Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me is the seventh studio album by British alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band The Cure

The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...

. Released in 1987, this album helped put The Cure into the American mainstream, becoming their first album to reach the Billboard Top 40.

History

Though a double album, it was released as a single CD, and single cassettes. A limited vinyl edition came with an extra 6 track 12" (orange vinyl, featuring the songs ""Sugar Girl", "Snow In Summer", "Icing Sugar", "A Japanese Dream", "Breathe" and "A Chain Of Flowers"). One track, "Hey You!!!", was removed from the original CD release (due to the 74:33 redbook time restriction on the CD format at the time) rather than issue it as a 2CD set, but was included on all cassette releases.

Robert Smith has stated that he wrote the song "Shiver and Shake" about Lol Tolhurst's diminishing role in the band. This is also the last studio album band member Porl Thompson played keyboards on; he played guitar only on all subsequent studio releases. Special guest Andrew Brennan played the saxophone on "Hey You!!!" and "Icing Sugar."

Kiss Me continues to dominate the band's live set; the 2008 "4Tour

4Tour

4 Play Tour is the name of The Cure's 2007-2008 concert tour. It began with their first concert in Japan in over 22 years at the Fuji Rock Festival on 27 July 2007 and ended at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on 21 June 2008...

" included performances of "The Kiss", "Torture", "Catch", "Why Can't I Be You?", "How Beautiful You Are", "Just Like Heaven", "Hot Hot Hot!!!", "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep", and "Shiver and Shake" at various shows.

2006 re-release

The album was re-released in August 2006. The first disc features "Hey You!", which had been omitted from previous CD issues, and the second disc is composed of demos and live versions of the songs on the first disc, including a recording of "Why Can't I Be You?" from the final show of the Kissing Tour at the Wembley Arena. It was released August 8, 2006 in the U.S. and August 14, 2006 in the UK.

Robert Smith stated on his website that there were so many missing tracks that he made three discs. One had the original album, one had demos of the B-Sides and unreleased tracks, and one had alternate tracks of the songs from the album. After discussing it with family and friends, he decided that the latter one was more qualified to be released. He said it wasn't impossible that the other disc may show up in a leak or another release.http://www.thecure.com/community/news_comment.asp?AssetID=1442838&ArtistID=491&Start=881&Year=

Track listing

All songs written by The Cure (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams)

1. "The Kiss" – 6:17
2. "Catch
   Catch (song)
   "Catch" is the name of a 1987 single by The Cure from their album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. The single was not released in the US. It charted at #27 in the UK.-History:...
   
   " – 2:42
3. "Torture" – 4:13
4. "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" – 4:50
5. "Why Can't I Be You?
   Why Can't I Be You?
   Why Can't I Be You? is a 1987 single by The Cure from their album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me.-History:The German CD single was the first for the band...
   
   " – 3:11
6. "How Beautiful You Are..." – 5:10
7. "Snakepit" – 6:56
8. "Hey You!" – 2:22
9. "Just Like Heaven
   Just like Heaven (song)
   "Just Like Heaven" is a song by the 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 the band's frontman Robert Smith, who drew inspiration from a past trip to the sea shore with his future wife...
   
   " – 3:30
10. "All I Want" – 5:18
11. "Hot Hot Hot!!!" – 3:32
12. "One More Time" – 4:29
13. "Like Cockatoos" – 3:38
14. "Icing Sugar" – 3:48
15. "The Perfect Girl" – 2:34
16. "A Thousand Hours" – 3:21
17. "Shiver and Shake" – 3:26
18. "Fight" – 4:27

The track "Hey You!" was omitted from early CD pressings due to time constraints.

Disc one

The first disc contains the original album, as above, including "Hey You!" as track 8.

Disc two: Rarities 1986–1987

1. "The Kiss" (RS instrumental home demo) – 3:40
2. "The Perfect Girl" (Studio instrumental demo) – 3:26
3. "Like Cockatoos" (Studio instrumental demo) – 2:11
4. "All I Want" (Studio instrumental demo) – 3:33
5. "Hot Hot Hot!!!" (Studio instrumental demo) – 3:49
6. "Shiver and Shake" (Studio instrumental demo) – 2:55
7. "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" (Studio instrumental demo) – 3:16
8. "Just Like Heaven" (Studio instrumental demo) – 3:26
9. "Hey You!" (Studio instrumental demo) – 2:32
10. "A Thousand Hours" (Studio rough mix) – 3:27
11. "Icing Sugar" (Studio rough mix) – 3:20
12. "One More Time" (Studio rough mix) – 4:36
13. "How Beautiful You Are" (live bootleg County Bowl Santa Barbara 7/87) – 5:22
14. "The Snakepit" (live bootleg County Bowl Santa Barbara 7/87) – 7:30
15. "Catch" (live bootleg NEC Birmingham 12/87) – 2:32
16. "Torture" (live bootleg NEC Birmingham 12/87) – 4:04
17. "Fight" (live bootleg Bercy Paris 12/87) – 4:30
18. "Why Can't I Be You?" (live bootleg Wembley Arena 7/87) – 7:43

Line-up

• Robert Smith
  Robert Smith (musician)
  Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  
• Simon Gallup
  Simon Gallup
  Simon Jonathon Gallup is an English musician and bassist of the post-punk band The Cure.-Early years:...
  
   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Porl Thompson
  Porl Thompson
  Porl Thompson is an English musician best known for his work with The Cure.-Life and work:Thompson is the oldest of four children; he has two brothers and one sister...
  
   – guitar, keyboards, saxophone
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
  
• Lol Tolhurst – keyboards
• Boris Williams
  Boris Williams
  Boris Peter Bransby-Williams is an English drummer best known for his extensive work with The Cure . He had previously worked with various artists, including Thompson Twins, Kim Wilde, Strawberry Switchblade and Tomato City...
  
   – percussion
  Percussion instrument
  A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
  
  , drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Roger O'Donnell
  Roger O'Donnell
  Roger O'Donnell is an English keyboardist best known for his work with The Cure. O'Donnell has also performed in the Psychedelic Furs, the Thompson Twins and Berlin, as well as having an active solo career.- Background :...
  
   – keyboards on live songs from the Deluxe Edition

Production

• David M. Allen
  David M. Allen
  David M. Allen is a British record producer, engineer and mixer. He is mostly known for his work with new wave, synth pop and goth rock bands including The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, The Chameleons, Depeche Mode, The Associates, The Human League, Clan of Xymox, Gianna Nannini, Shelleyan Orphan and...
  
  , Robert Smith – production
• Sean Burrows, Jacques Hermet – assistant production
• Bob Clearmountain
  Bob Clearmountain
  Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...
  
   – mixing on "Just Like Heaven"

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1987	US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	35
	UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	6
	Australia Top 40	9
	Austria Top 40	4
	France Top 50 Top 50 The Top 50 refers to a list of weekly hit singles, or albums. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the same but similar to the top 40, but with 10 extra places....	2
	Germany Top 40	4
	Sweden Top 40	13
	Switzerland Top 40	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	"Just Like Heaven"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	28
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	27
		The Billboard Hot 100	40
	"Why Can't I Be You?"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	27
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	8
		The Billboard Hot 100	54
1988	"Hot Hot Hot!!!"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	11
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	50

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