Staring at the Sea: The Singles (1986)

About this title: Staring at the Sea: The Singles collects all of the Cure's biggest U.K. hits and best-known songs from the late '70s and early '80s. Spanning from "Killing an Arab" and "Boys Don't Cry," to "The Lovecats," "In Between Days," and "Close to Me," Staring at the Sea captures some of the finest -- and most influential -- post-punk music. At their best, the Cure were nervy, intellectual, catchy, and foreboding, all at once. No matter how carefully crafted the Cure's individual albums were, their finest moments occurred on singles like these, when they distilled their essence into surprisingly ... read more

Tracks:

1. Killing an Arab [Dempsey/Smith/Tolhu]
2. 10:15 Saturday Night [Dempsey/Smith/Tolhu]
3. Boys Don't Cry [Dempsey/Smith/Tolhu]
4. Jumping Someone Else's Train [Dempsey/Smith/Tolhu]
5. A Forest [Gallup/Hartley/Smit]
6. Play for Today [Gallup/Hartley/Smit]
7. Primary [Gallup/Smith/Tolhur]
8. Other Voices [Gallup/Smith/Tolhur]
9. Charlotte Sometimes [Gallup/Smith/Tolhur]
10. The Hanging Garden [Gallup/Smith/Tolhur]
11. Let's Go to Bed [Smith/Tolhurst]
12. The Walk [Smith/Tolhurst]
13. The Lovecats [Smith]
14. The Caterpillar [Smith/Tolhurst]
15. In Between Days [Smith]
16. Close to Me [Smith]
17. A Night Like This [Smith]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.