''Show'' is a live album released in 1993 by the British

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. It was recorded live over two nights at

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) in 1992, during the successful ''Wish'' tour. ''Show'' was also released as a concert video. This live album was released along with ''

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'', which was recorded in

. ''Show'' leaned somewhat more towards the band's poppier and more recent material such as "Just Like Heaven", "Pictures of You" and "Friday I'm in Love" while ''Paris'' skewed towards their older cult-classics.

Track listing

''Show'' is a double-CD release in most cases. There are various versions with differing track listings. The US version is the only one-disc edition. The songs which did not fit onto the US disc ("Tape", "Fascination Street", "The Walk" and "Let's Go to Bed") were released as the EP ''Sideshow''. The

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version contains extra tracks. Disc one # "Tape" – 2:25 # "Open" (''

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'') – 7:18 # "

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" (''Wish'') – 3:31 # " Pictures of You" ('' Disintegration'') – 7:38 # "

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" (''Disintegration'') – 4:25 # " Just Like Heaven" (''

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'') – 3:37 # "

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'') – 4:46 # "Trust" (''Wish'') – 5:15 Disc two # "Doing the Unstuck" (''Wish'') – 4:20 # " The Walk" (''

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'') – 3:32 # " Let's Go to Bed" (''Japanese Whispers'') – 3:41 # "

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" (''Wish'') – 3:45 # "

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" (''The Head on the Door'') – 3:12 # "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" (''Wish'') – 7:54 # " Never Enough" ('' Mixed Up'') – 4:52 # "Cut" (''Wish'') – 5:25 # "End" (''Wish'') – 7:58 Single-disc release: # "Open" ( ''Wish'') - 7:20 # "High" (''Wish'') - 3:31 # "Pictures of You" ('' Disintegration'') - 7:38 # "Lullaby" ('' Disintegration'') - 4:15 # "Just Like Heaven" (''

'') - 3:34 # "A Night Like This" (''

'') - 4:45 # "Trust" (''Wish'') - 5:14 # "Doing the Unstuck" (''Wish'') - 4:00 # "Friday I'm in Love" (''Wish'') - 3:34 # "In Between Days" (''The Head on the Door'') - 2:55 # "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" (''Wish'') - 7:54 # "Never Enough" ('' Mixed Up'') - 4:45 # "Cut" (''Wish'') - 5:32 # "End" (''Wish'') - 8:04 Sideshow EP: # "Tape (intro) - 3:07 # "Just Like Heaven" (''

'') - 3:47 # "Fascination Street" (''Disintegration'') - 5:01 # "The Walk" (''Japanese Whispers'') - 3:32 # "Let's Go to Bed" (''Japanese Whispers'') - 3:38

CD-i release (2-disc music video)

CD-i disc one

# "Tape" # "Open" ( ''Wish'') # "High" (''Wish'') # "Pictures of You" ('' Disintegration'') # "Lullaby" (''Disintegration'') # "Just Like Heaven" (''

'') # "Fascination Street" (''Disintegration'') # "A Night Like This" (''

'') # "Trust" (''Wish'') # "Doing the Unstuck" (''Wish'') # "The Walk" (''

'') # "Let's Go to Bed" (''Japanese Whispers'') # "Friday I'm in Love" (''Wish'')

CD-i disc two

# "In Between Days" (''The Head on the Door'') # "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" (''Wish'') # "Never Enough" ('' Mixed Up'') # "Cut" (''Wish'') # "End" (''Wish'') # "To Wish Impossible Things" (''Wish'') # " Primary" ( ''Faith'') # " Boys Don't Cry" ( ''Boys Don't Cry'') # "

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" (''Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me'') # "

A Forest "A Forest" is a song by the English rock band The Cure. Co-produced by Mike Hedges and the band's Robert Smith, it was released as a single from the band's second album ''Seventeen Seconds'' on 28 March 1980. It was their debut entry on the ...

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Seventeen Seconds ''Seventeen Seconds'' is the second studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 18 April 1980 by Fiction Records. The album marked the first time frontman Robert Smith co-produced with Mike Hedges. After the departure of original ba ...

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Personnel

* Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, 6-string bass *

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– bass guitar *

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– guitar, keyboards *

Boris Williams Boris Peter Bransby Williams (born 24 April 1957) is a French-born English drummer best known for his extensive work with the Cure (1984–1994). Biography Born in Versailles, France, he had previously worked with various artists, including T ...

– drums, percussion *

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– keyboards, guitar, 6-string bass

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Show (The Cure Album) The Cure live albums 1993 live albums Fiction Records live albums Elektra Records live albums