Louder Than Bombs

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Is It Really So Strange?	3:02
2	Sheila Take A Bow	2:41
3	Shoplifters Of The World Unite	2:57
4	Sweet And Tender Hooligan	3:33
5	Half A Person Guitar [Additional] – Craig GannonProducer – Stephen Street	3:35
6	London Guitar [Additional] – Craig GannonProducer – Stephen Street	2:06
7	Panic Guitar [Additional] – Craig Gannon	2:17
8	Girl Afraid	2:48
9	Shakespeare's Sister	2:08
10	William, It Was Really Nothing	2:10
11	You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby Guitar [Additional] – Craig Gannon	3:21
12	Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now	3:34
13	Ask Guitar [Additional] – Craig GannonVoice [Additional] – Kirsty Maccoll	3:15
14	Golden Lights Written-By – Twinkle	2:38
15	Oscillate Wildly	3:26
16	These Things Take Time	2:21
17	Rubber Ring	3:46
18	Back To The Old House	3:04
19	Hand In Glove	3:10
20	Stretch Out And Wait	2:37
21	Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want	1:50
22	This Night Has Opened My Eyes Producer – Roger Pusey	3:40
23	Unloveable	3:55
24	Asleep	4:09

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D 102695
• Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – BBC
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records Company
• Copyright (c) – Sire Records Company

Credits

• Artwork [Sleeve] – Morrissey
• Artwork By [Cover Star] – Shelagh Delaney
• Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
• Cello – Andy Rourke
• Coordinator [Artwork] – Jo Slee
• Drums – Mike Joyce
• Guitar – Johnny Marr
• Layout – Caryn Gough
• Music By – Johnny Marr
• Piano, Performer [Vamp], Mandolin, Harmonica, Harmonium – Johnny Marr
• Producer – John Porter (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 10 to 14, 16, 18, 21), Johnny Marr (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 17, 23, 24), Morrissey (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 17, 23, 24), The Smiths (tracks: 9, 15, 19, 20)
• Songwriter – Marr* (tracks: 1 to 13, 15 to 24), Morrissey (tracks: 1 to 13, 15 to 24)
• Voice – Morrissey
• Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Recorded in England from April 1983-November 1986.
Tracks 1 & 4 were produced for The BBC Radio 1 John Peel Show.

Track 24 is listed as 4:16 but is approximately 4:09.

© 1987 Sire Records Company.
℗ 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Sire Records Company.
℗ 1987 BBC.
Made/Printed in U.S.A.

Cover photography reprinted from The Saturday Evening Post © 1961 Curtis Publishing Co.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ROUGH 255	The Smiths	Louder Than Bombs ‎(2xLP, Comp, Gat)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 255	UK	1987
R1 529382	The Smiths	Louder Than Bombs ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE, RM, 180)	Sire	R1 529382	US	2016
93833-4	The Smiths	Louder Than Bombs ‎(Cass, Comp)	WEA	93833-4	Europe	1993
none, 9 25569-2	The Smiths	Louder Than Bombs ‎(CD, Comp, RP)	Rough Trade, Sire	none, 9 25569-2	US	Unknown
450993833-2	The Smiths	Louder Than Bombs ‎(CD, Comp)	WEA	450993833-2	Brazil	1993

Recommendations