys Don't Cry"
2. "A Forest"
3. "Let's Go to Bed"
4. "The Walk"
5. "The Lovecats"
6. "In Between Days"
7. "Close to Me"
8. "Why Can't I Be You?"
9. "Just Like Heaven"
10. "Lullaby"
11. "Lovesong"
12. "Never Enough"
13. "High"
14. "Friday I'm in Love"
15. "Mint Car"
16. "Wrong Number"
17. "Cut Here"
18. "Just Say Yes"

[edit] Acoustic Disc Personnel

• Robert Smith - Vocals, guitar
• Simon Gallup - bass
• Perry Bamonte - guitar
• Roger O'Donnell - piano
• Jason Cooper - drums, percussion
• Boris Williams - percussion

The Cure

Robert Smith | Porl Thompson | Simon Gallup | Jason Cooper

The Cure personnel

Discography

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

Live albums: Concert | Entreat | Paris | Show | Trilogy

Compilations: Boys Don't Cry | Japanese Whispers | Standing on a Beach / Staring at the Sea | Mixed Up | Galore | Greatest Hits | Join the Dots

EPs: Half an Octopuss & Quadpus | Lost Wishes | Five Swing Live

Singles: "Killing an Arab" | "Boys Don't Cry" | "Jumping Someone Else's Train" | "A Forest" | "Primary" | "Charlotte Sometimes" | "A Single" | "Let's Go to Bed" | "The Walk" | "The Lovecats" | "The Caterpillar" | "In Between Days" | "Close to Me" | "Why Can't I Be You?" | "Catch" | "Just Like Heaven" | "Hot Hot Hot!!!" | "Fascination Street" | "Lullaby" | "Lovesong" | "Pictures of You" | "Never Enough" | "Close to Me (remix)" | "High" | "Friday I'm in Love" | "A Letter to Elise" | "The 13th" | "Mint Car" | "Gone!" | "Strange Attraction" | "Wrong Number" | "Cut Here" | "End of the World" | "Taking Off" & "alt.end"

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