Released to coincide with Morrissey's brief winter tour of England in 1995, World of Morrissey follows none of the accepted rules for compilations.
It's not a hits collection, nor is it a best-of -- the disc is filled with album cuts, live tracks, a couple of B-sides and a new single, all of which dedicated Morrissey fans already own.
However, the choice of songs does mean something -- the choice of the vaguely threatening "Spring-Heeled Jim" over "Now My Heart Is Full" and the sad "Billy Budd" over "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" makes the calm Vauxhall and I seem darker than it is.
But that melancholy is cut by the sly taunt of "Have-a-Go Merchant" and the perennial "Last of the Famous International Playboys," as well as a long, bizarre crawl through "Moon River." Only hardcore fans will notice such subtle matters as running orders; for them, World of Morrissey is a mix tape.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whatever Happens, I Love YouMorrissey, Alain Whyte | Morrissey | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Billy BuddMorrissey, Alain Whyte | Morrissey | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | Have-a-Go MerchantMorrissey, Alain Whyte | Morrissey | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Moon RiverHenry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | Morrissey | Play | 09:39 | 22 MB | 61 MB |
| 5 | My Love LifeMorrissey, Mark E. Nevin | Morrissey | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Certain People I KnowMorrissey, Alain Whyte | Morrissey | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | The Last of the Famous International PlayboysMorrissey, Stephen Street | Morrissey | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | We'll Let You KnowMorrissey, Alain Whyte | Morrissey | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | Spring-Heeled JimBoz Boorer, Morrissey | Morrissey | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | Jack The Ripper [Live] | Morrissey | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | The Loop [Live] | Morrissey | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Sister I'm A Poet [Live] | Morrissey | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 13 | You're The One For Me, Fatty [Live] | Morrissey | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| 14 | Boxers [live] | Morrissey | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 55 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 383 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boz Boorer | Clarinet, Composer, Guitar, Saxophone |
| 2 | Jonny Bridgewood | Bass |
| 3 | Bob Clearmountain | Mixing |
| 4 | Spencer Cobrin | Drums |
| 5 | Gary Day | Bass |
| 6 | Chris Dickie | Engineer |
| 7 | Chrissie Hynde | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Peter Jones | Engineer |
| 9 | Clive Langer | Producer |
| 10 | Steve Lillywhite | Producer |
| 11 | Henry Mancini | Composer |
| 12 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 13 | Morrissey | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 14 | Mark E. Nevin | Composer |
| 15 | James O'Brien | Photography |
| 16 | Mick Ronson | Producer |
| 17 | Stephen Street | Composer, Producer |
| 18 | Danton Supple | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 19 | Woodie Taylor | Drums |
| 20 | Alain Whyte | Composer, Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Steve Williams | Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | Alan Winstanley | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |