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Real Name:
Robert James Smith
Profile:
Born: April 21, 1959 in Blackpool, England

Main anchor and the face of The Cure. He has also performed vocals on different dance projects like Blank & Jones' "A Forest," & Junior Jack's "The Hype."
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Discography

Releases:
A Forest (Maxi) (2 versions)   Gang Go Music ... 2003
Remixes:
Just Like Heaven (Single) (5 versions) Snow In Summer Fiction Records ... 1987
Lovesong (Maxi, Single) (6 versions) Lovesong (Remix), Love... Elektra ... 1989
Lullaby (Maxi, Single) (7 versions) Lullaby (Remix), Lulla... Elektra ... 1989
Mixed Up (Comp) (6 versions) Lullaby (Extended Mix)... Fiction Records ... 1990
Pictures Of You (Maxi, Single) (5 versions) Pictures Of You (Remix) Fiction Records ... 1990
The Cure (5xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Lullaby (Extended Mix)... Fiction Records, Polydor 1991
Galore - The Singles 1987-1997 (CD, Comp, RM) Lullaby, Fascination S... Elektra, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc., BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1997
Production:
A Forest (Single) (3 versions)   Metronome ... 1980
Seventeen Seconds (Album, Comp) (12 versions)   Polydor ... 1980
Primary (Single) (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1981
Blue Sunshine (Album) (6 versions)   Wonderland (3) ... 1983
Japanese Whispers (Comp, MiniAlbum) (6 versions) Speak My Language Fiction Records ... 1983
The Caterpillar (Single, EP) (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
The Top (Album, Comp) (16 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
Close To Me (EP, Single) (11 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1985
Half An Octopuss (10", Ltd) Close To Me (7" Versio... Fiction Records 1985
In Between Days (Single) (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1985
The Head On The Door (Album, Comp) (6 versions)   Metronome ... 1985
Boys Don't Cry (New Voice - Club Mix) (Maxi, Single, EP) (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1986
Let's Go To Bed (7", Single) Boys Don't Cry Elektra 1986
Quadpus (Single) (2 versions) A Night Like This, New... Elektra ... 1986
Standing On A Beach - The Singles (Comp, Album) (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1986
Standing On A Beach - The Singles (And Unavailable B-Sides) (Comp) (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1986
Catch (Single, Maxi) (7 versions) Catch, Breathe Fiction Records ... 1987
Hot Hot Hot!!! (Maxi, Single) (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Just Like Heaven (Single) (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (Album) (10 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Why Can't I Be You? (Single, Maxi) (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Disintegration (Cass, Album)   Elektra 1989
Fascination Street (Maxi) (3 versions) Fascination Street (Re... Elektra ... 1989
Lovesong (Maxi, Single) (6 versions)   Elektra ... 1989
Lullaby (Maxi, Single) (10 versions)   Elektra ... 1989
Close To Me (Single, Maxi) (4 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Mixed Up (Comp) (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1990
Never Enough (Maxi, Single) (6 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Pictures Of You (Maxi, Single) (7 versions) Pictures Of You (Remix) Fiction Records ... 1990
The Cure (5xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Why Can't I Be You? (E... Fiction Records, Polydor 1991
Judge Dredd - Highlights From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Comp, Promo) Dredd Song Epic 1995
Judge Dredd - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Comp) (3 versions) Dredd Song 550 Music ... 1995
Gone! (Single, Maxi) (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1996
Mint Car (Maxi, Single) (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1996
Strange Attraction (CD, Maxi, Car)   Warner Music (Australia) 1996
The 13th (Maxi, Single) (2 versions)   Elektra 1996
Galore - The Singles 1987-1997 (CD, Comp, RM) Why Can't I Be You?, C... Elektra, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc., BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1997
Bloodflowers (Album) (2 versions)   Warner Music (Australia) ... 2000
Cut Here (CD, Maxi, Enh)   Fiction Records, Polydor 2001
Greatest Hits (Comp) (2 versions) Just Like Heaven, Lull... Polydor 2001
