The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley,West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation,guitarist,lead vocalist,and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member,though bassist Simon Gallup has been present for all but about three years of the band's history. Their debut album,Three Imaginary Boys (1979),along with several early singles,placed the band at the forefront of the emerging post-punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the United Kingdom. Beginning with their second album,Seventeen Seconds (1980),the band adopted a new,increasingly dark and tormented style,which,together with Smith's stage look,had a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock as well as the subculture that eventually formed around the genre.
Three Imaginary Boys is the debut studio album by English rock band the Cure,released on 11 May 1979 by Fiction Records. It was later released in the United States,Canada,and Australia with a different track listing as a compilation album titled Boys Don't Cry.
Robert James Smith is an English musician,singer,songwriter,and record producer. He is best known for his work as the co-founder,lead vocalist,guitarist,primary songwriter,and only continuous member of the rock band the Cure since 1978. His unique guitar-playing style,distinctive singing voice,and fashion sense—almost always sporting a pale complexion,smeared red lipstick,black eye-liner,unkempt wiry black hair,and all-black clothes—were highly influential on the goth subculture that rose to prominence in the 1980s.
Seventeen Seconds is the second studio album by English rock band the Cure,released on 18 April 1980 by Fiction Records. The album marked the first time frontman Robert Smith co-produced with Mike Hedges. After the departure of original bassist Michael Dempsey,Simon Gallup became an official member along with keyboardist Matthieu Hartley. The single "A Forest" was the band's first entry in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.
Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Cure,released on 2 May 1989 by Fiction Records. The band recorded the album at Hookend Recording Studios in Checkendon,Oxfordshire,with co-producer David M. Allen from late 1988 to early 1989. Following the completion of the mixing,founding member Lol Tolhurst was fired from the band.
Faith is the third studio album by English rock band the Cure,released on 17 April 1981 by Fiction Records. The album saw the band continuing in the gloomy vein of their previous effort Seventeen Seconds (1980). This stylistic theme would conclude with their next album Pornography (1982).
Kiss Me,Kiss Me,Kiss Me is the seventh studio album by English rock band the Cure,released on 26 May 1987 by Fiction Records. The album was recorded at Studio Miraval in Correns,France.
Pornography is the fourth studio album by English rock band the Cure,released on 4 May 1982 by Fiction Records. Preceded by the non-album single "Charlotte Sometimes",it was the band's first album with new producer Phil Thornalley,and was recorded at RAK Studios from January to April 1982. The sessions saw the band on the brink of collapse,with heavy drug use,band in-fighting,and frontman Robert Smith's depression fueling the album's musical and lyrical content. Pornography represents the conclusion of the Cure's early dark,gloomy musical phase,which began with their second album Seventeen Seconds (1980).
Mixed Up is a remix album by English rock band the Cure,released on 20 November 1990 by Fiction Records. The songs are remixes of some of their hits,reflecting the popularity of remixing of existing songs and dance culture of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 2018,a sequel was released titled Torn Down.
Standing on a Beach is a greatest hits album by English rock band the Cure,released in the United States on 15 May 1986 by Elektra Records and in the United Kingdom on 19 May 1986 by Fiction Records,marking a decade since the band's founding in 1976. The album's titles are both taken from the opening lyrics of the Cure's debut single,"Killing an Arab".
"Lovesong" is a song by English rock band the Cure,released as the third single from their eighth studio album,Disintegration (1989),on 21 August 1989. The song saw considerable success in the United States,where it reached the number-two position in October 1989 and became the band's only top-10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom,the single charted at number 18,and it peaked within the top 20 in Canada and Ireland.
Simon Johnathon Gallup is an English musician who is best known as bassist for The Cure,which he first joined in 1979 and for which he has played through most of the band's history. Gallup is the second longest-serving member of the band after group leader Robert Smith.
"Pictures of You" is a song by English rock band the Cure. It was released on 19 March 1990 by Fiction Records as the fourth and final single from the band's eighth studio album,Disintegration (1989). The song has a single version which is a shorter edit of the album version. The single reached No. 24 on the UK Singles Charts.
"Primary" is a song by English rock band The Cure,released as the sole single from their third studio album,Faith,on 20 March 1981. It reached number 43 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Why Can't I Be You?" is a song by the English rock band the Cure,released as the lead single on the 6 April 1987 from their album Kiss Me,Kiss Me,Kiss Me.
"Just Like Heaven" is a song by British alternative rock band the Cure. The group wrote most of the song during recording sessions in southern France in 1987. The lyrics were written by their frontman Robert Smith,who drew inspiration from a past trip to the sea shore with his future wife. Smith's memories of the trip formed the basis for the song's accompanying music video. Before Smith had completed the lyrics,an instrumental version of the song was used as the theme for the French television show Les Enfants du Rock.
"Hot Hot Hot!!!" is a single by British rock band the Cure released on 8 February 1988. It is taken from their 1987 album Kiss Me,Kiss Me,Kiss Me. The song reached number 45 in the UK,whereas it was more successful in Ireland where it reached number 18,and in Spain where it reached the Top 10.
"The Hanging Garden" is a song by English rock band the Cure,released as the sole single from their fourth studio album,Pornography. The release is sometimes referred to as A Single. The single reached No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart.
"A Letter to Elise" is a song by English rock band the Cure,released as the third and final single from the album Wish on 5 October 1992. In 2010,Pitchfork Media ranked it at number 184 in their list of "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s".
"Charlotte Sometimes" is a song by English rock band the Cure,recorded at producer Mike Hedges' Playground Studios and released as a non-album single on 9 October 1981 by Polydor Records,following the band's third studio album Faith. The titles and lyrics to both sides were based on the book Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer.
