The Cure

Greatest Hits '2001

Last updated 10.10.2001

Greatest Hits - front cover

New The Cure album compilation titled Greatest Hits will be released November 12th in Europe and Japan (November 13rd in US). Album was recorded at Olympic Studios, London and remastered at Metropolis Studios, London. Album cover art by Stylo Rouge.

(Cat. No. 62725-2 - first of 300,000 copies, Cat. No. 62726-2 - other copies)

Tracklisting (US version)

01. Boys Don't Cry
02. A Forest
03. Let's Go To Bed
04. The Walk
05. The Lovecats
06. Inbetween Days
07. Close To Me
08. Why Can't I Be You?
09. 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

Track 18 is Robert's duet with Saffron (from Republica band).

UK and Japanese versions will include "The Caterpillar" and "Pictures Of You" but exclude "The Walk".

Initial pressing of the album will contain a free "Acoustic Hits" bonus CD which comprises newly recorded live acoustic versions of all 18 'hits' songs (with Boris Williams on percussion).

The Greatest Hits is also coming out on VHS and DVD (on November 27th). The DVD contains a few 'hidden extras' - as well as a groovy 30 minute film (by Richard Anthony) of The Cure playing 6 of the Acoustic Hits songs:

01. A Forest
02. The Lovecats
03. Close To Me
04. Lullaby
05. Friday I'm In Love
06. Just Say Yes

Two new videos - "Cut Here" and "Just Say Yes" were filmed by director Richard Anthony.

New single Cut Here (Cat. No. 587 389-2) will out at the October 29th in Europe (in US as promo only).

Cut Here - front cover

Tracklisting:

01. Cut Here
02. Signal To Noise
03. Cut Here (Missing Mix)
04. Cut Here (CD-ROM video)

Track 1 mixed by Alan Moulder.
Track 2 mixed by Robert Smith and Paul 'Pdub' Walton.
Track 3 remixed by Robert Smith.

Lyrics

CUT HERE
(words by Robert Smith)

"so we meet again!" and I offer my hand
all dry and english slow
and you look at me and I understand
yeah it's a look I used to know
"three long years... and your favourite man...
is that any way to say hello?"
and you hold me...
like you'll never let me go
"oh c'mon and have a drink with me
sit down and talk awhile... "
"oh I wish I could... and I will!
but now I just don't have the time..."
and over my shoulder as I walk away
I see you give that look goodbye...
I still see that look in your eye...
so dizzy mr. busy - too much rush to talk to billy
all the silly frilly things have to first get done
in a minute - sometime soon - maybe next time - make it june
until later... doesn't always come
it's so hard to think "it ends sometime
and this could be the last
I should really hear you sing again
and I should really watch you dance"
because it's hard to think
"I'll never get another chance to hold you...
to hold you... "
but chilly mr. dilly - too much rush to talk to billy
all the tizzy fizzy idiot things must get done
in a second - just hang on - all in good time - won't be long
until later...
I should've stopped to think - I should've made the time
I could've had that drink - I could've talked awhile
I would've done it right - I would've moved us on
but I didn't - now it's all too late it's over... over...
and you're gone...
I miss you I miss you I miss you I miss you
I miss you I miss you so much
but how many times can I walk away
and wish "if only... "
how many times can I talk this way
and wish "if only... "
keep on making the same mistake
keep on aching the same heartbreak
I wish "if only... "
but "if only... "
is a wish too late...

SIGNAL TO NOISE
(words by Robert Smith)

nothing I do makes much sense
say you don't really get me anymore
I wonder if you ever did... if you ever did at all?
nothing I want means a lot
say you don't understand me like before
I'm not sure if you ever did... if you ever did at all?
nothing I think has a point
say you don't quite believe me anymore
I wonder if you ever did... if you ever did at all?
gets hard to guess the best way through
the thing to do if none of this is true
I wish I knew how to undo
the doubt I hide inside
I grew in you...
the knot I hide inside I tied in you...
nothing I am shows the way
say you don't seem to know me like before
I'm not sure if you ever did... if you ever did at all?
no nothing I do makes much sense
say you don't really get me anymore
I wonder if you ever did... if you ever did at all?
gets hard to guess the best way through
the thing to do if none of this is true
I wish I knew how to undo
the knot I tied in you...
when more or less the yes and no
is all for show it isn't really so...
look high and low where did we go?
you moved too fast or maybe i just moved too slow?
there's so much noise...
all the signal seems to fade away
too much noise...
or could be this is how it always sounds
with nothing left?

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