Ringleader of the Tormentors

by Morrissey

Ringleader of the Tormentors cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 April 2006
  • Label: Attack
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 49:58
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Rome with Ennio Morricone's orchestrator, this album sees Morrissey embracing a grand, cinematic sound. 'Ringleader of the Tormentors' is dramatic, romantic, and often surprisingly heavy. It features some of his best vocal performances.

Genres

Descriptors: crooning, death, political, theatrical, literate

Tracklist

  1. I Will See You in Far-Off Places (04:13)
  2. Dear God Please Help Me (05:51)
  3. You Have Killed Me (03:08)
  4. The Youngest Was the Most Loved (02:59)
  5. In the Future When All's Well (03:54)
  6. The Father Who Must Be Killed (03:53)
  7. Life Is a Pigsty (07:22)
  8. I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now (04:14)
  9. On the Streets I Ran (03:51)
  10. To Me You Are a Work of Art (04:01)
  11. I Just Want to See the Boy Happy (02:59)
  12. At Last I Am Born (03:33)

Credits

  • Anthony Lui - art direction
  • Morrissey - art direction
  • Gary Day - bass
  • Jed Weitzman - crew [at the helm - assisted by]
  • Merck Mercuriadis - crew [at the helm]
  • Matt Chamberlain - drums
  • Marco Antonio Martin Origel - engineer
  • Alain Whyte - guitar
  • Boz Boorer - guitar
  • Jesse Tobias - guitar
  • Mikey V. Farrell - keyboards
  • Jennifer Ivory - management [attack label manager]
  • Doug Shearer - mastered by
  • Emily Lazar - mastered by
  • Tony Visconti - mixed by
  • Fabio Lovino - photography by [cover]

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