The Queen Is Dead

~ Release by The Smiths (see all versions of this release, 33 available)

Tracklist

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1The Queen Is Dead
engineer:
Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017)
partial recording of:
Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty (in 1985)
writer:
Fred Godfrey, Arthur J. Mills and Bennett Scott
recording of:
The Queen Is Dead (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
6:25
2Frankly, Mr. Shankly
engineer:
John Porter and Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017)
recording of:
Frankly, Mr. Shankly (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
2:19
3I Know It’s Over
engineer:
Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017)
recording of:
I Know It’s Over (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
5:50
4Never Had No One Ever
engineer:
Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017)
recording of:
Never Had No One Ever (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:37
5Cemetry Gates
engineer:
Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017)
recording of:
Cemetry Gates (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
2:42
6Bigmouth Strikes Again
engineer:
Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
additional vocals:
Ann Coates
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 290)
recording of:
Bigmouth Strikes Again (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:15
7The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
engineer:
Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017)
music videos:
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side by The Smiths
recording of:
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:17
8Vicar in a Tutu
engineer:
Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017)
recording of:
Vicar in a Tutu (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
2:22
9There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
engineer:
Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 2017)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 4), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 86), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 159) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 226)
recording of:
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
4:03
10Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
engineer:
Stephen Street
producer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey
bass and bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce
guitar:
Johnny Marr
lead vocals:
Morrissey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (in 1986) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1986, in 2017)
recording of:
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (in 1985)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
3:17

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associated singles/EPs:Bigmouth Strikes Again
I Know It’s Over (demo)
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring (live in Boston)
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (take 1)
covers:The Queen Is Dead by Janice Whaley
The Smiths Is Dead by Various Artists
included in:Complete
part of:CFNY: Top 10 Albums of 1986 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Paste: The 50 Best Post‐Punk Albums (number: 2) (order: 2)
Paste: The 50 Best New Wave Albums (number: 3) (order: 3)
7th Annual Smash Hits Reader’s Poll – Best LP (number: 9) (order: 9)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 25) (order: 25)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 28) (order: 28)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 66) (order: 66)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 77) (order: 77)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 113) (order: 113)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 113) (order: 113)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 142)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 216) (order: 216)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 218) (order: 218)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 582) (order: 583)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/20137 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/nwvr [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_smiths/the_queen_is_dead/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000194895 [info]
Wikidata:Q853308 [info]