Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 7 November 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1979–2001 | |||
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Length | 68:08 69:26 (bonus disc) | |||
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The Cure chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Cure: Greatest Hits | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Alternative Press | [3] |
musicOMH | (average)[4] |
Q | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by English rock band the Cure. It was first released in Japan on 7 November 2001,[6] before being released in the UK and Europe on 12 November and then in the US the day after. The band's relationship with longtime label Fiction Records came to a close, and the Cure were obliged to release one final album for the label. Lead singer Robert Smith agreed to release a greatest hits album under the condition that he could choose the tracks himself. The band also recorded a special studio album released as a bonus disc to some versions of the album. The disc, titled Acoustic Hits, consists of the eighteen songs from the North American release re-recorded using acoustic instruments.