Songs of a Lost World

~ Release by The Cure (see all versions of this release, 24 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Alone
recording engineer:
Paul Corkett
producer and mixer:
Paul Corkett and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar [6string bass] and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
guitar:
Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Lostworld Studios
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Performance nominees (number: 2026 winner)
recording of:
Alone
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
56:48
2And Nothing Is Forever
recording engineer:
Paul Corkett
producer and mixer:
Paul Corkett and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar [6string bass] and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
guitar:
Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Lostworld Studios
recording of:
And Nothing Is Forever
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
46:53
3A Fragile Thing
recording engineer:
Paul Corkett
producer and mixer:
Paul Corkett and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar [6string bass] and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
guitar:
Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Lostworld Studios
part of:
Best of 2024: ALT CTRL (number: 33)
recording of:
A Fragile Thing
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
54:43
4Warsong
recording engineer:
Paul Corkett
producer and mixer:
Paul Corkett and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar [6string bass] and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
guitar:
Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Lostworld Studios
recording of:
Warsong
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
premiered at:
The Cure at Troxy (2024-11-01)
44:17
5Drone:Nodrone
recording engineer:
Paul Corkett
producer and mixer:
Paul Corkett and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar [6string bass] and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
guitar:
Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Lostworld Studios
recording of:
Drone:Nodrone
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
premiered at:
The Cure at Troxy (2024-11-01)
54:45
6I Can Never Say Goodbye
recording engineer:
Paul Corkett
producer and mixer:
Paul Corkett and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar [6string bass] and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
guitar:
Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Lostworld Studios
recording of:
I Can Never Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
56:03
7All I Ever Am
recording engineer:
Paul Corkett
producer and mixer:
Paul Corkett and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar [6string bass] and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
guitar:
Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Lostworld Studios
recording of:
All I Ever Am
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
premiered at:
The Cure at Troxy (2024-11-01)
4.55:21
8Endsong
recording engineer:
Paul Corkett
producer and mixer:
Paul Corkett and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar [6string bass] and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure)
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
guitar:
Reeves Gabrels and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Perry Bamonte, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Lostworld Studios
recording of:
Endsong
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
510:23

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Lost Music Limited (in 2024)
licensed to:Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK)
part of:Apple Digital Masters (ex‐“Mastered for iTunes”) (order: 4084)
purchase for download:https://www.qobuz.com/album/songs-of-a-lost-world-the-cure/wkql2j69b68tb [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/32166936 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1768728131 [info]
https://open.qobuz.com/album/wkql2j69b68tb [info]
https://tidal.com/album/395993106 [info]

Release group

launch events:The Cure at Troxy (2024-11-01)
remixes:Mixes of a Lost World
associated singles/EPs:A Fragile Thing
Alone
live performances:Songs of a Live World: Troxy London MMXXIV
part of:laut.de: Die besten Alben des Jahres 2024 (number: 1) (order: 1)
Soundi: Vuoden 2024 parhaat albumit, ulkomaat Top 20 (number: 1) (order: 1)
Sonic Magazine: 2024 års bästa album (number: 3) (order: 3)
Helsingin Sanomat: Vuoden parhaat levyt (2024) (order: 10)
Classic Rock: The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2024 (order: 11)
TheNeedleDrop: Honorable Mentions of 2024 (order: 15)
Offizielle deutsche Charts – Album-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 20) (order: 20)
Qobuz: Best Pop/Rock Albums of 2024 (order: 21)
Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2024 (number: 23) (order: 23)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2024 (number: 48) (order: 48)
Qobuz: Top 100 Albums of 2024 (all genres) (order: 99)
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2026 winner) (order: 180)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/3642207 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/The-cure/Songs-of-a-lost-world [info]
reviews:https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-cure-songs-of-a-lost-world/ [info]
https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000010799903.html [info]
https://www.karjalainen.fi/teemat/8069829 [info]
https://www.laut.de/The-Cure/Alben/Songs-Of-A-Lost-World-124237 [info]
https://www.plattentests.de/rezi.php?show=20438 [info]
https://www.soundi.fi/levyarviot/arvio-pitka-kypsyttely-kannatti-songs-of-a-lost-world-on-parasta-the-curea-vuosikymmeniin/ [info]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0zouW-xIuI [info] (video)
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-cure/songs-of-a-lost-world/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/1079490/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-542118 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Songs_of_a_Lost_World/119417 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0004382825 [info]
Wikidata:Q130356724 [info]