Recorded: 1983–1987
The Very Best of The Smiths is a compilation album by The Smiths. It was released in June 2001 by WEA in Europe, without consent or input from the band. It reached number 30 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was not released in the United States.
After Singles (1995), the previous Smiths compilation album that WEA (now the Warner Music Group) had issued, went out of print in Europe, Australia and Taiwan, the record company decided to revamp the package slightly and release it under the name The Very Best of The Smiths. WEA scrambled the running order and added five tracks, and enticed the record buyers with the incentive of digital remastering.
The album was widely criticised by the British music press, who, after stopping to praise the actual music, went on to condemn what they saw as a money grabbing exercise. They were quickly joined by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, who distanced themselves from the album, stating they had had no input whatsoever and that it should be ignored by fans. Both ridiculed the cover design and Marr additionally denounced the sound quality.[3]
In the tradition of other Smiths compilations which largely overlapped except for a few songs, this album does contain two versions not available on any other of The Smiths' albums: a new edit of "Ask" and the original 7" version of "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me". The Singles compilation used the album versions of these songs.
All songs written by Morrissey/Marr. Songs marked "*" are exclusive to this compilation.
01 "Panic" – 2:20 (Louder Than Bombs) (The World Won't Listen)
02 "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" (single version) – 3:17 (The World Won't Listen)
03 "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" – 3:35 (Hatful of Hollow) (Louder Than Bombs) (The World Won't Listen)
04 "Ask" (new mix)* – 3:09 (Louder Than Bombs)
05 "Bigmouth Strikes Again" – 3:13 (The Queen Is Dead)
06 "How Soon Is Now?" (album version) – 6:45 (Hatful of Hollow) (Meat Is Murder)
07 "This Charming Man" – 2:42 (The Smiths)
08 "What Difference Does It Make?" – 3:51 (The Smiths)
09 "William, It Was Really Nothing" – 2:12 (Hatful of Hollow) (The World Won't Listen)
10 "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" – 3:17 (The Queen Is Dead)
11 "Girlfriend in a Coma" – 2:02 (Strangeways, Here We Come)
12 "Hand in Glove" (album version) – 3:24 (The Smiths)
13 "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" – 4:04 (The Queen Is Dead)
14 "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" – 1:53 (Hatful of Hollow) (Louder Than Bombs) (The World Won't Listen)
15 "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" (album version) – 4:59 (Meat Is Murder)
16 "I Know It's Over" – 5:49 (The Queen Is Dead)
17 "Sheila Take a Bow" – 2:41 (Louder Than Bombs) (The World Won't Listen)
18 "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" – 3:47 (Strangeways, Here We Come)
19 "Still Ill" – 3:22 (The Smiths)
20 "Shakespeare's Sister" – 2:09 (Louder Than Bombs) (The World Won't Listen)
21 "Shoplifters of the World Unite" – 2:58 (Louder Than Bombs) (The World Won't Listen) (Strangeways, Here We Come)
22 "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" (single version)* – 3:10
23 "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" – 3:33
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