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Swords

Compilation album by

Morrissey

Released

26 October 2009

Recorded

2003–2009

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

67:47

Label

Polydor

Producer

Tony Visconti, Gustavo Santaolalla, Jerry Finn

Morrissey compilation chronology

The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95
(2009)

Swords
(2009)

Very Best of Morrissey
(2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC	Mixed link
Billboard	Positive^[2]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 link
MusicOMH	link
Pitchfork Media	5.0/10 link
PopMatters	^[3]
Slant	link
Uncut	link

Swords is a compilation album by Morrissey, released in the UK on 26 October 2009 and in the US on 3 November on Polydor.^[3] The album features 18 single B-sides collected from the preceding three Morrissey albums – You Are the Quarry (2004), Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006), and Years of Refusal (2009).^[4]^[5] Morrissey issued a total of 24 studio B-sides during 2004–2009, as well as numerous live B-side tracks, making Swords an incomplete collection of his non-album work of the era. However, in his review of the album, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic notes that "Not all the flipsides are here, but all the noteworthy ones are."^[6]

Initial copies of the CD include a bonus disc of eight songs recorded live in Warsaw during Morrissey's 2009 tour.^[7] The compilation was supported by the Swords Tour,^[8] featuring dates in the UK, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Ireland,^[9] and the United States.^[10]^[11]

In a statement, Morrissey revealed that he had intended Swords to be a budget album, and was disappointed to see it be retailed for such a high price.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Looking Man About Town"	Morrissey/Alain Whyte	2:53
2.	"Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:53
3.	"If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look at Me"	Morrissey/Jesse Tobias	3:40
4.	"Ganglord"	Morrissey/Whyte	5:18
5.	"My Dearest Love"	Morrissey/Whyte	4:00
6.	"The Never-Played Symphonies"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:03
7.	"Sweetie-Pie"	Morrissey/Michael Farrell	4:23
8.	"Christian Dior"	Morrissey/Boz Boorer	3:59
9.	"Shame Is the Name"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:49
10.	"Munich Air Disaster 1958"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:30
11.	"I Knew I Was Next"	Morrissey/Tobias	3:46
12.	"It's Hard to Walk Tall When You're Small"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:32
13.	"Teenage Dad on His Estate"	Morrissey/Whyte	4:08
14.	"Children in Pieces"	Morrissey/Tobias	4:01
15.	"Friday Mourning"	Morrissey/Whyte	4:08
16.	"My Life Is a Succession of People Saying Goodbye"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:53
17.	"Drive-In Saturday" (live at the Orpheum Theater, Nebraska in 2007)	David Bowie	5:05
18.	"Because of My Poor Education"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:56
Total length:			66:50

*Live in Warsaw* bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Cloud"	Morrissey/Boorer	3:08
2.	"I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris"	Morrissey/Boorer	2:36
3.	"I Just Want to See the Boy Happy"	Morrissey/Tobias	2:50
4.	"Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:37
5.	"One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell"	Morrissey/Boorer	3:04
6.	"You Just Haven't Earned it Yet, Baby"	Morrissey/Johnny Marr	3:13
7.	"Life Is a Pigsty"	Morrissey/Whyte	8:56
8.	"I'm OK by Myself"	Morrissey/Tobias	6:03
Total length:			33:27

Personnel

The band

Morrissey – vocalist
Alain Whyte – guitarist (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
Boz Boorer – guitarist
Jesse Tobias – guitarist (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17 and 18)
Gary Day – bassist (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
Solomon Walker – bassist (tracks 5, 9, 14, 17 and 18)
Matt Walker – drummer (tracks 5, 9, 14, 17 and 18)
Dean Butterworth – drummer (tracks 2, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
Matt Chamberlain – drummer (tracks 1 and 11)
Michael Farrell – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14 and 17)
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards (tracks 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 18)

Additional credits

Kristeen Young – additional vocals (track 7)
Chrissie Hynde – backing vocals (track 9)
Jerry Finn – producer (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 12–18)
Tony Visconti – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 11)
Gustavo Santaolalla – producer (tracks 5 and 14)

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Swords". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
^ Nagy, Evie (6 November 2009). "Morrissey, 'Swords'". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b Carson, Craig (3 November 2009). "Morrissey: Swords". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "Statement from Morrissey". True-to-you.net. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
^ "Morrissey: Swords (new album)". Prefixmag.com. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Swords". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
^ "Swords album release information". True-to-you.net. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
^ "Tour update: Germany (Nov. 16 – 20)". Morrissey-solo.com. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
^ "Morrissey tour dates in Europe; Swords: Album release information". True-to-you.net. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
^ "Morrissey Reveals B-Sides Compilation". Pitchfork. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
^ "Morrissey tour dates in the US and support information". True-to-you.net. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

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Jesse Tobias Matt Walker Solomon Walker Camila Grey Carmen Vandenberg Stephen Street Andrew Paresi Vini Reilly Andy Rourke Mike Joyce Craig Gannon Neil Taylor Matthew Seligman Kevin Armstrong Mark E. Nevin Mark Bedford Boz Boorer Alain Whyte Gary Day Roger Manning Michael Farrell Barrie Cadogan Matt Chamberlain
Studio albums	Viva Hate Kill Uncle Your Arsenal Vauxhall and I Southpaw Grammar Maladjusted You Are the Quarry Ringleader of the Tormentors Years of Refusal World Peace Is None of Your Business Low in High School California Son I Am Not a Dog on a Chain Without Music the World Dies
Live albums	Beethoven Was Deaf Live at Earls Court
Compilation albums	Bona Drag World of Morrissey Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey My Early Burglary Years The CD Singles '88–91' The Best of Morrissey Greatest Hits Swords Very Best of Morrissey
Unreleased albums	Bonfire of Teenagers
Extended plays	At KROQ
Singles	"Suedehead" / "Hairdresser on Fire" "Everyday Is Like Sunday" / "Sister I'm a Poet" "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" "Interesting Drug" "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" "November Spawned a Monster" "Piccadilly Palare" "Our Frank" "Sing Your Life" "Pregnant for the Last Time" "My Love Life" "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" "You're the One for Me, Fatty" "Tomorrow" "Certain People I Know" "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" "Hold On to Your Friends" "Interlude" "Now My Heart Is Full" "Boxers" "Dagenham Dave" "The Boy Racer" "Sunny" "Alma Matters" "Roy's Keen" "Satan Rejected My Soul" "Irish Blood, English Heart" "First of the Gang to Die" "Let Me Kiss You" "I Have Forgiven Jesus" "Redondo Beach" / "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" "You Have Killed Me" "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" "In the Future When All's Well" "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" "That's How People Grow Up" "All You Need Is Me" "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" "Something Is Squeezing My Skull" "Glamorous Glue" "Satellite of Love" "World Peace Is None of Your Business" "Istanbul" "Earth Is the Loneliest Planet" "The Bullfighter Dies" "Kiss Me a Lot" "Spent the Day in Bed" "Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage"
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Books	Autobiography List of the Lost
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