Alt.End (CD, Maxi)   Geffen Records 2004
Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978>2001 The Fiction Years (4xCD, Comp)   Rhino Records (2) 2004
Pornography (Album, Comp) (2 versions)   Rhino Records (2) ... 2005
Hypnagogic States EP (CD, EP)   Suretone, Geffen Records 2008
Mix:
Lullaby (Maxi, Single) (3 versions) Homesick (Live), Untit... Elektra 1989
Entreat (CD, Album)   Fiction Records, Polydor 1990
Pictures Of You (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Paris (Album) (4 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1993
Show (Album) (2 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1993
Mint Car (CD, Maxi)   Polydor 1996
The 13th (Maxi, Single) (2 versions)   Elektra 1996
Wild Mood Swings (CD, Album)   Polydor, Fiction Records 1996
Galore - The Singles 1987-1997 (CD, Comp, RM) Why Can't I Be You? Elektra, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc., BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1997
Bloodflowers (CD, Album)   Warner Music (Australia) 2000
Cut Here (CD, Maxi, Enh) Signal To Noise, Cut H... Fiction Records, Polydor 2001
Greatest Hits (Comp) (2 versions) Lullaby, Lovesong, Jus... Polydor 2001
Alt.End (CD, Maxi)   Geffen Records 2004
Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978>2001 The Fiction Years (4xCD, Comp)   Rhino Records (2) 2004
Appears On:
Killing An Arab (Single) (3 versions)   Small Wonder Records ... 1978
20 Of Another Kind (LP, Comp) Killing An Arab Polydor 1979
Boys Don't Cry (Comp, Album) (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1979
Boys Don't Cry (Single) (2 versions)   Fiction Records 1979
Jumping Someone Else's Train (7", Single)   Fiction Records 1979
Three Imaginary Boys (Album, Comp) (12 versions)   Polydor ... 1979
A Forest (Single) (3 versions)   Metronome ... 1980
Seventeen Seconds (Album, Comp) (12 versions)   Polydor ... 1980
...Happily Ever After (Album, Comp) (3 versions)   A&M Records 1981
Charlotte Sometimes (Single, EP) (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1981
Faith (Album, Comp) (10 versions)   Rhino Records (2) ... 1981
Primary (Single) (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1981
A Single (10", Single) The Hanging Garden, On... Metronome 1982
Let's Go To Bed (Maxi, Single) (9 versions)   Metronome ... 1982
Pornography (Album, Comp) (14 versions)   Elektra ... 1982
Blue Sunshine (Album) (6 versions)   Wonderland (3) ... 1983
Japanese Whispers (Comp, MiniAlbum) (8 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1983
Punish Me With Kisses (7", Single)   Wonderland (3) 1983
The Love Cats (EP, Single) (5 versions) The Love Cats (Extende... Polydor ... 1983
The Walk (MiniAlbum, Comp) (2 versions)   Polydor 1983
The Walk (5 versions) The Upstairs Room, The... Fiction Records ... 1983
Concert - The Cure Live (Album) (5 versions) Shake Dog Shake, Prima... Fiction Records ... 1984
Excerpt - The Cure Live (12", Single) A Forest, Primary Metronome, Fiction Records 1984
The Caterpillar (Single, EP) (5 versions) The Caterpillar, Happy... Fiction Records ... 1984
The Top (Album, Comp) (17 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1984
Close To Me (EP, Single) (12 versions)   Polydor ... 1985
Half An Octopuss (10", Ltd) Close To Me (7" Versio... Fiction Records 1985
In Between Days (Single) (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1985
The Head On The Door (Album, Comp) (6 versions)   Metronome ... 1985
The Sound Of Today (Comp) (3 versions) A Forest Arcade 1985
Boys Don't Cry (New Voice - Club Mix) (Maxi, Single, EP) (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1986
Let's Go To Bed (7", Single)   Elektra 1986
Quadpus (Single) (2 versions) A Night Like This, New... Elektra ... 1986
Standing On A Beach - The Singles (Comp, Album) (8 versions) The Caterpillar, The C... Fiction Records ... 1986
Standing On A Beach - The Singles (And Unavailable B-Sides) (Comp) (2 versions) Killing An Arab, Boy's... Elektra ... 1986
Top Hits Of The Year (CD, Comp) In Between Days Arcade 1986
Catch (Single, Maxi) (7 versions) Catch, Breathe, Kyoto ... Fiction Records ... 1987
Hot Hot Hot!!! (Maxi, Single) (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Just Like Heaven (Single) (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (Album) (11 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Why Can't I Be You? (Single, Maxi) (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Disintegration (Album) (10 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1989
