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{{SmithsDiscobox
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{{Discobox
| Name = Strangeways, Here We Come
| Name = Strangeways, Here We Come
| Total Length = 36:37
| Total Length = 36:37
| Recorded = Spring 1987
| Recorded = Spring 1987
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr
| Producer = The Smiths
| Producer = [[Johnny Marr]]<br>[[Morrissey]]<br>[[Stephen Street]]
| Mastered =  
| Mastered =  
| Art = Elia Kazan
| Art = Richard Davalos<br>"East Of Eden" (1955) by Elia Kazan
| Vinyl Etching = GUY FAWKES WAS A GENIUS
| Vinyl Etching = GUY FAWKES WAS A GENIUS
| Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)
| Publisher = [[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)
| Format =  Vinyl, CD
| Format =  Vinyl, CD
| Release = 28 September 1987
| Release = 28 September 1987<br>3 April 2012 (remaster)
| Chart = UK #2<br>US #55
| Chart = UK #2<br>US #55
| Type = Studio Album
| Type = Studio Album
| ArtistType = The Smiths
| Previous = The Queen Is Dead
| Previous = The Queen Is Dead
| PreviousLink = The Queen Is Dead
| PreviousLink = The Queen Is Dead
| Next =  
| Next =  
| NextLink =  
| NextLink =  
| singlen = single n (only for albums)
| single1 = Girlfriend In A Coma | image1 = Girlfriendinacoma.jpg
| imagen = image for single n (only for albums)
| single2 = I Started Something I Couldn't Finish | image2 = I-Started-Something.jpg
| single3 = Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me | image3 = Last_night_i_dreamt_12.jpg
| single4 = Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before | image4 = Stop_me.jpg
}}
}}


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| 01 = A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
| 01 = A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
| 01link = A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
| 01link = A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
| 01-duration = 4:52 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 01-duration = 3:00 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
| 02 = I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
| 02 = I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
| 02link = I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
| 02link = I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (single)
| 02-duration = 4:20 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 02-duration = 3:47 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 03 = Death Of A Disco Dancer
| 03 = Death Of A Disco Dancer
| 03link = Death Of A Disco Dancer
| 03link = Death Of A Disco Dancer
| 03-duration = 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 03-duration = 5:26 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 04 = Girlfriend In A Coma
| 04 = Girlfriend In A Coma
| 04link = Girlfriend In A Coma
| 04link = Girlfriend In A Coma (single)
| 04-duration = 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 04-duration = 2:03 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 05 = Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
| 05 = Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
| 05link = Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
| 05link = Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (single)
| 05-duration = 4:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 05-duration = 3:32 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 06 = Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
| 06 = Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
| 06link = Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
| 06link = Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (single)
| 06-duration = 2:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 06-duration = 5:03 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 07 = Unhappy Birthday
| 07 = Unhappy Birthday
| 07link = Unhappy Birthday
| 07link = Unhappy Birthday
| 07-duration = 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 07-duration = 2:46 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 08 = Paint A Vulgar Picture
| 08 = Paint A Vulgar Picture
| 08link = Paint A Vulgar Picture
| 08link = Paint A Vulgar Picture
| 08-duration = 6:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 08-duration = 5:35 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 09 = Death At One's Elbow
| 09 = Death At One's Elbow
| 09link = Death At One's Elbow
| 09link = Death At One's Elbow
| 09-duration = 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 09-duration = 2:01 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 10 = I Won't Share You
| 10 = I Won't Share You
| 10link = I Won't Share You
| 10link = I Won't Share You
| 10-duration = 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr)
| 10-duration = 2:48 (Morrissey/Marr)
}}
}}


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US - [Sire 9 25649-1]  <br>
US - [Sire 9 25649-1]  <br>
===== Side A =====
===== Side A =====
# [[A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours]] – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours]] – 3:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[I Started Something I Couldn't Finish]] – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (single)|I Started Something I Couldn't Finish]] – 3:47 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Death Of A Disco Dancer]] – 4:20 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Death Of A Disco Dancer]] – 5:26 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Girlfriend In A Coma]] – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Girlfriend In A Coma (single)|Girlfriend In A Coma]] – 2:03 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before]] – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (single)|Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before]] – 3:32 (Morrissey/Marr)


===== Side B =====
===== Side B =====
# [[Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me] – 4:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (single)|Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me]] – 5:03 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Unhappy Birthday]] – 2:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Unhappy Birthday]] – 2:46 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Paint A Vulgar Picture]] – 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Paint A Vulgar Picture]] – 5:35 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Death At One's Elbow]] – 6:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[Death At One's Elbow]] – 2:01 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[I Won't Share You]] – 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr)
# [[I Won't Share You]] – 2:48 (Morrissey/Marr)


==Personnel==
==Personnel==

Revision as of 20:40, 14 March 2014

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Alt. cover art
THE SMITHS Studio Album
Name Strangeways, Here We Come
Release 28 September 1987
3 April 2012 (remaster)
Total Length 36:37
Recorded Spring 1987
Writer/composer Morrissey/Marr
Producer Johnny Marr
Morrissey
Stephen Street
Art work Richard Davalos
"East Of Eden" (1955) by Elia Kazan
Vinyl Etching GUY FAWKES WAS A GENIUS
Publisher Rough Trade Records (UK)
Sire Records (US)
Format(s) Vinyl, CD
Chart position UK #2
US #55
Studio Album chronology
The Queen Is Dead
Strangeways, Here We Come
Singles
Girlfriendinacoma.jpgI-Started-Something.jpgLast night i dreamt 12.jpgStop me.jpg

Information

Recording

Release

Track list

CD Edition

UK - [Rough Trade ROUGHCD106]
US - [Sire 9 25649-2]

  1. A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours – 3:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish – 3:47 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. Death Of A Disco Dancer – 5:26 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Girlfriend In A Coma – 2:03 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before – 3:32 (Morrissey/Marr)
  6. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – 5:03 (Morrissey/Marr)
  7. Unhappy Birthday – 2:46 (Morrissey/Marr)
  8. Paint A Vulgar Picture – 5:35 (Morrissey/Marr)
  9. Death At One's Elbow – 2:01 (Morrissey/Marr)
  10. I Won't Share You – 2:48 (Morrissey/Marr)

Vinyl

UK - [Rough Trade ROUGH106]
US - [Sire 9 25649-1]

Side A
  1. A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours – 3:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish – 3:47 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. Death Of A Disco Dancer – 5:26 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Girlfriend In A Coma – 2:03 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before – 3:32 (Morrissey/Marr)
Side B
  1. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – 5:03 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Unhappy Birthday – 2:46 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. Paint A Vulgar Picture – 5:35 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Death At One's Elbow – 2:01 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. I Won't Share You – 2:48 (Morrissey/Marr)

Personnel