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Stephen Patrick Morrissey was born in Davyhulme, Manchester ENGLAND, on May 22, 1959. During the late '70s, he regularly wrote letters to the music press and eventually began working as a freelance music journalist; he also ran a New York Dolls fan club and wrote a booklet about them.
Morrissey started his musical venture with a local band playing a couple of gigs but failed to land a recording contract. In 1982 he met guitarist Johnny Marr, the two put together a band called The Smiths, one of the most important and critically acclaimed British Pop-Rock act of the '80s.

By the late summer of 1987 The Smiths broke up due to conflict between the band members; Morrissey embarked on his solo career releasing the U.K. top 5 hit single "Suedehead" which eventually became part of his debut solo effort, 1988's "Viva Hate", the record went straight to #1 on the British Albums chart and broke The Billboard 200 chart reaching the #48 position; the second single off the LP, "Everyday Is Like Sunday", debuted at #9 on the U.K. chart.

He followed up with the single "The Last Of The Famous International Playboys", which hit #6 in U.K. and rose to #3 on The Modern Rock Tracks in the States; another single, "Interesting Drug", peaked at #9 in U.K. and reached #11 on the U.S. Modern Rock chart; both these songs appeared on the compilation of singles and B-sides "Bona Drag", which was released in October 1990, the set also included two more Modern Rock top 3 hits, "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" and "Piccadilly Palare", plus a further top 10 hit, the macabre "November Spawned A Monster".

"Kill Uncle", which fell just shy of reaching the top 50 of The Billboard 200 list, was issued in March 1991; the first single, "Our Frank", hit #2 on The Modern Rock chart and "Sing Your Life" peaked at #10 on the same chart.

A year later, "Your Arsenal", peaked at #21 on the American Billboard 200 Albums chart spawning Morrissey's first Modern Rock #1 hit: "Tomorrow"; next followed "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" reaching #2 on that chart and was also successful in the U.K. cracking the top 20. "You're The One For Me, Fatty" reached the #19 slot on the Official U.K. Singles chart and "Glamorous Glue" peaked at #13 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks.

In the spring of 1994 he released his fifth solo album, "Vauxhall And I", it reached #1 in the U.K. and climbed into the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard Top 200, becoming his highest-charting album; the single, "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get", peaked at #1 on The Modern Rock Tracks, made a mid-chart appearance on The Billboard Hot 100 and rose to #8 in England.

The following year Morrissey released a collection titled "The World Of Morrissey", then switched labels, issued the 3-track EP "Boxers", which reached the #23 position in Britain and the new album, "Southpaw Grammar"; the record earned a lukewarm reception from fans and critics alike, it charted at #4 in U.K. and generated two minor hits: "The Boy Racer" and "Dagenham Dave"; in America the album didn't rise higher than #66 on The Billboard Top 200.

With "Maladjusted", he charted again in the U.K. top 10 and in the top 70 of the American Billboard 200 list upon the album's summer 1997 release.

Morrissey returned to the musical mainstream, in May of 2004; his first studio album in seven years, "You Are the Quarry", shot to #2 in U.K. and to #11 on the U.S. Official charts; it contained "Irish Blood, English Heart", which climbed into the top 3 of the British Singles chart, grabbed a #7 spot in Canada and hit the top 40 of the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks; the follow-up single, "The First Of The Gang To Die", peaked at #6 in England.

His ninth solo album, "Ringleader Of The Tormentors", came out in April 2006 on Attack/Sanctuary; the 12-song set was a success, #1 in U.K. and top 30 in U.S. although its numbers didn't match those of the artist's previous LP. The main single, "You Have Killed Me" became a top 3 smash on both British and Canadian charts.

February 2008 saw the release of a collection simply titled "Greatest Hits" which compiled the highlights from his extensive back catalogue; the set contained two new songs, of which one, "That's How People Grow Up", debuted into the top 20 of the U.K. Singles chart.

Morrissey will release his new album, "Years Of Refusal", February 16, 2009; first single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" arrives February 9, guitar legend Jeff Beck guests on the track "Black Cloud".