Fascination Street (2 versions)   Elektra ... 1989
Get Off The Road / Just Like Heaven (Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Promo) Just Like Heaven The Catalogue 1989
Just Like Heaven (Maxi) (2 versions) Just Like Heaven Blast First 1989
Lovesong (Single) (4 versions)   WEA Records Pty Ltd. ... 1989
Lullaby (Maxi, Single) (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1989
Bark EP (12", Ora) A Forest Jungle Records 1990
Close To Me (Single, Maxi) (4 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Entreat (CD, Album)   Fiction Records, Polydor 1990
Mixed Up (Comp) (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1990
Never Enough (Maxi, Single) (6 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Pictures Of You (Single) (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1990
Absolution - Rock The Alternative Way (CD, Comp) Never Enough PolyGram TV 1991
Fossils (CD, Comp) Just Like Heaven SST Records 1991
The Cure (5xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd)   Fiction Records, Polydor 1991
Friday I'm In Love (Maxi, Single) (7 versions)   Polydor ... 1992
High (Maxi, Single) (7 versions)   Polydor ... 1992
Wish (Album) (8 versions)   Elektra ... 1992
Paris (Album) (4 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1993
Show (Album) (2 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1993
A Forest (2 versions) A Forest (Boom-Boom-Cl... Machinery Records 1994
How To Use Machinery Vol. III (CD, Comp) A Forest Machinery Records 1994
The Visitors From Deepspace (CD, Album) Killing An Arab Invitation 1994
Invocation (CD, Maxi)   October 1995
Judge Dredd - Highlights From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Comp, Promo) Dredd Song Epic 1995
Judge Dredd - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Comp) (3 versions) Dredd Song 550 Music ... 1995
Absolute 90's (CD) Just Like Heaven MCA Records (Canada) 1996
Feels So Bad (CD, Comp) A Forest (Walterino Ja... UjaMM'n 1996
Gone! (Single, Maxi) (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1996
It's For Your Own Good (CD, EP) 10:15 Saturday Night Rapido 1996
Midem Sampler '96 (2xCD, Smplr) A Forest (Into The For... UMM, UMM 1996
Mint Car (Maxi, Single) (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1996
Strange Attraction (CD, Maxi, Car)   Warner Music (Australia) 1996
The 13th (Maxi, Single) (3 versions)   Elektra ... 1996
Wild Mood Swings (CD, Album) The 13th, Gone!, Return Polydor, Fiction Records 1996
A Forest (Vinyl) A Forest (New Mix 97) Max Music (Spain) 1997
Crush (2xCD, Comp) Love Song PolyGram TV 1997
Galore - The Singles 1987-1997 (CD, Comp, RM)   Elektra, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc., BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1997
Undercover 4 (2xCD, Comp) A Forest (Remarxed) Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1997
Black Shining Leather (CD, Album, Dig) A Forest Avantgarde Music 1998
Mezzanine (CD, Album) Man Next Door Wild Bunch Records, Circa Records Ltd. 1998
Dressed In Black (2xCD) From The Edge Of The D... PolyGram TV 1999
Bitter & Twisted (Album) (3 versions) Boys Don't Cry Trademark Records ... 2000
Bloodflowers (Album) (4 versions)   Elektra ... 2000
Un Tributo A The Cure (CD, Single) Plainsong, The Figurehead Acuarela Discos 2000
Your Vision Was Never Mine To Share (Album) (2 versions) The Drowning Man Earache 2000
Cut Here (CD, Maxi, Enh)   Fiction Records, Polydor 2001
Dressed In Black 3 (2xCD, Comp) Primary Universal Music (Netherlands) 2001
Greatest Hits (Comp) (2 versions) Boys Don't Cry, A Fore... Polydor 2001
...Imaginary Songs - A Tribute To The Cure (CD, Comp)   Mudah Peach, Polydor 2002
Elec-Trax (CD) The Walk Music Club 2002
Music Kills Me (CD, Album)   V2 Records, Inc. 2002
The Berlin Tapes (CD, Album, RM, RE) At Night Warner Music (Australia), DIVA Records Pty Ltd 2002
Top Hits - Dance Edition 2002/2 (CD, Comp) A Forest Mostiko 2002
Kill The DJ: A Non-Stop Mash-Up Mix By Keoki (CD, Mixed, Comp, Sli) The Walk Hypnotic 2003
Trilogy (2xDVD-V, PAL)   Eagle Vision 2003
VirginMegaMusic · Goth (CD) Charlotte Sometimes Rhino Special Products, Virgin Megastore 2003
Alt.End (CD, Maxi)   Geffen Records 2004
Break Me (CD, EP)   XIII Bis Records 2004
Essential Glastonbury (CD) A Forest (Acoustic Ver... Q Magazine 2004
Gang Of 4 (CD + DVD) Boys Don't Cry (Flamma... CNR Music 2004
Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978>2001 The Fiction Years (4xCD, Comp)   Rhino Records (2) 2004
Let Me Go Home (CD, Single, CD2) Apart Jamtart Records 2004
Mix Shake (CD, Album, Mixed, Dig) Just Like Heaven, The ... Polydor 2004
Monument (Album) (2 versions) A Forest, A Forest, A ... Gang Go Music ... 2004
South 11th Street (CD, Album) The Figurehead Kitchen Whore Records 2004
Taking Off (CD, Single, Car)   Geffen Records 2004
The Best Of Trance 2004 (4xCD, Comp, Mixed) A Forest (Ron Van Den ... Sony Music Media 2004
The Cure (CD, Enh)   Geffen Records 2004
The End Of The World (7", Single)   Geffen Records 2004
Then And Again (CD, MiniAlbum) Lovesong Projekt 2004
Unicorn & The Harmonizer DVD (EP) (2 versions) A Strange Day Hard:drive ... 2004
Clasicos De Los 80's Vol. 2 (3xCD, Comp) Close To Me Contraseña Records 2005
Fall Behind (CDr, EP, Enh) A Strange Day Safranin 2005
Piece By Piece (CD, Album) Just Like Heaven Dramatico 2005
Rock Swings (Album) (4 versions) The Lovecats Universal Music (Canada) ... 2005
U2 Jukebox (CD, Promo) A Forest Mojo Magazine 2005
Civil Sin (CD, Single, 2/2) Catch Vertigo 2006
Festival 2005 (2 versions)   Geffen Records 2006
Live Recorded At Extrema Outdoor 2006 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Fire In Cairo (Digital... Lektroluv 2006
Meds (Album) (3 versions) If Only Tonight We Cou... Elevator Music Ltd. ... 2006
Q Covered - The Eighties (CD) Just Like Heaven Q Magazine 2006
Sonic Diary (2xCD, Album, Ltd, Comp, Har) A Strange Day GUN Records (2), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2006
To All New Arrivals (Album) (4 versions) Spiders, Crocodiles & ... Columbia ... 2006
Change Your Tune (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Close To Me, Close To Me BMG Music Publishing, BMG Music Publishing 2007
Emotional Iceage (CD, Album + CD, Comp, Ltd) In Your House Zeit.Klang Records 2007
4:13 Dream (Album) (4 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
Bairro Alto - Noites Loucas Anos 80 (CD, Comp) Just Like Heaven Som Livre (Portugal) 2008
Freakshow (Single) (3 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
Hypnagogic States EP (EP) (2 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
In 'Bluegate Fields' Live At Wilton's Music Hall (CD, Album + DVD-V, PAL) Torment Strike Force Entertainment 2008
Laudanum (CD, Album, RE, RM)   Alice In... 2008
Lágrimas De Miedo 14 - Pornography: Re-heat (CD, Comp)   Fear Drop 2008
Push Your Head Towards The Air (Single) (2 versions) Lullaby Kitchenware Records ... 2008
Sleep When I'm Dead (Single) (3 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
Songs (CD, Album + , Ltd, Har) Boys Don't Cry Ratio Records 2008
The Only One (Single) (3 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
The Perfect Boy (Single) (4 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
The Shameless Kiss Of Vanity III (Cass, Comp, Ltd + CDr, Comp, Ltd)   Release The Bats Records 2008
At The BBC (3xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Comp)   Polydor 2009
Sweetheart '09 (Our Favorite Artists Sing Their Favorite Love Songs) (CD, Comp) Love Song Starbucks Entertainment 2009
True Blood (Music From The HBO Original Series) (CD, Comp) Just Like Heaven Elektra 2009
We Were Flying Kites / Object 03 (2xCD, Album, Ltd) Untitled Not On Label (Stripmall Architecture Self-released), Not On Label (Stripmall Architecture Self-released) 2009
Alive In I (12", Promo)   Not On Label  
Clasicos De Los 80´s Vol.4 (3xCD, Album, Comp) Lullaby Contraseña Records  
Does The Word Duh Mean Anything To You? - Another Che Compilation CD (CD) A Few Hours After This Ché Trading  
Tracks Appear On:
Faith (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Faith (RS Home Demo), ... Rhino Records (2) ... 2005
Pornography (CD, Album, RM + CD, Comp + , Del) Temptation Two (AKA LG... Polydor 2005
The Head On The Door (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Inbetween Days (RS Hom... Polydor ... 2006
The Top (CD, Album, RM + CD, Comp, Del) You Stayed... (RS Home... Polydor 2006
Unofficial Releases:
Mixes And Remixes For Dj Promo Only (CD) Fascination Street (Ex... Lost Home Syndicate 1990
Difficult To Cure (CD)   Beech Marten Records 1991
The Show - Live '93 Part 1 (Cass, Album)   MG Records (2) 1993
The Show - Live '93 Part 2 (Cass, Album)   MG Records (2) 1993
Alternative Live Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Just Like Heaven Grapefruit 1994
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