The Smiths

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© «1986 Warner Music UK Ltd»
℗ «2011 Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Ltd.»

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Reel Around the Fountain
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
organ and piano:
Paul Carrack
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Reel Around the Fountain (from 1983-09 until 1983-11)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
live recording of:
Reel Around the Fountain
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
45:59
2You’ve Got Everything Now
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
organ and piano:
Paul Carrack
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
You’ve Got Everything Now
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.453:59
3Miserable Lie
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Miserable Lie
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.54:27
4Pretty Girls Make Graves
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
other vocals [female voice]:
Annalisa Jablonska
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Pretty Girls Make Graves
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
4.653:43
5The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.54:37
6This Charming Man
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar, guitar and harmonica and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
music videos:
This Charming Man by The Smiths (1980s English rock band)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 11) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 36)
recording of:
This Charming Man
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3.752:42
7Still Ill
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Still Ill
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
4.353:21
8Hand in Glove
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
remixer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1984) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Hand in Glove
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Glad Hips Music, Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd., Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
43:22
9What Difference Does It Make?
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1984) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
What Difference Does It Make?
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3.953:49
10I Don’t Owe You Anything
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
organ and piano:
Paul Carrack
guest lead vocals:
Sandie Shaw
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
I Don’t Owe You Anything
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
44:04
11Suffer Little Children
engineer:
Phil Bush (engineer, composer and musician) and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr
other vocals [female voice]:
Annalisa Jablonska
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Suffer Little Children
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.55:30

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Hand in Glove
Still Ill
This Charming Man
What Difference Does It Make?
included in:Complete
part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
Largehearted Boy: 10 Favorite 80s Albums (order: 9)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 21) (order: 21)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 22) (order: 22)
Paste: The 50 Best Post‐Punk Albums (by Josh Jackson 2016‐07‐13) (number: 23) (order: 23)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 73) (order: 73)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 79) (order: 79)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 473) (order: 474)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 481) (order: 482)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/4264 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/2b8c [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_smiths/the_smiths/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000198866 [info]
Wikidata:Q974045 [info]