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at Le Zénith de Paris, in October 1992 during their ''

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'' tour, but released in October 1993. The band announced the album in July 1993. ''Paris'' was released at the same time as '' Show'', which was recorded in the United States. The album features more cult classics like "The Figurehead" and "One Hundred Years" than ''Show'', which is generally more single-friendly. 50% of the royalties earned by the album were given to the

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and Red Crescent Movement charities in support of their international relief work. In mid-1996, ''

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'' reported that ''Paris'' had sold 95,000 copies in the United States by that point, much less than the 213,000 copies of ''Show'' sold there by the same point. The magazine described the release of the album "within a few weeks" of ''Show'' as exemplifying the "unorthodox career path" that the band had taken. Michele Kirsch of '' Vox'' praised the album's "top shelf sound engineers" and "good editing". Rating the album eight out of ten, he noted "there's nothing here that doesn't work."

Track listing

#" The Figurehead" (''

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" (''Pornography'') – 7:15 #"At Night" (''

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'') – 6:39 #"Play for Today" (''Seventeen Seconds'') – 3:50 #"Apart" (''

'') – 6:37 #"In Your House" (''Seventeen Seconds'') – 3:59 #" Lovesong" ('' Disintegration'') – 3:31 #" Catch" (''

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" (''Wish'') – 4:50 #"Dressing Up" ('' The Top'') – 2:49 #" Charlotte Sometimes" (stand-alone single) – 3:58 #" Close to Me" (''

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Personnel

* Robert Smith – vocals, guitar *

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– bass guitar *

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– guitar *

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– drums *

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– keyboard, guitar

Production

*Robbie Williams – production manager *Howard Hopkins – stage manager *Tom Wilson – keyboard tech and backstage coordinator

References

The Cure live albums 1993 live albums Fiction Records live albums Elektra Records live albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub