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Paris
Live album by The Cure
Released	October 26, 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Gothic rock, Alternative rock
Length	57:37
Label	Fiction Records
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Show (1993) Paris (1993)

Paris is a live album recorded by The Cure at Le Zénith in Paris, in October 1992 during their Wish tour, but released in 1993.

Paris was released at the same time as Show, which was recorded in the United States. The album features more cult classics like "The Figurehead" and "One Hundred Years" than Show, which is generally more single-friendly. A marked feature of the recordings is the ecstatic fervour with which the band are received by the Parisian audience; "Play for Today" is accompanied by the crowd singing along to the keyboard line. This period marked the high-water mark of the band's popularity - and this is notable from the reaction.

Track listing

1. "The Figurehead" (Pornography) - 7:26
2. "One Hundred Years" (Pornography) - 7:15
3. "At Night" (Seventeen Seconds) - 6:39
4. "Play for Today" (Seventeen Seconds) - 3:50
5. "Apart" (Wish) - 6:37
6. "In Your House" (Seventeen Seconds) - 3:59
7. "Lovesong" (Disintegration) - 3:31
8. "Catch" (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me) - 2:41
9. "A Letter to Elise" (Wish) - 4:50
10. "Dressing Up" (The Top) - 2:49
11. "Charlotte Sometimes" (stand-alone single) - 3:58
12. "Close to Me" (The Head on the Door) - 3:57

Personnel

• Robert Smith - vocals, guitar
• Simon Gallup - bass guitar
• Porl Thompson - guitar
• Boris Williams - drums
• Perry Bamonte - keyboard, guitar