The Complete John Peel Sessions
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They com… Read Full Bio ↴The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to emerge from the 1980s British independent music scene.

The Smiths signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records in 1983 and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984. They based their songs on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Marr. Their focus on a guitar, bass, and drum sound and a fusion of 1960s rock and post-punk was a rejection of the synth-pop sound that was predominant at the time. Several Smiths singles reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, and all their studio albums reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, including the number-one album Meat Is Murder (1985). They achieved mainstream success in Europe with The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), both of which entered the top 20 of the European Albums Chart.

Internal tensions led to the Smiths' breakup in 1987, followed by public lawsuits over royalties. Their live album Rank (1988) reached the top 10 in Europe. Since the band's dissolution, the members have refused offers to reunite and have all separately stated that the band is finished and will never reunite.

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Studio albums
The Smiths (1984)
Meat Is Murder (1985)
The Queen Is Dead (1986)
Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
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The Complete John Peel Sessions
The Smiths Lyrics


Back To The Old House I would rather not go Back to the old house I would…
Half a Person Call me morbid, call me pale I've spent six years…
Handsome Devil All the streets are crammed with things Eager to be held I…
Is It Really So Strange I left the North I traveled South I found a tiny house And…
London Wondering What’s really going on In this city london Trapped…
Miserable Lie So, goodbye Please stay with your own kind And I'll stay wit…
Nowhere Fast I'd like to drop my trousers to the world I am…
Reel Around the Fountain It's time the tale were told Of how you took a…
Rusholme Ruffians The last night of the fair By the big wheel…
Still Ill I decree today that life is simply taking and not…
Sweet and Tender Hooligan He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan He said…
This Charming Man Punctured bicycle On a hillside desolate Will nature make a …
This Night Has Opened My Eyes In a river the color of lead Immerse the baby's head Wrap…
What Difference Does It Make All men have secrets and here is mine So let it…
William It Was Really Nothing The rain falls hard on a humdrum town This town has…


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