The Top

~ Release by The Cure (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Shake Dog Shake producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Shake Dog Shake lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	4	4:56
A2	Birdmad Girl producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Birdmad Girl lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst	3	4:05
A3	Wailing Wall producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Wailing Wall lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	4	5:17
A4	Give Me It producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Give Me It lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2	3:43
A5	Dressing Up producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Dressing Up lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	2:52
B1	The Caterpillar producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass, guitar and violin: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) drums (drum set): Andy Anderson (drummer for The Cure) keyboard: Lol Tolhurst vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead) recording of: The Caterpillar lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: APB Music Co.	4	3:41
B2	Piggy in the Mirror producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Piggy in the Mirror lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst	3	3:41
B3	The Empty World producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: The Empty World lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	2:36
B4	Bananafishbones producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Bananafishbones lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	4	3:12
B5	The Top producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: The Top lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	6:51

Credits

Release

engineer:	David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
producer:	David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) Chris Parry Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/234773 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	The Caterpillar
included in:	Assemblage Boys Don’t Cry / The Top Classic Album Selection (1979–1984)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/21069 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-cure/The-top [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_cure/the_top/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/37436/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Top/1495 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650043 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1934350 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 40:54

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Fiction
FIXS9

Release events

United Kingdom
1984-05-22

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