Greatest Hits (Morrissey album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Greatest Hits
Type = Compilation
Artist = Morrissey


Released = 11th February 2008
Recorded = 1987–2007
Genre = Alternative rock
Length =
Label = Polydor/Decca Records
Producer = Jerry Finn, Tony Visconti, Stephen Street, Steve Lillywhite
Last album = "Ringleader of the Tormentors" (2006)
Reviews =
* "Allmusic" Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9fexzwjldfe link]
* "Digital Spy" Rating|3|5 [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a88387/morrissey-greatest-hits.html link]
*Pitchfork Media (6.1/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48446-greatest-hits link]
This album = "Greatest Hits" (2008)
Next album = "Years of Refusal" (2009)|

"Greatest Hits" is a compilation album by English singer Morrissey, released on 11 February, 2008. The album features two new songs, lead single "That's How People Grow Up" and "All You Need Is Me".

Track listing

#"First of the Gang to Die" (taken from "You Are the Quarry") (Morrissey, Alain Whyte)
#"In the Future When All's Well" (taken from "Ringleader of the Tormentors") (Morrissey, Jesse Tobias)
#"I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" (taken from "Ringleader of the Tormentors") (Morrissey, Tobias)
#"Irish Blood, English Heart" (taken from "You Are the Quarry") (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"You Have Killed Me (taken from "Ringleader of the Tormentors") (Morrissey, Tobias)
#"That's How People Grow Up" (previously unreleased) (Morrissey, Boz Boorer)
#"Everyday Is Like Sunday" (taken from "Viva Hate") (Morrissey, Stephen Street)
#"Redondo Beach" (taken from "Live at Earls Court") (Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Richard Sohl)
#"Suedehead" (taken from "Viva Hate") (Morrissey, Street)
#"The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (taken from "Ringleader of the Tormentors") (Morrissey, Tobias)
#"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" (taken from "Bona Drag") (Morrissey, Street)
#"The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get" (taken from "Vauxhall and I") (Morrissey, Boorer)
#"All You Need Is Me" (previously unreleased) (Morrissey, Tobias)
#"Let Me Kiss You" (taken from "You Are the Quarry") (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"I Have Forgiven Jesus" (taken from "You Are the Quarry") (Morrissey, Whyte)

Bonus live CD

Initial runs of the album will be accompanied by a bonus CD of songs recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl in 2007. The international version features eight tracks, whereas the US version features "That's How People Grow Up" as Track 8, pushing "Live Is a Pigsty" to track 9.

International Tracklist:

#"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" (Morrissey, Street)
#"The National Front Disco" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"Let Me Kiss You" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"Irish Blood, English Heart" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"I Will See You In Far-Off Places" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"First of the Gang to Die" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" (Morrissey, Tobias)
#"Life Is a Pigsty" (Morrissey, Whyte)

US Tracklist:

#"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" (Morrissey, Street)
#"The National Front Disco" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"Let Me Kiss You" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"Irish Blood, English Heart" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"I Will See You In Far-Off Places" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"First of the Gang to Die" (Morrissey, Whyte)
#"I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" (Morrissey, Tobias)
#"That's How People Grow Up" (Morrissey, Boorer)
#"Life Is a Pigsty" (Morrissey, Whyte)

References