Morrissey – The Best Of

Description

Soon after the Smiths disbanded in 1987,Morrisseyreturned with his debut as a solo artistViva Hate(1988). The album was certified gold in both the U.K. and the U.S. and topped the album charts in England. 2001’sThe Best Of Morrissey, available here on180g vinyl 2LP, includes two key tracks fromViva Hate: “Everyday Is Like Sunday” and “Suedehead.” The singer followed his debut with a series of non-album singles that were eventually collected onBona Drag(1990) along with several B-sides. The collection was certified gold in the U.S. and reached the Top 10 in the U.K.The Best Of Morrisseyhas several tracks from the album, including “Interesting Drug,” “The Last Of The International Playboys,” and “Hairdresser On Fire,” the B-side of “Suedehead.”

This collection also spotlights two key albums from the solo-Morrisseycanon with eight songs from Your Arsenal (1992) andVauxhall And I(1994). Featured songs include “We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful” and “Glamorous Glue” from the Grammy-nominatedYour Arsenal; and “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get” and “Hold On To Your Friends” from the No. 1 U.K. albumVauxhall And I. All the other studio albums the singer released between 1988 and 1997 are represented here as well with “Sing For Your Life” fromKill Uncle(1991), “Do Your Best And Don’t Worry” fromSouthpaw Grammar(1995) and “Alma Matters” fromMaladjusted(1997). Other tracks on the collection include the non-album single “Sunny” and the B-sides “Sister I’m A Poet” and “Lost.”