Since the break-up of The Smiths, Morrissey has worked with several musicians throughout his career as a solo artist. The following is a list of musicians and personnel for each of his solo albums.
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Morrissey | 1988–present | lead vocals | All Morrissey releases | |
Jesse Tobias | 2005–present | guitar | All Morrissey releases from Live at Earls Court (2005) to Without Music The World Dies | |
Matt Walker |
| drums | All Morrissey releases from Years of Refusal (2009) to I Am Not a Dog on a Chain (2020) | |
Solomon Walker |
| bass |
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Camila Grey | 2023–present | keyboards | none to date | |
Carmen Vandenberg | guitar | |||
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Stephen Street | 1988–1990 |
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He also composed the single "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" but isn't credited for performing on it. | |
Andy Rourke | bass |
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Andrew Paresi | drums |
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Vini Reilly | 1988 |
| Viva Hate (1988) | |
Craig Gannon | 1988–1989 | guitar | ||
Mike Joyce | 1989–1990 | drums | ||
Neil Taylor | 1989 | guitar | ||
Matthew Seligman | bass | "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" | ||
Kevin Armstong | 1989–1990 | guitar |
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Mark E. Nevin | 1990–1991 | Kill Uncle & "Sing Your Life" (1991) | ||
Mark Bedford | bass | Kill Uncle (1991) | ||
Boz Boorer | 1991–2020 | guitar | All Morrissey releases from "Sing Your Life" (1991) to I Am Not a Dog on a Chain (2020) | |
Alain Whyte |
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| All Morrissey releases from Your Arsenal to Ringleader of the Tormentors . He co-wrote a plurality of tracks on Years of Refusal but did not perform on that album. | |
Spencer Cobrin |
| drums |
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Jonny Bridgwood |
| bass |
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Gary Day |
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Woodie Taylor | 1993–1994 | drums | ||
Spike T. Smith | 1999–2002 | Oye Esterban Tour/ Your are the Quarry pre records | ||
Dean Butterworth | 2003–2005 | All Morrissey releases from You Are the Quarry to Live at Earls Court. | ||
Barrie Cadogan | 2004 | guitar | none - substitute for Alain Whyte [1] | |
Matt Chamberlain | 2005–2007 | drums | Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006) | |
Gustavo Manzur | 2008–2023 | keyboards | All Morrissey releases from World Peace Is None of Your Business (2014) to I Am Not a Dog on a Chain (2020) | |
Mando Lopez | 2014–2020 | bass | All Morrissey releases from Low in High School (2017) to I Am Not a Dog on a Chain (2020) | |
Brendan Buckley | 2021–2024 | drums | Without Music The World Dies (unreleased) | |
Juan Galeano | 2022–2024 | bass |
Role | Album | |||||||||||
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Viva Hate (1988) | Kill Uncle (1991) | Your Arsenal (1992) | Vauxhall and I (1994) | Southpaw Grammar (1995) | Mal- adjusted (1997) | You Are the Quarry (2004) | Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006) | Years of Refusal (2009) | World Peace (2014) | Low in High School (2017) | I Am Not a Dog on a Chain (2020) | |
Guitars | Vini Reilly, | Mark E. Nevin | Alain Whyte, Boz Boorer | Alain Whyte, | Boz Boorer, Jesse Tobias | |||||||
Bass | Stephen Street | Mark Bedford | Gary Day | Jonny Bridgwood | Gary Day | Solomon Walker | Mando Lopez | |||||
Drums | Andrew Paresi | Spencer Cobrin | Woodie Taylor | Spencer Cobrin | Dean Butterworth | Matt Chamberlain | Matt Walker | |||||
Key- boards | Vini Reilly | Seamus Beaghen, Steven Heart | None | Roger Manning | Michael Farrell | Roger Manning, Michael Farrell | Gustavo Manzur |
with Alain Whyte:-
with Boz Boorer:-
with Jesse Tobias:-
with Stephen Street:-
with Mark E. Nevin:-
with Gustavo Manzur:-
with Mando Lopez:-
with Gary Day:-
with Clive Langer:-
with Spencer Cobrin:-
with Andy Rourke:-
with Kevin Armstrong:-
with Andrew Watt:-
with Michael Farrell:-
Not Credited To Morrissey (ie Cover Versions):-
Bona Drag is a compilation album by Morrissey released on 15 October 1990. The album features an array of Morrissey's most popular songs from his early solo career, most of which had not been released on any previous album. The album name meaning nice outfits is an example of the subculture slang Polari explored further on the album's first track "Piccadilly Palare". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on 6 December 2000. In 2010, the album was remastered and expanded to include six bonus tracks.
