The Smiths

The Smiths merupakan sebuah grup musik rock dari Inggris yang aktif dari tahun 1982 hingga 1987 yang beranggotakan 4 orang yakni Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, dan Mike Joyce. Grup musik ini berasal dari Manchester, Inggris.

The Smiths
The Smiths in 1985; from left to right: Andy Rourke, Morrissey, Johnny Marr and Mike Joyce
Informasi latar belakang
Asal	Manchester, England
Genre	Indie rock[1] Jangle pop[2] post-punk[3] alternative rock[4]
Tahun aktif	1982–1987
Label	Rough Trade Sire
Artis terkait	The Pretenders D.A.R.K. The Adult Net
Situs web	officialsmiths.co.uk
Mantan anggota	Morrissey Johnny Marr Andy Rourke Mike Joyce

Anggota

Anggota

• Morrissey – vokalis (1982–1987)
• Johnny Marr – gitar, vokal, piano, kibor, harmonika (1982–1987)
• Andy Rourke – bass (1982–1986, 1986–1987)
• Mike Joyce – drum (1982–1987)

Musisi sesi

• Steven Pomfret – gitar (1982)
• Dale Hibbert – bass (1982)
• Craig Gannon – bass, gitar (1986)
• John Quinn - perkusionis (1983)
• Ivor Perry – gitar (1987)

Diskografi

Album studio

• The Smiths UK #2, US #150 (1984)
• Meat Is Murder UK #1, US #110 (1985)
• The Queen Is Dead UK #2, US #70 (1986)
• Strangeways, Here We Come UK #2, US #55 (1987)

Album kompilasi

• Hatful of Hollow UK #7, US # n/a (1984)
• The World Won't Listen UK #2, not released in US (1987)
• Louder Than Bombs US #62, UK(Import) #38 (1987)
• Rank live album UK #2, US #77 (1988)

Lagu (Inggris)

• "Hand in Glove", (1983 #124)
• "This Charming Man", (1983 #25)
• "What Difference Does It Make?", (1984 #12)
• "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", (1984 #10)
• "William, It Was Really Nothing", (1984 #17)
• "How Soon Is Now?", (1985 #24)
• "Shakespeare's Sister", (1985 #26)
• "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore", (1985 #49)
• "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side", (1985 #23)
• "Bigmouth Strikes Again", (1986 #26)
• "Panic", (1986 #11)
• "Ask", (1986 #14)
• "Shoplifters of the World Unite", (1987 #12)
• "Sheila Take a Bow", (1987 #10)
• "Girlfriend in a Coma", (1987 #13)
• "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", (1987 #23)
• "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me", (1987 #30)
• "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", (1992 #25)