The Sound of The Smiths

~ Release by The Smiths (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Both CDs are housed in a glossy gate fold digipak with a colour booklet featuring photos of the band at various stages of their career.
This two disc edition is informally known as the "Deluxe Version" though this is not actually mentioned on the sleeve.

Annotation last modified on 2013-10-06 01:40 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2: bonus disc
#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
33:06
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
2.752:46
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)
3.951:52
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
3.52:46
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
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer-songwriter)
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)
44:10
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
vocals:
Morrissey (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Money Changes Everything
composer:
Johnny Marr
54:41
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:
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:
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)
33:37
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
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. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
4.63:34
21What’s the World? (live)
live recording of:
What’s the World (on 1985-09-25)
writer:
Tim Booth, Paul Gilbertson, Jim Glennie and Gavan Whelan
live recording of:
What’s the World (in 1985)
writer:
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