Stephen Brian Street is an English record producer best known for his work with the Smiths, the Cranberries and Blur. Street collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album Viva Hate following the split of the Smiths.
Maladjusted is the sixth studio album by English singer Morrissey, released on 11 August 1997 by Island Records.
Martin James "Boz" Boorer is an English guitarist and producer. He founded the new wave rockabilly group the Polecats, and starting in 1991 had a 30-year collaboration with singer Morrissey as co-writer, guitarist and musical director.
Alain Gordon Whyte is an English musician, songwriter, composer and singer. He was Morrissey's main songwriting partner and guitarist between 1991 and 2007.
The Andantes were an American female session group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, the group sang background vocals on numerous Motown recordings, including songs by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, Jimmy Ruffin, Edwin Starr, the Supremes, the Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers, among others. It is estimated they appeared on 20,000 recordings.
Southpaw Grammar is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey, released on 28 August 1995 by record labels RCA in the UK and Reprise in the US.
Ringleader of the Tormentors is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 3 April 2006 by record label Attack. The album was described as showcasing "a thicker, more rock-driven sound", which Morrissey attributed to new guitarist Jesse Tobias.
Jesse Tobias is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and co-writer for Morrissey since 2004. Tobias first gained fame during a brief tenure with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1993, although he was replaced by Dave Navarro within a month after joining the band. Before he joined the Chili Peppers, he briefly played with the band Mother Tongue. In 1995, Tobias joined the touring band for Alanis Morissette, and from 1999 to 2005 he was a member of the musical duo Splendid alongside his then-wife Angie Hart.
"Suedehead" is the debut solo single by English singer Morrissey, released on 15 February 1988. Co-written by Morrissey and former Smiths producer Stephen Street, the song was Morrissey's first solo release after the Smiths break-up. Morrissey was inspired lyrically by the suedehead subculture, recalling an individual from his teenage years in the context of the movement. Street, who had originally sought to contribute his musical ideas to Morrissey to use for Smiths B-sides, also contributed bass guitar, while Vini Reilly and Andrew Paresi rounded out his new solo band.
"Everyday Is Like Sunday" is the third track of Morrissey's debut solo album, Viva Hate, and the second single to be released by the artist. Co-written by Morrissey and former Smiths producer Stephen Street, the song was Morrissey's second release after the Smiths break-up. Morrissey was inspired lyrically by Nevil Shute's On the Beach to lament the drudgery of a seaside town. Street, who had originally sought to contribute his musical ideas to Morrissey to use for Smiths B-sides, also contributed bass guitar, which he contends was inspired by Echo & the Bunnymen.
"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" is a 1989 song by British vocalist Morrissey.
"November Spawned a Monster" is a song by the English singer Morrissey, released as a single in April 1990 by HMV. It was written by Morrissey and Clive Langer and features one of Morrissey's former colleagues from the Smiths, Andy Rourke, on bass guitar. The single reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. The track and its B-side "He Knows I'd Love to See Him" appear on his compilation album Bona Drag (1990).
"The Youngest Was the Most Loved" is the second single from English singer-songwriter Morrissey's eighth studio album, Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006). The track was written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias. It was released as a single on 5 June 2006 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was performed on the popular UK television chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 19 May 2006 and again on Later with Jools Holland on 2 June 2006.
"Ouija Board, Ouija Board" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey, released as a single in November 1989. The track appears along with its B-side "Yes, I Am Blind" on the compilation album Bona Drag. A shorter edit, omitting a verse, appeared on the 2010 reissue of Bona Drag. The single was poorly received by the music press and the public; its highest position on the UK Singles Chart was No. 18, making it the first solo Morrissey single not to reach the top 10. "Yes, I Am Blind" was composed by Morrissey's ex-Smiths partner Andy Rourke, and the picture on the sleeve was taken by Anton Corbijn.
"Alma Matters" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in July 1997. It was the first single to be taken from the Maladjusted album and was released one week before the album.
Steven Patrick Morrissey, known mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey's music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with recurring themes of emotional isolation, sexual longing, self-deprecating and dark humour, and anti-establishment stances.
Morrissey: 25 Live is a 2013 music concert film documentary depicting Morrissey's March 2, 2013 live performance at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, California. The concert was intended to mark his 25-year solo career following the break-up of The Smiths. The film focused on Morrissey as a performer, rather than as a man.
Bonfire of Teenagers is an unreleased studio album by English singer Morrissey. Described by the singer as "the best album of [his] life", Bonfire of Teenagers was produced by Andrew Watt in 2020 and 2021, and features a number of guest appearances from various musicians, such as Iggy Pop, Jesse Tobias, Chad Smith, Flea and Josh Klinghoffer.