Songs Written by Lol TolhurstTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Laurence Andrew Tolhurst (born 3 February 1959) is an English musician, songwriter, producer, and author. He was a founder member of the Cure, for which he first played drums before switching to keyboards. He left the Cure in 1989, and later formed the bands Presence and Levinhurst. He has also published two books and developed the Curious Creatures podcast. His most recent studio release is the album Los Angeles (2023), in collaboration with Budgie and Jacknife Lee. == Career ==... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Lovesong - #2: Fascination Street - #3: Love Song - #4: Lullaby - #5: Pictures of You

The Cure

04/1980

A Forest
The Cure

from Seventeen Seconds

34 pts

dance

written by Robert Smith, Matthieu Hartley, Simon Gallup & Laurence Tolhurst

07/1980

Boys Don't Cry
The Cure

from Boys Don't Cry

2 pts

dance

charted as Boys Don't Cry/Jumping Someone Else's Train in US dance charts
written by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey & Laurence Tolhurst

07/1980

Jumping Someone Else's Train
The Cure

from Boys Don't Cry

2 pts

dance

charted as Boys Don't Cry/Jumping Someone Else's Train in US dance charts
written by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey & Laurence Tolhurst

04/1981

Primary
The Cure

from Faith

14 pts

dance

written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup & Laurence Tolhurst

07/1982

A Single
The Cure

from Pornography

16 pts

aka The Hanging Garden; limited edition
written by Robert Smith, Laurence Tolhurst

, Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley & Michael Dempsey

11/1982

Let's Go to Bed
The Cure

from Japanese Whispers

16 pts

109

dance

[Sire/Fiction 29689]
written by Robert Smith & Laurence Tolhurst

07/1983

The Walk
The Cure

from Japanese Whispers

46 pts

written by Robert Smith & Laurence Tolhurst

04/1984

The Caterpillar
The Cure

from The Top

37 pts

written by Robert Smith & Lol Tolhurst

05/1986

Boys Don't Cry
The Cure

26 pts

R
[Elektra 69537]
written by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey & Laurence Tolhurst

10.

04/1987

Why Can't I Be You?
The Cure

from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

42 pts

dance

[Elektra 7-69474]
written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams & Laurence Tolhurst

11.

07/1987

Catch
The Cure

from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

22 pts

written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams & Laurence Tolhurst

12.

10/1987

Just Like Heaven
The Cure

from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

36 pts

dance

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #483]
[Elektra 7-69443]
written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams & Laurence Tolhurst

13.

02/1988

Hot Hot Hot!!!
The Cure

from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

22 pts

dance

[Elektra 7-69424]
written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams & Laurence Tolhurst

14.

04/1989

#2 Fascination Street
The Cure

from Disintegration

293 pts

dance

rock

alt.

[Elektra 7-69300]
written by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst

& Boris Williams

15.

04/1989

#4 Lullaby
The Cure

from Disintegration

120 pts

dance

alt.

[Elektra 7-69249]
written by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst

& Boris Williams

16.

07/1989

#1 Lovesong
The Cure

from Disintegration

367 pts

dance

rock

alt.

[Elektra 7-69280]
written by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Paul S. Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst

& Boris Williams

17.

03/1990

#5 Pictures of You
The Cure

from Disintegration

89 pts

dance

alt.

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #278]
[Elektra 4-64974]
written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Boris Williams, Roger O'donnell, Porl Thompson & Lol Tolhurst

311

18.

02/2004

#3 Love Song
311

from 50 First Dates: Love Songs from the Original Motion Picture

203 pts

alt.

[Maverick album cut]
written by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Paul S. Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst

& Boris Will