The Smiths- Rank (1986) - Full Album
All tracks written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey except "His Latest Flame" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman), "The Draize Train" (Marr) and the very beginning of "The Queen Is Dead" where an audio recording of Sergei Prokofiev's classical piece "Montagues and Capulets" was played to introduce the band.
Track listing
No. Title Length
1. "The Queen Is Dead" 4:11
2. "Panic" 3:07
3. "Vicar In A Tutu" 2:40
4. "Ask" 3:12
5. "His Latest Flame/Rusholme Ruffians (Medley)" 3:55
6. "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" 3:47
7. "Rubber Ring/What She Said (Medley)" 3:41
8. "Is It Really So Strange?" 3:45
9. "Cemetry Gates" 2:50
10. "London" 2:38
11. "I Know It's Over" 7:49
12. "The Draize Train" 4:23
13. "Still Ill" 4:09
14. "Bigmouth Strikes Again" 5:51
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The band
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Morrissey – vocals
Johnny Marr – lead guitar
Craig Gannon – rhythm guitar
Andy Rourke – bass guitar
Mike Joyce – drums
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Technical staff
Pete Dauncey and Grant Showbiz – producers
Paul Nickson – engineer
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According to Smiths biographers Johnny Rogan and David Bret, Morrissey originally titled the album The Smiths in Heat. Rough Trade objected and Morrissey proposed Rank, "as in 'J. Arthur'" (J. Arthur Rank is Cockney rhyming slang for "wank").
Cover
The sleeve for Rank, once again designed by Morrissey, stars actress Alexandra Bastedo. The image is from photographer John D. Green's 1967 book Birds Of Britain. The gatefold album's interior features a photo of dozens of Smiths fans ripping apart Morrissey's shirt. The picture was taken by Ian Tilton at the 1986 Factory Records "Festival of the Tenth Summer" concert at GMEX concert and exhibitions venue in Manchester U.K.
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information from WIKIPEDIA
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rank_%28album%29
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