You Are the Quarry

by Morrissey

You Are the Quarry cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2004-05-03
  • Label: Attack
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 47:13
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Morrissey's triumphant comeback after a seven-year hiatus finds him in sharp lyrical form. 'You Are the Quarry' pairs his signature wit and social critique with a polished, modern rock sound produced by Jerry Finn. It includes major hits like 'Irish Blood, English Heart', cementing his relevance in the 21st century.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, political, witty, literate, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. America Is Not the World (04:03)
  2. Irish Blood, English Heart (02:37)
  3. I Have Forgiven Jesus (03:41)
  4. Come Back to Camden (04:14)
  5. I'm Not Sorry (04:41)
  6. The World Is Full of Crashing Bores (03:51)
  7. How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? (03:25)
  8. First of the Gang to Die (03:38)
  9. Let Me Kiss You (03:30)
  10. All the Lazy Dykes (03:31)
  11. I Like You (04:11)
  12. You Know I Couldn't Last (05:51)

Credits

  • Gary Day - bass guitar, written-by
  • Morrissey - design [sleeve], written-by
  • Scott King - design [sleeve]
  • Dean Butterworth - drums
  • Joe McGrath - engineer
  • Brad Spence - engineer [second]
  • Seth Waldmann - engineer [second]
  • Alain Whyte - guitar, written-by
  • Boz Boorer - guitar, written-by
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - keyboards
  • Brian Gardner - lacquer cut by [runout etching ❀]
  • Jerry Finn - mixed by, producer
  • Greg Gorman - photography by

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