Swords is a compilation album by the English singer Morrissey, released in the UK on 26 October 2009 and in the US on 3 November on Polydor. The album features 18 previously non-album single B-sides collected from the sessions that also produced the preceding three Morrissey studio albums – You Are the Quarry (2004), Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006), and Years of Refusal (2009). Morrissey issued a total of 24 studio B-sides during 2004–2009, as well as numerous live B-side tracks, making Swords an incomplete collection of his non-album work of the era. However, in his review of the album, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic notes that "Not all the flipsides are here, but all the noteworthy ones are."
Initial copies of the CD included a bonus disc of eight songs recorded live in Warsaw during Morrissey's 2009 tour. The compilation was supported by the Swords Tour,"Tour update: Germany (Nov. 16 – 20)". Morrissey-solo.com. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-09-12. featuring dates in the UK, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Ireland,"Morrissey tour dates in Europe; Swords: Album release information". True-to-you.net. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-09-12. and the United States.
In a statement, Morrissey revealed that he had intended Swords to be a budget album, and was disappointed to see it be retailed for such a high price.
Track listing
Personnel The band Morrissey – vocalist Alain Whyte – guitarist (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16) Boz Boorer – guitarist Jesse Tobias – guitarist (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17 and 18) Gary Day – bassist (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16) Solomon Walker – bassist (tracks 5, 9, 14, 17 and 18) Matt Walker – drummer (tracks 5, 9, 14, 17 and 18) Dean Butterworth – drummer (tracks 2, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 16) Matt Chamberlain – drummer (tracks 1 and 11) Michael Farrell – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14 and 17) Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards (tracks 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 18)
Additional credits Kristeen Young – additional vocals (track 7) Chrissie Hynde – backing vocals (track 9) Jerry Finn – producer (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 12–18) Tony Visconti – producer (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 11) Gustavo Santaolalla – producer (tracks 5 and 14)
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