The Very Best of the Smiths - wikipedia The Very Best of the Smiths The Very Best of The Smiths Greatest hits album by The Smiths Released 4 June 2001 Recorded 1983 -- 1987 Genre Alternative rock, indie pop Length 78 : 34 Label WEA Producer John Porter, The Smiths, Roger Pusey, Dale `` Buffin '' Griffin and Stephen Street The Smiths chronology Singles ( 1995 ) Singles 1995 The Very Best of The Smiths ( 2001 ) The Sound of The Smiths ( 2008 ) The Sound of The Smiths 2008 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic Blender 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. Contents 1 About the album 1.1 Cover 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3.1 Additional musicians 3.2 Production 4 References About the album 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. 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. Cover The sleeve for The Very Best of The Smiths features Charles Hawtrey of Carry On fame, one of Morrissey 's favourite actors ( he wrote an obituary of him in the NME ). The band members had no say in the cover, which has been described as `` an adman 's approximation of a Smiths cover '' by Mojo magazine. Track listing All songs written by Morrissey / Marr. Songs marked `` * '' are exclusive to this compilation. `` Panic '' -- 2 : 20 `` The Boy with the Thorn in His Side '' ( single version ) -- 3 : 17 `` Heaven Knows I 'm Miserable Now '' -- 3 : 35 `` Ask '' ( new mix ) * -- 3 : 09 `` Bigmouth Strikes Again '' -- 3 : 13 `` How Soon Is Now ? '' ( album version ) -- 6 : 45 `` This Charming Man '' -- 2 : 42 `` What Difference Does It Make ? '' -- 3 : 51 `` William, It Was Really Nothing '' -- 2 : 12 `` Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others '' -- 3 : 17 `` Girlfriend in a Coma '' -- 2 : 02 `` Hand in Glove '' ( album version ) -- 3 : 24 `` There Is a Light That Never Goes Out '' -- 4 : 04 `` Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want '' -- 1 : 53 `` That Joke Is n't Funny Anymore '' ( album version ) -- 4 : 59 `` I Know It 's Over '' -- 5 : 49 `` Sheila Take a Bow '' -- 2 : 41 `` I Started Something I Could n't Finish '' -- 3 : 47 `` Still Ill '' -- 3 : 22 `` Shakespeare 's Sister '' -- 2 : 09 `` Shoplifters of the World Unite '' -- 2 : 58 `` Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me '' ( single version ) * -- 3 : 10 `` Stop Me If You Think You 've Heard This One Before '' -- 3 : 33 Tracks 7, 8, 12 and 19 - The Smiths Tracks 3, 6, 9 and 14 - Hatful of Hollow Tracks 6 and 15 - Meat Is Murder Tracks 5, 10, 13 and 16 - The Queen Is Dead Tracks 1, 3, 4, 14, 17, 20 and 21 - Louder Than Bombs Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 14, 17, 20 and 21 - The World Wo n't Listen Tracks 11, 18 and 23 - Strangeways, Here We Come Personnel Morrissey -- vocals Johnny Marr -- guitars, keyboard instruments, harmonica, mandolins, synthesized saxophone, string and flute arrangements Andy Rourke -- bass guitar, cello on `` Shakespeare 's Sister '' Mike Joyce -- drums Additional musicians Craig Gannon -- rhythm guitar on `` Panic '' and `` Ask '' Kirsty MacColl -- backing vocals on `` Ask '' John Porter -- slide guitar on `` Sheila Take a Bow '' Stephen Street -- drum machine on `` I Started Something I Could n't Finish '' and synthesized string arrangements on `` Girlfriend in a Coma '' Production John Porter -- producer ( 1, 3 - 4, 6 - 9, 14, 19 ), remixer ( 12 ) The Smiths -- producers ( 12, 15, 20 ) Morrissey and Marr -- producers ( 2, 5, 10, 13, 16 ) Johnny Marr -- producer ( 21 ) Johnny Marr, Morrissey and Stephen Street -- producers ( 11, 17 - 18, 22 - 23 ) Steve Lillywhite -- remixer ( 4 ) References Jump up ^ Allmusic review Jump up ^ Blender review Jump up ^ Morrissey - solo ( 19 June 2001 ). `` Marr comments on `` The Very Best Of The Smiths '' ``. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 13. The Smiths Craig Gannon Mike Joyce Johnny Marr Morrissey Andy Rourke Studio albums The Smiths Meat Is Murder The Queen Is Dead Strangeways, Here We Come Extended plays The Peel Sessions Live albums Rank Compilations Hatful of Hollow The World Wo n't Listen Louder Than Bombs Stop Me Best... I... Best II Singles The Very Best of The Smiths The Sound of The Smiths The Smiths Singles Box Complete Singles `` Hand in Glove '' `` This Charming Man '' `` What Difference Does It Make ? '' `` Heaven Knows I 'm Miserable Now '' `` William, It Was Really Nothing '' `` How Soon Is Now ? '' `` Shakespeare 's Sister '' `` Barbarism Begins at Home '' `` That Joke Is n't Funny Anymore '' `` The Boy with the Thorn in His Side '' `` Bigmouth Strikes Again '' `` Panic '' `` Ask '' `` Shoplifters of the World Unite '' `` Sheila Take a Bow '' `` Girlfriend in a Coma '' `` I Started Something I Could n't Finish '' `` Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me '' `` Stop Me If You Think You 've Heard This One Before '' `` There Is a Light That Never Goes Out '' `` Sweet and Tender Hooligan '' Other songs `` Still Ill '' `` Suffer Little Children '' `` Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want '' `` Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others '' Related articles Discography The Smiths Is Dead Songs List of live performances Mexrrissey Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Very_Best_of_The_Smiths&oldid=821788009 '' Categories : The Smiths compilation albums Albums produced by Stephen Street 2001 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Roger Pusey Albums produced by Dale Griffin Albums produced by John Porter ( musician ) Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from May 2012 Use British English from May 2012 Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 22 January 2018, at 17 : 01. 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Question: who is on the cover of the very best of the smiths album
Answer: Charles Hawtrey