Viva Hate
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Publication |
1988 |
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| Label (s) | His Master's Voice (UK), Sire Records (USA) | |||
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CD, LP, cassette |
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Title (number) |
12 (worldwide) / 13 (USA) |
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running time |
46 min 9 s |
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Stephen Street, Steve Lillywhite , Alan Winstanley |
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Studio (s) |
Wool Hall Studios, Bath (UK) |
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Viva Hate is the first solo album by former The Smiths singer Morrissey , released on March 14, 1988 .
History of origin
After the Smiths ended, Morrissey began working on his first solo album, which would establish him as a solo artist. Together with producer Stephen Street , who has already worked on several Smiths albums, and Vini Reilly (guitar), Morrissey wrote the 12 tracks on the album, which was recorded in the winter of 1987/88 at Wool Hall Studios. Stephen Street also took over the production of the bass guitar and was supported by producers Steve Lillywhite and Alan Winstanley. Andrew Paresi took over the drums and also worked on the two follow-up albums Bona Drag (1989) and Kill Uncle (1991).
Originally the album was supposed to be called Education in Reverse and some records were sold under this title in Australia and New Zealand.
Music genre
Shortly after the end of the Smiths, Morrissey had to assert himself as a solo artist without his former bandmate Johnny Marr , who had caused the band to break up shortly before. Morrissey renounced experiments on the album and delivered an album that is not unlike Strangeways, Here We Come , the last Smiths album, and continued the typical guitar pop of the Smiths. As a novelty, synthesizer sounds were introduced, something that his earlier band had relucted for years.
success
The album was released six months after Smith's last album, Strangeways, Here We Come, and peaked at number 1 on the UK charts. The album already achieved gold status in the UK through pre-orders . The album reached number 48 on the US Billboard charts and was awarded a gold record on November 16, 1993. In Germany the album reached number 33 in the official charts.
Track list
- Alsatian cousin - 3:13
- Little Man, What Now? - 1:48
- Everyday Is Like Sunday - 3:32 am
- Bengali in Platforms - 3:55
- Angel, Angel Down We Go Together - 1:40
- Late Night, Maudlin Street - 7:40 am
- Suedehead - 3:56
- Break Up the Family - 3:55
- The Ordinary Boys - 3:10
- I Don't Mind If You Forget Me - 3:17
- Dial-a-Cliché - 2:28
- Margaret on the Guillotine - 3:42
The American version also contained the song Hairdresser on Fire , which was released in the UK as the B-side of the single Suedehead .
Special edition
In 1997, EMI re- released 100 "classics" to mark its 100th anniversary, including Viva Hate. In addition to a modified cover, this special edition contains the following bonus tracks in addition to the 12 songs of the original version, which are not related to the original album:
- Let the Right One Slip In (B-side of Tomorrow, 1992)
- Pashernate Love (B-side of You're the One for Me, Fatty, 1992)
- At Amber (B-side of "Piccadilly Palare", 1990)
- Disappointed (Live) (B-side of "Pregnant for the Last Time", 1991)
- Girl Least Likely To (B-side of November Spawned a Monster, 1990)
- I'd Love To (B-side of "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get", 1994)
- Michael's Bones (B-side of "The Last of the Famous International Playboys", 1988)
- I've Changed My Plea to Guilty (B-side of "My Love Life", 1991)
Single releases
Suedehead
The first single was released in February 1988 with the B-sides I Know Very Well How I Got My Name and Hairdresser on Fire . The Suedeheads were a spin-off from the British skinhead scene that emerged around 1969. But the text itself has nothing to do with the subculture. The single reached number 5 in the British and number 29 in the German single charts. A dispute between Ryan Adams and David Rawlings over the origin of the song serves as the intro for Adams' album Heartbreaker .
Everyday Is Like Sunday
The second single Everyday Is Like Sunday was released on May 31, 1988 in Great Britain with the B-sides Disappointed and Will Never Marry . The text is about life in a run-down small English town, where so little happens that all days feel like Sunday: "This is the coastal town that they forgot to close down. Come on, Armageddon , come! Every day is like Sunday, every day is dumb and gray. " The single reached number 9 on the UK charts. There are numerous cover versions , including The Pretenders as the soundtrack for coffee, milk and sugar . The chorus also served as a promotional jingle for the 2008 National Football League .
More song information
- The title Little Man, What Now? is a reference to the novel Little Man - What Now? by Hans Fallada . The song is about a child star who is slowly going down.
- Bengali in Platforms is about a Bengali boy who tries his luck in the UK but fails, has often been cited as evidence of Morrissey's alleged racism , as the line of text "Bengali, Bengali / Oh, shelve your Western plans / And understand / That life is hard enough when you belong here. " can be interpreted racist. As a counter-thesis, it was cited that Morrissey, himself the son of an Irish migrant, only wanted to process his own foreignness.
- The title Late Night, Maudlin Street is a reference to the novel Late Night on Watling Street by Bill Naughton and the school in Is Yes Crazy - Loud Lovable Teachers ("Maudlin Street Secondary").
Individual evidence
- ↑ The album in the All Music Guide
- ↑ a b c d Chart position in the United Kingdom. Officialcharts.com, accessed November 11, 2016 .
- ↑ The album on Bpi.co.uk
- ↑ Chart position in the United States. billboard.com, accessed November 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Search query on the official website of the RIAA
- ↑ Chart position in Germany. officialcharts.de, accessed on November 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Charts tracking ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Musicline.de
- ↑ Morrisey fan page
- ↑ Top 10 most offensive songs on Virgin Media
