The Best of the Smiths, Vol. 2

by The Smiths

Overview

Picking up where the first volume left off, Best, Vol. 2 does contain some of the Smiths very best songs -- "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side," "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now," "Bigmouth Strikes Again," "Reel Around the Fountain," "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out," among others. Even so, it doesn't work as its own record since it deliberately complements the first volume, which itself wasn't a great overview of the Smiths' best. Since these two comps were released, better collections like Singles and The Very Best of the Smiths have been released, supplanting these two botched efforts. Smiths, Sire, Very Best of the Smiths, Vol. 1 ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/08/1992
Label:	Sire
UPC:	0093624509721

Tracks

1. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
2. The Headmaster Ritual
3. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
4. Ask
5. Oscillate Wildly
6. Nowhere Fast
7. Still Ill
8. Bigmouth Strikes Again
9. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
10. Shakespeare's Sister
11. Girl Afraid
12. Reel Around the Fountain
13. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
14. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Smiths   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Johnny Marr   Composer,Producer
Morrissey   Composer,Producer
The Smiths   Producer
Stephen Street   Producer
John Porter   Producer