VIVA HATE

:''This article is about the Morrissey album. For the band, see Viva Hate (band).''
'''Viva Hate''' is Morrissey's debut solo album, released on March 22, 1988. The album was considered Morrissey's very strong foray into a solo career, as he utilized his traditional lyrical style and retained the basic sound that The Smiths had developed by the time they broke up. ^[1] The album was originally going to be called '''Education in Reverse''', but was renamed to reflect Morrissey's feelings after the break-up of The Smiths. Some LPs in Australia were misprinted with the original title.^[2]
The album was released a mere six months after The Smiths' final album, ''Strangeways Here We Come''. The title predicts the content as Morrissey's lyrics are sardonic and filled with invective, while some of the tracks deal with the harshness of the breakup of The Smiths.
The album was produced by Stephen Street and most of the arrangements were composed by Vini Reilly of The Durutti Column. He added his distinct style on this album and it remains one of his best known recordings as a musician.

Contents

Track listing

International Editions

Special Edition

Personnel

Resources

Track listing

#"Alsatian Cousin"
#"Little Man, What Now?"
#"Everyday Is Like Sunday"
#"Bengali in Platforms"
#"Angel, Angel Down We Go Together"
#"Late Night, Maudlin Street"
#"Suedehead"
#"Break Up the Family"
#"The Ordinary Boys"
#"I Don't Mind If You Forget Me"
#"Dial-a-Cliché"
#"Margaret on the Guillotine"

International Editions

The American release included the track "Hairdresser On Fire" which had been released in the UK as a b-side to "Suedehead". This same track was released on a 7" single that was sold with the album in Japan.

Special Edition

In 1997, EMI, in celebration of their 10th anniversary, released a special edition of this album in the UK. It features different cover work, and a different booklet (it has a photograph of a billboard for Beethoven Was Deaf and drops the lyrics), and features 8 bonus tracks. However, the song "Hairdresser on Fire" does not appear on this version (the song was originally added to the North American version of the album as a bonus track). The bonus songs are:

★ "Let the Right One Slip In"

★ "Pashernate Love"

★ "At Amber"

★ "Disappointed (Live)"

★ "Girl Least Likely To"

★ "I'd Love To"

★ "Michael's Bones"

★ "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty"
In addition to receiving bonus tracks, the album was also remastered.

Personnel

★ Fenella Barton - Violin

★ Anton Corbijn - Photography

★ Mark Daves - Cello

★ Mark Davies - Cello

★ Caryn Gough - Layout Assistance

★ Richard Koster - Violin

★ Steve Lillywhite - Producer

★ Eamon Macabe - Photography

★ Rachel Maguire - Cello

★ John Metcalf - Viola

★ John Metcalfe - Viola

★ Morrissey - Composer, Vocals, Lyricist, Sleeve Art

★ Andrew Paresi - Drums

★ Vini Reilly - Guitar, Keyboards

★ Jo Slee - Art Coordinator

★ Linder Sterling - Photography

★ Stephen Street - Bass, Guitar, Songwriter, Guitar (Bass), Producer

★ Steve Williams - Assistant Engineer

★ Alan Winstanley - Producer

★ Robert Woolhard - Cello

★ Robert Woollard - Cello

Resources

★ It May All End Tomorrow - Lyrics and Song Information Database

★ It May All End Tomorrow - Lyrics FAQ

★ It May All End Tomorrow - Margaret on the Guillotine Lyrics page