The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come
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Strangeways, Here We Come is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band the Smiths. Released on 28 September 1987 (several months after their disbandment) by Rough Trade Records, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, staying in the chart for 17 weeks.
The album also became an international success, peaking at number 16 in the European Albums Chart; from sales covering the 18 major European countries, staying in that chart for nine weeks.
The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on 1 October 1987 and also by the Recording Industry Association of America on 19 September 1990.
All of the songs were composed by Johnny Marr, with lyrics written and sung by Morrissey. Slant Magazine listed the album at No. 69 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s", writing that "Whether or not Strangeways, Here We Come ended the Smiths' brief career with their best album has been the subject of considerable debate for nearly a quarter century, but it definitively stands as the band's most lush, richest work."Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: The SmithsLabel: Rough TradeFormat: LPUnits: 1Country: ArgentinaGenre: Pop & RockStyle: Alternative Rock, Indie RockA1 A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
A2 I Started Something I Couldn'T Finish
A3 Death Of A Disco Dancer
A4 Girlfriend In A Coma
A5 Stop Me If You Think You'Ve Heard This One Before
B1 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
B2 Unhappy Birthday
B3 Paint A Vulgar Picture
B4 Death At One'S Elbow
B5 I Won'T Share You
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The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come
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Strangeways, Here We Come is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band the Smiths. Released on 28 September 1987 (several months after their disbandment) by Rough Trade Records, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, staying in the chart for 17 weeks.
The album also became an international success, peaking at number 16 in the European Albums Chart; from sales covering the 18 major European countries, staying in that chart for nine weeks.
The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on 1 October 1987 and also by the Recording Industry Association of America on 19 September 1990.
All of the songs were composed by Johnny Marr, with lyrics written and sung by Morrissey. Slant Magazine listed the album at No. 69 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s", writing that "Whether or not Strangeways, Here We Come ended the Smiths' brief career with their best album has been the subject of considerable debate for nearly a quarter century, but it definitively stands as the band's most lush, richest work."Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: The SmithsLabel: Rough TradeFormat: LPUnits: 1Country: ArgentinaGenre: Pop & RockStyle: Alternative Rock, Indie RockA1 A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
A2 I Started Something I Couldn'T Finish
A3 Death Of A Disco Dancer
A4 Girlfriend In A Coma
A5 Stop Me If You Think You'Ve Heard This One Before
B1 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
B2 Unhappy Birthday
B3 Paint A Vulgar Picture
B4 Death At One'S Elbow
B5 I Won'T Share You
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Strangeways, Here We Come is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band the Smiths. Released on 28 September 1987 (several months after their disbandment) by Rough Trade Records, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, staying in the chart for 17 weeks.
The album also became an international success, peaking at number 16 in the European Albums Chart; from sales covering the 18 major European countries, staying in that chart for nine weeks.
The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on 1 October 1987 and also by the Recording Industry Association of America on 19 September 1990.
All of the songs were composed by Johnny Marr, with lyrics written and sung by Morrissey. Slant Magazine listed the album at No. 69 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s", writing that "Whether or not Strangeways, Here We Come ended the Smiths' brief career with their best album has been the subject of considerable debate for nearly a quarter century, but it definitively stands as the band's most lush, richest work."Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: The SmithsLabel: Rough TradeFormat: LPUnits: 1Country: ArgentinaGenre: Pop & RockStyle: Alternative Rock, Indie RockA1 A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
A2 I Started Something I Couldn'T Finish
A3 Death Of A Disco Dancer
A4 Girlfriend In A Coma
A5 Stop Me If You Think You'Ve Heard This One Before
B1 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
B2 Unhappy Birthday
B3 Paint A Vulgar Picture
B4 Death At One'S Elbow
B5 I Won'T Share You
