The Sound of The Smiths

~ Release by The Smiths (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Jeane
producer:
Troy Tate
recording of:
Jeane
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
3:06
2Handsome Devil (live)
live recording of:
Handsome Devil (on 1986-02-04)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Glad Hips Music
2:56
3This Charming Man (New York vocal)
remixer:
François Kevorkian
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)
5:36
4Wonderful Woman
recording of:
Wonderful Woman
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
version of:
What Do You See in Him?
3:10
5Back to the Old House
engineer:
Ted de Bono
producer:
Roger Pusey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke (on 1983-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1983-09-14)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr (on 1983-09-14)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1983-09-14)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1983-09-14)
live recording of:
Back to the Old House (on 1983-09-14)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
recording of:
Back to the Old House
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.353:06
6These Things Take Time
recording of:
These Things Take Time
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
2:24
7Girl Afraid
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Girl Afraid
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.12:46
8Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and mandolin:
Johnny Marr
lead 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:
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3.851:52
9Stretch Out and Wait
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
The Smiths (1980s English rock band)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Stretch Out and Wait
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.352:46
10Oscillate Wildly
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK) and The Smiths (1980s English rock band)
bass guitar and cello:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
recording of:
Oscillate Wildly
composer:
Johnny Marr
33:28
11Meat Is Murder (live)
live recording of:
Meat Is Murder
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
5:39
12Asleep
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Asleep
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.754:10
13Money Changes Everything
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
recording of:
Money Changes Everything
composer:
Johnny Marr
44:41
14The Queen Is Dead / Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty (medley)
medley including a recording of:
Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter), Arthur J. Mills and Bennett Scott (music hall songwriter)
medley including a recording of:
The Queen Is Dead
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
6:26
15Vicar in a Tutu
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recording of:
Vicar in a Tutu (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3.52:24
16Cemetry Gates
engineer:
Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rough Trade Records Ltd. and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recording of:
Cemetry Gates (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
42:40
17Half a Person
producer:
Johnny Marr, Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter), The Smiths (1980s English rock band) and Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
additional guitar:
Craig Gannon
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Half a Person
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3.253:37
18Sweet and Tender Hooligan
engineer:
Dave Dade (sound engineer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-12-02)
guitar and harmonica:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-12-02)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-12-02)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1986-12-02)
live recording of:
Sweet and Tender Hooligan (on 1986-12-02)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Marr Songs Ltd. and Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B.V.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music France
43:36
19Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate demo)
recording of:
Pretty Girls Make Graves
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:36
20Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
assistant engineer:
Steve Williams (UK recording engineer, aka Syco)
producer:
Johnny Marr, Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) and Stephen Street (famous producer, songwriter)
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar and piano:
Johnny Marr
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
The Wool Hall in Beckington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (in 1987)
music videos:
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before by The Smiths (1980s English rock band)
recording of:
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (in 1987)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Artemis Music
4.63:34
21What's the World? (live)
live recording of:
What’s the World (on 1985-09-25)
lyricist:
Tim Booth
composer:
Tim Booth, Paul Gilbertson, Jim Glennie and Gavan Whelan
live recording of:
What’s the World (in 1985)
lyricist:
Tim Booth
composer:
Tim Booth, Paul Gilbertson, Jim Glennie and Gavan Whelan
2:06
22London (live)
live recording of:
London (on 1986-10-23)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
part of:
Airheads
2:39