The Smiths - The Smiths

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Album Details

Title: The Smiths
Artist: The Smiths
Release Date: 2/1984
Label: Sire, WEA, Warner Music
Duration: 45:22
Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto
UPCs: 075992506526, 4943674066155, 745099189228, 075992506519, 075992506540, 745099189266
Genre: Rock
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, College Rock
Moods: Intimate, Literate, Melancholy, Reflective, Wistful, Witty, Angst-Ridden, Bittersweet, Cathartic, Cerebral, Cynical/Sarcastic, Distraught, Gentle, Gloomy, Passionate, Sad, Somber, Wry, Boisterous, Brash, Brooding, Confrontational, Playful, Refined/Mannered, Stylish, Lively, Rousing, Sophisticated, Sparkling, Bright, Complex, Dreamy, Rollicking, Stately, Warm, Ironic, Plaintive, Theatrical
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 8
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

  1. Reel Around the Fountain
  2. You've Got Everything Now
  3. Miserable Lie
  4. Pretty Girls Make Graves
  5. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
  6. This Charming Man
  7. Still Ill
  8. Hand in Glove
  9. What Difference Does It Make?
  10. I Don't Owe You Anything
  11. Suffer Little Children

Additional Releases

YearTypeLabelCatalog #
2006CDWEA12438
2004CDWarner Music
1993CDWEA4509918922
1983CDSire2-25065

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Album Review

Arriving in an era dominated by synth pop and gloomy post-punk, the Smiths' eponymous debut was the bracing beginning of a new era. On the surface, the Smiths' sound wasn't radically different from traditional British guitar pop -- Johnny Marr's ringing, layered guitars were catchy and melodic -- but it was actually an astonishing subversion of the form, turning the structure inside out. Very few of the songs followed conventional verse-chorus structure, yet they were quite melodic within their own right. Marr's inventive songwriting was made all the more original and innovative by Morrissey's crooning and lyrics. Writing about unconventional topics, from homosexuality ("Hand in Glove") to child molestation and murder, Morrissey had a distinctively ironic, witty, and literate viewpoint whose strangeness was accentuated by his off-kilter voice, which would move from a croon to a yelp in a matter of seconds. While the production of The Smiths is a little pristine, the songs are vital and alive, developing a new, unique voice within pop music. Though the Smiths continued to improve over the course of their career, their debut remains startling and exciting. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Credits

NameCredits
Andrew CatlinPhotography
Andy RourkeGuitar (Bass), Bass
Annalisa JablonskaVocals (Background), Vocals
Joélle DepóntPhotography
John PorterRemixing, Producer
Johnny MarrSongwriter, Harmonica, Guitar
Mike JoyceDrums
MorrisseyLyricist, Vocals, Sleeve Art
Neill KingEngineer, Engineer
Paul CarrackPiano, Organ
Phuil BushEngineer
The SmithsMain Performer