The Lovecats (album original mix)

~ Recording by The Cure

Annotation

Verified AcoustIDs:
cb0c79b1-5c56-4d29-8359-938c12bbb42b Greatest Hits

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-12 04:18 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.11The Lovecats3:41The CureNow That’s What I Call MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1983-11-28
Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)NOW 1
2.11The Lovecats3:41The CureNow That’s What I Call MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1983-11-28
Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)TC NOW 1
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1983-12-06
FictionFIXM 8
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Sire Records9 25076-1
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction817 470-1
1.10The Lovecats3:39The CureStanding on a Beach: The Singles (and Unavailable B‐Sides)The CureAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1986-05-01
FictionFIXHC 12
1.10The Lovecats3:39The CureStanding on a Beach: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)9 60477-1
1.13The Lovecats3:38The CureStaring At The Sea - The Singles = スターリング・アット・ザ・シー／ザ・シングルズThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1986-06-21
vap (imprint of VAP Inc.)85002-32
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1986-08-07
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)CD 60477
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese Whispers (medium: silver (unprinted) background)The CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction817 470-2
1.10The Lovecats?:??The CureStanding on a Beach: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
FictionFIXH 12
1.13The Love Cats3:40The CureStanding on a Beach: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)600141-2
1.10The Lovecats3:39The CureStanding on a Beach: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction829 239-1
1.10The Lovecats3:39The CureStanding on a Beach: The Singles (and Unavailable B‐Sides)The CureAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)9 60477-4
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)9 60477-2
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)E2 60477
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction829239/2
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)E2 60477
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1987-01-21
vap (imprint of VAP Inc.)85007-30
2.4The Lovecats?:??The CureNow That’s What I Call Music: Smash HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1987-09-21
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)NOSH 1
2.4The Lovecats3:40The CureNow That’s What I Call Music: Smash HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1987-09-21
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CD NOSH 1
2.4The Love Cats?:??The CureNow That’s What I Call Music! Smash HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)TC NOSH 1
1.8The Lovecats3:41The CureJapanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction817 470-2
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Sire Records9 25076-2
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Sire Records9 25076-4
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese Whispers (medium: blue and white cloud background)The CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction817 470-2
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese Whispers (made in France)The CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction817 470-2
10.13The Love Cats3:39The CureAssemblageThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1991-08-19
Fiction511 124-2
6.8The Lovecats3:39The CureAssemblageThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1991-08-19
Fiction511 124-2
1.3The Lovecats3:39The CurePop & Wave, Volume 2: More Hits of the 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 472423 2
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea · The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
FictionSTARCD 6170
1.2The Lovecats3:41The CureThe One and Only 80’s AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-04-17
Polydor (British label, see annotation)553 494-2
1.17The Lovecats3:39The CurePop & Wave, Volume 2: More Hits From the Fantastic 80’s (1998 rerelease)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)472423 9
2.18The Lovecats3:39The CureNow That’s What I Call Music! 1983: The Millennium SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-06-21
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 5 20262 2 7, NOWMIL 1983
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction829239/2
1.4The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest Hits (special edition)The CureAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction589 435-2, FIXCD32
1.4The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-11-12
Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction589 434-2, FIXCDL32
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-11-13
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)62725-2A, 62725-2B
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-11-13
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)62726-2
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)589 438-2
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction589 432-2, FIXCD32
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction589 431-2, FIXCL32
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction589 437-2, FIXCL32
1.11The Lovecats3:39The CureSchool Disco.com: Spring TermVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-02-11
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)506297 2
1.4The Lovecats3:40The CureThe Very Best of The TubeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-11-04
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)069 814-2
1.13The Lovecats3:38The CureStaring at the Sea: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction, Moon Records (Ukrainian)829 239-2, MR-1142-2
1.13The Love Cats3:42The CureFriendsReunited.co.uk: 42 Classroom Classics From the 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-01-27
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)069 634-2, 069 635-2, 069 636-2, 069.634-2
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2004-10-18
Fiction
1.4The Lovecats3:39The CureAcoustic 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-11-10
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9824341
1.3The Lovecats3:40The CureD.E.B.S.Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2005-03-22
Lakeshore RecordsLKS 33817
2.12The Lovecats3:41The CureJust Say Sire: The Sire Records StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-09-27
Rhino (reissue label)74665
1.10The Love Cats3:41The CureTeenage Kicks 2: Going UndergroundVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-11-07
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)TDSAN021
1.12The Lovecats3:39The CureNow That’s What I Call the 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-10-29
Virgin TVVTDCD877
5.1The Lovecats3:41The Cure100 Essential 1980'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)5303024
