Galore (The Cure album)

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.

Release
Galore was first released in the US on 28 October 1997 by record label Elektra. 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.

Reception
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." 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. 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."

Track listing
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