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Viva Hate

(1988)

1. Alsatian Cousin
2. Little Man, What Now?
3. Everyday Is Like Sunday
4. Bengali In Platforms
5. Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together
6. Late Night, Maudlin Street
7. Suedehead
8. Break Up The Family
9. Hairdresser On Fire
10. The Ordinary Boys
11. I Don't Mind If You Forget Me
12. Dial-A-Cliché
13. Margaret On The Guillotine

 

Bona Drag

(1990)

1. Piccadilly Palare
2. Interesting Drug
3. November Spawned A Monster
4. Will Never Marry
5. Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
6. The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
7. Ouija Board, Ouija Board
8. Hairdresser On Fire
9. Everyday Is Like Sunday
10. He Knows I'd Love To See Him
11. Yes, I Am Blind
12. Lucky Lisp
13. Suedehead
14. Disappointed

 

Kill Uncle

(1991)

1. Our Frank
2. Asian Rut
3. Sing Your Life
4. Mute Witness
5. King Leer
6. Found Found Found
7. Driving Your Girlfriend Home
8. The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye
9. (I'm) The End Of The Family Line
10. There's A Place In Hell For Me And My Friends

 

Your Arsenal

(1992)

1. You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side
2. Glamorous Glue
3. We'll Let You Know
4. The National Front Disco
5. Certain People I Know
6. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
7. You're The One For Me, Fatty
8. Seasick, Yet Still Docked
9. I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
10. Tomorrow

 

Vauxhall And I

(1994)

1. Now My Heart Is Full
2. Spring-Heeled Jim
3. Billy Budd
4. Hold On To Your Friends
5. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
6. Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself
7. I Am Hated For Loving
8. Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning
9. Used To Be A Sweet Boy
10. The Lazy Sunbathers
11. Speedway

 

Boxers
[EP]

(1995)

1. Boxers
2. Have-A-Go Merchant
3. Whatever Happens, I Love You

 

Southpaw Grammar

(1995)

1. The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils
2. Reader Meet Author
3. The Boy Racer
4. The Operation
5. Dagenham Dave
6. Do Your Best And Don't Worry
7. Best Friend On The Payroll
8. Southpaw

 

Maladjusted

(1997)

1. Maladjusted
2. Alma Matters
3. Ambitious Outsiders
4. Trouble Loves Me
5. Papa Jack
6. Ammunition
7. Wide To Receive
8. Roy's Keen
9. He Cried
10. Sorrow Will Come In The End
11. Satan Rejected My Soul

 

You Are The Quarry

(2004)

1. America Is Not The World
2. Irish Blood, English Heart
3. I Have Forgiven Jesus
4. Come Back To Camden
5. I'm Not Sorry
6. The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
7. How Could Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?
8. The First Of The Gang To Die
9. Let Me Kiss You
10. All The Lazy Dykes
11. I Like You
12. You Know I Couldn't Last

 

Ringleader Of The Tormentors

(2006)

1. I Will See You In Far Off Places
2. Dear God Please Help Me
3. You Have Killed Me
4. The Youngest Was The Most Loved
5. In The Future When All's Well
6. The Father Who Must Be Killed
7. Life Is A Pigsty
8. I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now
9. On The Streets I Ran
10. To Me You Are A Work Of Art
11. I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
12. At Last I Am Born

 

Greatest Hits

(2008)

1. First Of The Gang To Die
2. In The Future When All's Well
3. I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
4. Irish Blood, English Heart
5. You Have Killed Me
6. That's How People Grow Up [NEW TRACK]
7. Everyday Is Like Sunday
8. Redondo Beach [NEW TRACK]
9. Suedehead
10. The Youngest Was The Most Loved
11. The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
12. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
13. All You Need Is Me [NEW TRACK]
14. Let Me Kiss You
15. I Have Forgiven Jesus

 

Years Of Refusal

(2009)

Tracklisting posted on Billboard.com

1. Something Is Squeezing My Skull
2. Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed
3. Black Cloud
4. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
5. All You Need Is Me
6. When Last I Spoke To Carol
7. That's How People Grow Up
8. One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
9. It's Not Your Birthday Anymore
10. You Were Good In Your Time
11. Sorry Doesn't Help
12. I'm OK By Myself

 

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