Swords (album)
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| Swords | |||
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| File:Morrissey swords album cover.JPG | |||
| Compilation album by Morrissey | |||
| Released | October 26, 2009 | ||
| Recorded | 2006-2009 | ||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||
| Length | 67:47 | ||
| Label | Polydor | ||
| Producer | Tony Visconti, Gustavo Santaolalla, Jerry Finn | ||
| Professional reviews | |||
| Morrissey chronology | |||
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Swords is a compilation album by Morrissey, released on October 26, 2009. The album features 18 single b-sides collected from the past three Morrissey albums – You Are the Quarry (2004), Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006), and Years of Refusal (2009).[3][4]
Initial copies of the CD include a bonus disc of eight songs recorded live in Warsaw during Morrissey's 2009 tour.[5] The compilation will be supported by the Swords Tour,[6] featuring dates in the UK, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Ireland,[7] and the United States.[8][9]
Contents |
Tracklist
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Looking Man About Town" | Morrissey/Alain Whyte | 2:53 | ||||||
| 2. | "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice" | Morrissey/Whyte | 2:53 | ||||||
| 3. | "If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look at Me" | Morrissey/Jesse Tobias | 3:40 | ||||||
| 4. | "Ganglord" | Morrissey/Whyte | 5:18 | ||||||
| 5. | "My Dearest Love" | Morrissey/Whyte | 4:00 | ||||||
| 6. | "The Never-Played Symphonies" | Morrissey/Whyte | 3:03 | ||||||
| 7. | "Sweetie-Pie" | Morrissey/Michael Farrell | 4:23 | ||||||
| 8. | "Christian Dior" | Morrissey/Boz Boorer | 3:59 | ||||||
| 9. | "Shame Is the Name" | Morrissey/Whyte | 3:49 | ||||||
| 10. | "Munich Air Disaster 1958" | Morrissey/Whyte | 2:30 | ||||||
| 11. | "I Knew I Was Next" | Morrissey/Tobias | 3:46 | ||||||
| 12. | "It's Hard to Walk Tall When You're Small" | Morrissey/Whyte | 3:32 | ||||||
| 13. | "Teenage Dad on His Estate" | Morrissey/Whyte | 4:08 | ||||||
| 14. | "Children in Pieces" | Morrissey/Tobias | 4:01 | ||||||
| 15. | "Friday Mourning" | Morrissey/Whyte | 4:08 | ||||||
| 16. | "My Life Is a Succession of People Saying Goodbye" | Morrissey/Whyte | 2:53 | ||||||
| 17. | "Drive-In Saturday (live)" | David Bowie | 5:05 | ||||||
| 18. | "Because of My Poor Education" | Morrissey/Whyte | 2:56 | ||||||
| 66:50 | |||||||||
| 'Live in Warsaw' Bonus disc | |||||||||
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| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Black Cloud" | Morrissey/Boorer | 3:08 | ||||||
| 2. | "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" | Morrissey/Boorer | 2:36 | ||||||
| 3. | "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" | Morrissey/Tobias | 2:50 | ||||||
| 4. | "Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself" | Morrissey/Whyte | 3:37 | ||||||
| 5. | "One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell" | Morrissey/Boorer | 3:04 | ||||||
| 6. | "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby" | Morrissey/Johnny Marr | 3:13 | ||||||
| 7. | "Life Is a Pigsty" | Morrissey/Whyte | 8:56 | ||||||
| 8. | "I'm OK by Myself" | Morrissey/Tobias | 6:03 | ||||||
| 33:27 | |||||||||
Personnel
The band
- Morrissey – vocalist
- Alain Whyte – guitarist (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
- Boz Boorer – guitarist
- Jesse Tobias – guitarist (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17 and 18)
- Gary Day – bassist (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
- Solomon Walker – bassist (tracks 5, 9, 14, 17 and 18)
- Matt Walker – drummer (tracks 5, 9, 14, 17 and 18)
- Dean Butterworth – drummer (tracks 2, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
- Matt Chamberlain – drummer (tracks 1 and 11)
- Michael Farrell – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14 and 17)
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards (tracks 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 18)
Additional credits
- Kristeen Young – additional vocals (track 7)
- Chrissie Hynde – backing vocals (track 9)
- Jerry Finn – producer (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 12-18)
- Tony Visconti – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 11)
- Gustavo Santaolalla – producer (tracks 5 and 14)
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Swords". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvftxzyaldae. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ Nagy, Evie (6 November 2009). "Morrissey, 'Swords'". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media). http://www.billboard.com/#/new-releases/morrissey-swords-1004040720.story. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "Statement from Morrissey". True-to-you.net. http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_090601_01. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Morrissey: Swords (new album)". Prefixmag.com. 2009-05-03. http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/morrissey/swords/29367/. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Swords album release information". True-to-you.net. http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_090905_01. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "Tour update: Germany (Nov. 16 - 20)". Morrissey-solo.com. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Morrissey tour dates in Europe; Swords: Album release information". True-to-you.net. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Morrissey Reveals B-Sides Compilation". Pitchfork Media. 2009-09-17. http://pitchfork.com/news/36520-morrissey-reveals-b-sides-compilation/. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ "Morrissey tour dates in the US and support information". True-to-you.net. 2009-09-18. http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_090918_01. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
External links
- Swords, PassionsJustLikeMine
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