Southpaw Grammar

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Southpaw Grammar
Morrisseysouthpawgrammar.jpg
Studio album by
Released28 August 1995
RecordedMarch–April 1995
Studio Hook End Manor, Oxfordshire, England
Genre
Length47:50
Label RCA
Producer Steve Lillywhite
Morrissey chronology
Vauxhall and I
(1994)
Southpaw Grammar
(1995)
Maladjusted
(1997)
2009 re-release cover
Remasteredsouthpawgrammar.jpg
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils" (features Dmitri Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony sample) Morrissey, Boz Boorer 11:15
2."Reader Meet Author"Morrissey, Boorer3:39
3."The Boy Racer"Morrissey, Alain Whyte 4:46
4."The Operation"Morrissey, Whyte6:52
5."Dagenham Dave"Morrissey, Whyte3:13
6."Do Your Best and Don't Worry"Morrissey, Whyte4:05
7."Best Friend on the Payroll"Morrissey, Whyte3:48
8."Southpaw"Morrissey, Whyte10:03
2009 Expanded Edition version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Boy Racer"Morrissey, Whyte4:55
2."Do Your Best and Don't Worry"Morrissey, Whyte4:05
3."Reader Meet Author"Morrissey, Boorer3:39
4."Honey, You Know Where to Find Me"Morrissey, Boorer2:55
5."Dagenham Dave"Morrissey, Whyte3:13
6."Southpaw"Morrissey, Whyte10:03
7."Best Friend on the Payroll"Morrissey, Whyte3:48
8."Fantastic Bird"Morrissey, Whyte2:53
9."The Operation"Morrissey, Whyte6:52
10."The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils" (features Dmitri Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony sample)Morrissey, Boorer11:15
11."You Should Have Been Nice to Me"Morrissey, Boorer3:35
12."Nobody Loves Us"Morrissey, Whyte4:50
Note: Given the 2009 re-release CD is a mock up of a vinyl record, the words "the heart is a lonely hunter" appear on the runout grooves.

Personnel

Technical

Charts

1995 chart performance for Southpaw Grammar
Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 74
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [19] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [20] 79
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [21] 38
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 14
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 4
US Billboard 200 [24] 66
2009 chart performance for Southpaw Grammar
Chart (2009)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [25] 175
Irish Albums (IRMA) [26] 75

Certifications

Certifications for Southpaw Grammar
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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