Viva Hate

by Morrissey

Viva Hate cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 March 1988
  • Label: Rhino, His Master's Voice
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 45:49
  • Community rating: 4.13/5 from 11 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fresh out of The Smiths, Morrissey鈥檚 debut solo album features Vini Reilly (The Durutti Column) as a guitarist and Stephen Street as a producer and songwriting partner. A beloved release which features Morrissey鈥檚 two best known songs: 'Suedehead' and 'Everyday is Like Sunday'.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, male vocalist, melodic, political, literate

Tracklist

  1. Alsatian Cousin (03:12)
  2. Little Man, What Now? (01:48)
  3. Everyday Is Like Sunday (03:32)
  4. Bengali In Platforms (03:53)
  5. Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together (01:40)
  6. Late Night, Maudlin Street (07:39)
  7. Suedehead (03:49)
  8. Break Up The Family (03:54)
  9. Hairdresser On Fire (03:50)
  10. The Ordinary Boys (03:10)
  11. I Don't Mind If You Forget Me (03:13)
  12. Dial-A-Cliche (02:28)
  13. Margaret On The Guillotine (03:41)

Credits

  • Stephen Street - bass guitar [the bass guitar], guitar [guitars], music by, producer [produced by], written-by
  • Jo Slee - coordinator [art co-ordination]
  • Andrew Paresi - drums [the drums]
  • Steve Williams - engineer [assistant]
  • Vini Reilly - guitar [guitars], keyboards
  • Robert Stanley - hair
  • Tim Young - lacquer cut by
  • Caryn Gough - layout
  • Gail Colson - management
  • Anton Corbijn - photography by
  • Stephen Wright - photography by [sky photograph by]
  • Morrissey - sleeve, voice, words by, written-by
  • Mark Davies - strings [string section], cello
  • Rachel Maguire - strings [string section], cello
  • Robert Woollard - strings [string section], cello
  • John Metcalfe - strings [string section], viola
  • Fenella Barton - strings [string section], violin
  • Rick Koster - strings [string section], violin
  • Morrissey / Stephen Street - written by

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