World of Morrissey
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World of Morrissey is a compilation album
released in 1995 by Morrissey
. It was one of three Morrissey releases EMI deleted from its catalogue on December 14, 2010 along with Beethoven Was Deaf
& Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released in 1995 by Morrissey
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
. It was one of three Morrissey releases EMI deleted from its catalogue on December 14, 2010 along with Beethoven Was Deaf
Beethoven Was Deaf
Beethoven Was Deaf is a live album by Morrissey, recorded around the time of the tour for Your Arsenal. The songs were recorded live at Paris Zenith on 22 December 1992, except for the titles followed by a *, which were recorded live in London 2 days before. The sleeve notes incorrectly state that...
& Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey
Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey
Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey is a compilation album by Morrissey containing material released during his EMI period. It was released on September 8, 1997.-About the album:...
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Track listing
- "Whatever Happens, I Love You" – 3:07 [B-side of "Boxers"]
- "Billy Budd" – 2:09 [from Vauxhall and IVauxhall and IVauxhall and I is a 1994 Parlophone album by British musician Morrissey. Q listed it as one of the top ten albums of 1994. The release cemented Morrissey's success in the US, giving him a top 20 album and his first hit single there with the song "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get"...
] - "Jack the Ripper" [live in Paris, December 22, 1992] – 4:10 [from Beethoven Was DeafBeethoven Was DeafBeethoven Was Deaf is a live album by Morrissey, recorded around the time of the tour for Your Arsenal. The songs were recorded live at Paris Zenith on 22 December 1992, except for the titles followed by a *, which were recorded live in London 2 days before. The sleeve notes incorrectly state that...
] - "Have-a-Go Merchant" – 2:41 [B-side of "Boxers"]
- "The Loop" – 4:16 [B-side of "Sing Your LifeSing Your Life"Sing Your Life" was a single by Morrissey released in April 1991. It was the second single taken from the Kill Uncle album. On release this was Morrissey's lowest charting single in the UK charts, reaching only number 33...
"] - "Sister I'm a PoetSister I'm A Poet"Sister I'm a Poet" is a song by Morrissey. It was featured as a B-side to the single "Everyday Is Like Sunday" as well as on the VHS Hulmerist, live album Beethoven Was Deaf and compilation album World of Morrissey...
" [live in Paris, December 22, 1992] – 2:15 [from "Beethoven Was Deaf"] - "You're the One for Me, FattyYou're the One for Me, Fatty"You're the One for Me, Fatty" was a single by Morrissey released in April 1992. It was taken from the then-unreleased Your Arsenal album and was the second Morrissey single to be written by Alain Whyte and produced by glam rock legend Mick Ronson....
" [live in Paris, December 22, 1992] – 3:00 [from Beethoven Was Deaf] - "BoxersBoxers (song)"Boxers" is a song by Morrissey, released in January 1995 to promote a tour of the same name.The single reached number 23 in the UK singles chart, despite not featuring on album at the time of the release...
" – 3:28 [single A-side] - "Moon RiverMoon River"Moon River" is a song composed by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini in 1961, for whom it won that year's Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's by Audrey Hepburn, although it has been covered by many other artists...
" – 9:39 [B-side of "Hold on to Your FriendsHold on to Your Friends"Hold On to Your Friends" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in May 1994. It was the second single taken from the number 1 album Vauxhall and I....
"] - "My Love LifeMy Love Life"My Love Life" was a single by Morrissey released in September 1991. It was a stand alone single rather than taken from any studio album, although it was included on the compilation album Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey....
" [UK version] – 4:24 [single A-side] - "Certain People I KnowCertain People I Know"Certain People I Know" was a single by Morrissey released in December 1992. It was the third single to be taken from the Your Arsenal album and was the third and final Morrissey single to be produced by glam rock legend Mick Ronson....
" – 3:10 [from Your ArsenalYour ArsenalYour Arsenal is a 1992 album by British singer Morrissey, which was released through HMV Records. The album was regarded by many fans and critics as his strongest and heaviest effort yet upon its release...
] - "The Last of the Famous International PlayboysThe Last of the Famous International Playboys"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" was the third single released by Morrissey. It reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was not featured on one of Morrissey's main studio albums, but can be found on the compilation album Bona Drag along with the B-side "Lucky Lisp"...
" – 3:36 [single A-side] - "We'll Let You Know" – 5:16 [from Your Arsenal]
- "Spring-Heeled JimSpring-Heeled Jim"Spring-Heeled Jim" is a song by British musician Morrissey from his 1994 album Vauxhall and I. The title may be a pun of Spring Heeled Jack, a character from English folklore said to be able to jump extraordinarily high....
" – 3:45 [from Vauxhall and I]