The Cure personnel

The Cure are known for having constant member changes.

The most recent change was in 2005, the first in 10 years, a personal record for the band.

The following is a list of the lineups in The Cure's history, including guest singers, side projects, and session musicians.

"Note: This page only reflects each member's "official role" within the band. Members would regularly play many different instruments when recording."

Personnel

Guest/session musicians

*Siouxsie Sioux - backing vocals on the b-side "I'm Cold", 1979
*Steve Severin - bass on the "Flexipop" version of "Lament", 1982 and "Riverside Ballet" in march, 1983
*Gary Biddles - guest vocals during the "Pornography" Tour, 1982
*Steve Goulding - drums on the single "Let's Go to Bed" and its b-side "Just One Kiss", 1982
*Derek Thompson - bass for The Oxford Road Show in march, 1983
*Vince Ely - drums during the "Top" Tour, 1984 (between Andy Anderson leaving the band and Boris Williams joining)
*Ron Howe - saxophone on the album track "A Night Like This", 1985
*Andrew Brennan - saxophone on the album tracks "Icing Sugar" and "Hey You!!!", 1987
*Kate Wilkinson - viola on the album track "To Wish Impossible Things", 1992
*Caroline Crawley - backing vocals on the b-side "Halo", 1992
*Roberto Soave - bass guitar during the European leg of the "Wish" Tour, 1992 (while Simon Gallup was hospitalised with pleurisy)
*Over a dozen guest musicians performed on "Wild Mood Swings", 1996 (see article for full list)
*Reeves Gabrels - guitar on the single "Wrong Number", 1997
*Samantha Sprackling - guest vocals on the song "Just Say Yes", 2001

tudio personnel

"Note: Albums listed in this section also include any and all singles, b-sides and unreleased tracks recorded during the same studio sessions, unless otherwise noted."
*Chris Parry - producer, 1978, 1982 ("Three Imaginary Boys" and "Let's Go to Bed").
*Mike Hedges - engineer, 1978 ("Three Imaginary Boys").

*Robert Smith - co-producer, 1979-2008, together with:-
**Mike Hedges - co-producer/engineer, 1979-1981 ("Seventeen Seconds" and "Faith").
**Phil Thornalley - co-producer/engineer, 1982-1983 ("Pornography" and "The Lovecats").
**Chris Parry - co-producer, 1983-1984 ("The Lovecats" and "The Top").
**David M. Allen - co-producer/engineer, 1984-1992 ("The Top", "The Head on the Door", "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me", "Disintegration" and "Wish").
**Mark Saunders - co-producer/engineer, 1990, 1997 ("Mixed Up" and "Wrong Number").
**Steve Whitfield - co-producer, 1990 ("Hello, I Love You").
**Bryan "Chuck" New - co-producer, 1993 ("" and "Burn").
**Steve Lyon - co-producer/engineer, 1995-1996 ("Young Americans", "Dredd Song" and "Wild Mood Swings").
**The Cure - co-producers, 1996 ("Wild Mood Swings").
**Paul Corkett - co-producer/engineer, 1998-2000 ("", "World in My Eyes" and "Bloodflowers").
**Mark Plati - co-producer, 1997, 2001 ("Wrong Number", "Cut Here" and "Just Say Yes").
**Paul PDub Walton - engineer/mixer, 2001 ("Just Say Yes").fact|date=August 2008
**Ross Robinson - co-producer, 2004 ("The Cure").
**Keith Uddin - co-producer, 2008 ("").
*Steve Nye - producer/engineer, 1983 ("The Walk").

Related bands

"Note: This is a list of only each band's members who have either been a part of, or performed with The Cure. For full lineup details see the individual articles."
*Cult Hero - Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Simon Gallup, Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, Matthieu Hartley
*COGASM - Robert Smith, Jason Cooper, Reeves Gabrels
*The Magazine Spies - Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley
*Presence - Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, Gary Biddles, Roberto Soave
*Shelleyan Orphan - Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, Caroline Crawley, Roberto Soave
*Babacar - Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, Roberto Soave
*Siouxsie and the Banshees - Robert Smith, Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin
*The Glove - Robert Smith, Steve Severin, Andy Anderson
*Fools Dance - Simon Gallup, Gary Biddles, Ron Howe
*Levinhurst - Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey [http://www.levinhurst.com/cgi/Blah/Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1212112029]
*The Associates - Michael Dempsey, Roberto Soave
*Lockjaw - Simon Gallup
*Quietly Torn [http://www.picturesofyou.us/photos/96-99/98-quietlytorn-2.htm] - Porl Thompson

References