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)0600753011539
2.12The Lovecats3:39The CureNME: ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-03-10
Virgin TVVTDCD 900
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2008-03-19
Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)UICY-93424
1.4The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2008-05-28
Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation)UICY-90872/3
5.1The Lovecats3:41The Cure100 Eighties ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Belgium530.652-0
5.1The Lovecats3:41The Cure100 Essential: 1980’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)FBUDCD005
2.11The Lovecats3:41The CureNow That’s What I Call MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-01-12
Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)NOW 1
3.1The Lovecats3:37The Cure100 Acoustic MemoriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • ZA2010-02-12
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)FBUDCD 008
1.21The Lovecats3:38The CureAshes to Ashes: Series 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB2010-04-12
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)8697675222
1.17Lovecats3:40The CureSimon Mayo’s DrivetimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-02-24
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)5350418
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • -2017-01-28
Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.5The Lovecats?:??The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-04-22
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Fiction, Rhino (reissue label)R1 559252
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2017-04-22
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023), Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation)0060255726130 (1), 572 613-0
4.10The Lovecats3:39The Cure101 80s HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-05-26
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)UMC10103
3.2The Lovecats3:39The Cure101 Party HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-11-24
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
2.11The Lovecats3:39The CureNow That’s What I Call MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-07-20
2.11The Lovecats3:39The CureNow That’s What I Call MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-07-20
Universal Music on Demand, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)0190758608020, CDNOW01
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureThe Edge of the 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal UMC19439799132
1.8The Love Cats?:??The CureJapanese Whispers: The Cure: Singles Nov 82–Nov 83The CureAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2021-03-19
Fiction602435081052
3.13The Lovecats3:40The CureNow Yearbook ’83Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2021-06-25
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)CDBYNOW83
3.13The Lovecats3:40The CureNOW Yearbook ’83 (special edition (with booklet))Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2021-06-25
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)0194398733524, CDYBXNOW83
2.12The Lovecats3:40The CureNow Yearbook 1983 (translucent red vinyl)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2021-06-25
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand0194398733616, LPYBNOW83
1.8The Lovecats (album version)3:39The CureJapanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • -2022
Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.4The Lovecats (remastered 2020)3:39The CureNow That’s What I Call 40 Years: Volume 1 1983–1993Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2023-11-24
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)CDN408393
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), FictionCD 62726
1.5The Lovecats3:41The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.5The Lovecats3:40The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction589 438-2, FIXCD32
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese Whispers (W. Germany by PDO)The CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction817 470-2
1.8The Lovecats3:40The CureJapanese Whispers (made in France by PMDC)The CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction817 470-2
1.8The Lovecats3:39The CureJapanese Whispers (made in France by PDO)The CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction817 470-2
1.20The Lovecats3:38The CureMastermix Classic Cuts 3: AlternativeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)CC003
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea: The Singles (BMG Direct Marketing)The CureAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)9 60477-2, D 150024
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureStaring at the Sea: The SinglesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction829239/2
Promotion
1.10The Love Cats3:38The CurePure Cure CompilationThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Fiction, Warner Music Canada (imprint of Warner Music Canada Co.)CURE 1
1.4The Lovecats3:40The CureRetrospectiveThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)PRCD 9552-2
45.15Love Cats3:38The CureThe Radio Essential SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promo Only
1.2Love Cats3:40The CureObsession: The All New CamryVarious ArtistsEP + Compilation
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)[none]
Bootleg
1.4The Love Cats3:42The CureHit Collection 2000The CureAlbum + Compilation
DJ’s ClubBRONS 911
1.5The Lovecats3:41The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Fiction
1.18The Lovecats3:40The CureSeventeen Seconds / Japanese WhispersThe CureAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
1.9The Love Cats3:36The CureGreatest HitsThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Star MarkLDB 5057-1/2
1.13The Lovecats3:40The CureBest OfThe CureAlbum + Compilation
0149-2
1.13The Lovecats3:41The CureBestThe CureAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)TC-261096-B

Relationships

producer:Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
Chris Parry
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
Phil Thornalley
mixer:Chris Parry
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
Phil Thornalley
bass guitar:Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set):Andy Anderson (drummer for The Cure)
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
vibraphone:Lol Tolhurst
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Fiction Records Ltd. (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)
mash-ups:Cats Disappear? (The Cure vs. The Faint) by Party Ben
One Minute Lovecat by Kurtis Rush
part of:Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 448) (order: 448)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/4DaA3TTfIfYks3jv8hl0Ku [info]
recording of:The Lovecats

Related works

The Lovecats

lyricist and composer:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:APB Music Co.
later parody versions:Flat‐Packs