Swords (album)

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Swords is an upcoming compilation album by Morrissey. Distributed by Polydor, it is set for an October 26, 2009 release. The album will feature 18 single b-sides collected from the past three Morrissey albums - You Are the Quarry, Ringleader of the Tormentors, and Years of Refusal.

Swords will be released in the UK on October 26th and will be available on CD and double vinyl LP. Initial copies of the CD will include a bonus disc of eight songs recorded live in Warsaw during Morrissey's 2009 tour.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Looking Man About Town"	Morrissey/Alain Whyte	2:53
2.	"Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:53
3.	"If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me"	Morrissey/Jesse Tobias	3:40
4.	"Ganglord"	Morrissey/Whyte	5:18
5.	"My Dearest Love"	Morrissey/Whyte	4:00
6.	"The Never-Played Symphonies"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:03
7.	"Sweetie Pie"	Morrissey/Michael Farrell	4:23
8.	"Christian Dior"	Morrissey/Boz Boorer	3:59
9.	"Shame Is The Name"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:49
10.	"Munich Air Disaster 1958"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:30
11.	"I Knew I Was Next"	Morrissey/Tobias	3:46
12.	"It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small"	Morrissey/Whyte	3:32
13.	"Teenage Dad On His Estate"	Morrissey/Whyte	4:08
14.	"Children In Pieces"	Morrissey/Tobias	4:01
15.	"Friday Mourning"	Morrissey/Whyte	4:08
16.	"My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying Goodbye"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:53
17.	"Drive-In Saturday [Live]"	David Bowie	5:05
18.	"Because Of My Poor Education"	Morrissey/Whyte	2:56

'Live in Warsaw' Bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Cloud"	Morrissey/Boorer
2.	"I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris"	Morrissey/Boorer
3.	"I Just Want to See the Boy Happy"	Morrissey/Tobias
4.	"Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself"	Morrissey/Whyte
5.	"One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell"	Morrissey/Boorer
6.	"You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby"	Morrissey/Johnny Marr
7.	"Life Is A Pigsty"	Morrissey/Whyte
8.	"I'm OK By Myself"	Morrissey/Tobias

Personnel

The band

• Morrissey – vocalist
• Alain Whyte – guitarist (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
• Boz Boorer – guitarist
• Jesse Tobias – guitarist (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17 and 18)
• Gary Day – bassist (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
• Solomon Walker – bassist (tracks 5, 9, 14, 17 and 18)
• Matt Walker – drummer (tracks 5, 9, 14, 17 and 18)
• Dean Butterworth – drummer (tracks 2, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
• Matt Chamberlain – drummer (tracks 1 and 11)
• Michael Farrell – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14 and 17)
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards (tracks 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 18)

Additional credits

• Kristeen Young – additional vocals (track 7)
• Chrissie Hynde – backing vocals (track 9)
• Jerry Finn – producer (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18)
• Tony Visconti – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 11)
• Gustavo Santaolalla – producer (tracks 5 and 14)