Galore | ||||
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Released | 28 October 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1987–1997 | |||
Length | 72:47 | |||
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The Cure chronology | ||||
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Singles from Galore | ||||
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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.
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]
Review scores | |
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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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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.
Production
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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. |