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Galore: The Singles 1987–1997 is the second singles compilation by The Cure. It contains singles from the years 1987–1997. The song "Wrong Number" is the only new song on the album.

Galore
Greatest hits album by The Cure
Released	28 October 1997
Recorded	1987–1997
Length	72:47
Label	Fiction (UK) Elektra (US)
The Cure chronology
Wild Mood Swings (1996) Galore (1997) Bloodflowers (2000)
Singles from Galore
"Wrong Number" Released: November 17, 1997

Release

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 in November 1997.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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 has been 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] 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]

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 14 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

Charts

Chart performance for Galore

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	81
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13]	31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	54
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	37
US Billboard 200[16]	32

Certifications

Certifications for Galore

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17]	Gold	35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Silver	60,000^
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• Standing on a Beach – The Cure's first decade-spanning singles collection, for the years 1978–1985

References

На других языках

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- [en] Galore (The Cure album)

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[es] Galore

Galore: The Singles 1987-1997 es un álbum recopilatorio de la banda británica de rock alternativo The Cure. Fue lanzado al mercado en 1997.

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[ru] Galore: The Singles 1987–1997

Galore: The Singles 1987—1997 — второй сборник синглов британской рок-группы The Cure, вышедший в 1997 году. Диск включает в себя все синглы группы за период с 1987 по 1997 годы. Единственная новая песня — «Wrong Number» была выпущена на сингле.

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