Wish is the ninth studio album by English gothic rock band The Cure and released on 21 April, 1992 through Fiction Records. It topped the album charts in Australia and the United Kingdom, number 2 in Belgium, Ireland, the United States and number 3 in New Zealand and was commercially successful in the band's career.
Track listing
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All songs composed by the Cure (Perry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams).
| 1. |
"Open" |
6:51 |
| 2. |
"High" |
3:37 |
| 3. |
"Apart" |
6:40 |
| 4. |
"From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" |
7:44 |
| 5. |
"Wendy Time" |
5:13 |
| 6. |
"Doing the Unstuck" |
4:24 |
| 7. |
"Friday I'm in Love" |
3:39 |
| 8. |
"Trust" |
5:33 |
| 9. |
"A Letter to Elise" |
5:14 |
| 10. |
"Cut" |
5:55 |
| 11. |
"To Wish Impossible Things" |
4:43 |
| 12. |
"End" |
6:45 |
Lost Wishes EP
Four instrumental tracks taken from the Wish sessions at the Manor Winter 1991.
Released in 1994 as a limited edition cassette, through mail order only.
| 1. |
"Uyea Sound" |
5:21 |
| 2. |
"Cloudberry" |
5:19 |
| 3. |
"Off to Sleep..." |
3:38 |
| 4. |
"The Three Sisters" |
4:11 |
2022 Deluxe Edition
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| Details |
| 1. |
"The Big Hand" (1990 Demo) | final version on B-side to A Letter To Elise 7” |
4:38 |
| 2. |
"Cut" (1990 Demo aka “Away") | final version appears on Wish |
3:31 |
| 3. |
"A Letter to Elise" (1990 Demo, aka “Cut”) | final version appears on Wish |
5:01 |
| 4. |
"Wendy Time" (1990 Demo) | final version appears on Wish |
5:13 |
| 5. |
"This Twilight Garden" (Instrumental Demo) | final version on B-side to "High" 7" |
3:25 |
| 6. |
"Scared As You" (Instrumental Demo) | final version on B-side to "Friday I’m in Love" 12" |
2:33 |
| 7. |
"To Wish Impossible Things" (Instrumental Demo) | final version appears on Wish |
3:33 |
| 8. |
"Apart" (Instrumental Demo) | final version appears on Wish |
3:38 |
| 9. |
"T7" (Instrumental Demo) | Previously unreleased |
2:40 |
| 10. |
"Now Is the Time" (Instrumental demo) | Previously unreleased |
2:20 |
| 11. |
"Miss van Gogh" (Instrumental demo) | Previously unreleased |
2:48 |
| 12. |
"T6" (Instrumental Demo) | Previously unreleased |
3:14 |
| 13. |
"Play" (Instrumental Demo) | final version on B-side to High 12" |
2:28 |
| 14. |
"A Foolish Arrangement" (Instrumental Demo) | final version on B-side to "A Letter To Elise" 12" |
2:28 |
| 15. |
"Halo" (Instrumental Demo) | final version on B-side to "Friday I’m in Love" 7" |
3:06 |
| 16. |
"Trust" (Instrumental Demo) | final version appears on Wish |
4:02 |
| 17. |
"Abetabw" (Instrumental Demo) | Previously unreleased |
2:26 |
| 18. |
"T8" (Instrumental Demo) | Previously unreleased |
2:17 |
| 19. |
"Heart Attack" (Instrumental Demo) | Previously unreleased |
2:41 |
| 20. |
"Swing Change" (Instrumental Demo) | Previously unreleased |
2:10 |
| 21. |
"Frogfish" (Instrumental Demo) | Previously unreleased |
2:35 |
| Details |
| 1. |
"Uyea Sound" (Dim-D Mix) | from Lost Wishes Cassette, 1993 |
5:28 |
| 2. |
"Cloudberry" (Dim-D Mix) | from Lost Wishes Cassette, 1993 |
5:22 |
| 3. |
"Off To Sleep..." (Dim-D Mix) | from Lost Wishes Cassette, 1993 |
3:47 |
| 4. |
"The Three Sisters" (Dim-D Mix) | from Lost Wishes Cassette, 1993 |
4:12 |
| 5. |
"A Wendy Band" (Instrumental) | Previously unreleased |
3:47 |
| 6. |
"From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" (Partscheckruf Mix) | Previously unreleased version |
7:36 |
| 7. |
"Open" (Fix Mix) | B-side to "High" 12" |
6:51 |
| 8. |
"High" (Higher Mix) | "High" 12" |
7:15 |
| 9. |
"Doing the Unstuck" (Extended 12” Mix) | Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities box set |
5:54 |
| 10. |
"Friday I’m in Love" (Strangelove Mix) | "Friday I’m in Love" 12" |
5:29 |
| 11. |
"A Letter to Elise" (Blue Mix) | "A Letter to Elise" 12" |
6:36 |
| 12. |
"End" (Paris Live 92) | Previously unreleased version |
8:38 |
