The Smiths - The Sound Of The Smiths CD

"The Sound of The Smiths" is a Smiths compilation originally released on 10 November 2008. It is available as both single and double disc editions. Morrissey is credited with having coined the compilation's title, while Johnny Marr was involved in the project's mastering.

23 tracks and presents all the Smiths' memorable single releases, reinstating singles that were scheduled though eventually unreleased in that form (Still Ill and You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby) plus European-only singles including Barbarism Begins At Home and The Headmaster Ritual.

The core of the compilation is that matchless run of singles from their first Rough Trade 7-inch Hand In Glove to the posthumous Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me. The collection includes genuine classic hits such as Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, How Soon Is Now, Panic and Girlfriend In A Coma which marked the pinnacle of that unique creative collaboration between vocalist Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. Indeed, Morrissey's eloquence and proselytising was always matched by the compelling musicianship of Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce.

Tracklist:

1. Hand In Glove
2. This Charming Man
3. What Difference Does It Make? (Peel Session Version)
4. Still Ill
5. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
6. William, It Was Really Nothing
7. How Soon Is Now? (12" Version)
8. Nowhere Fast
9. Shakespeare's Sister
10. Barbarism Begins at Home (7" Version)
11. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
12. The Headmaster Ritual
13. The Boy with a Thorn In His Side
14. Bigmouth Strikes Again
15. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
16. Panic
17. Ask
18. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
19. Shoplifters of the World Unite
20. Sheila Take a Bow
21. Girlfriend In a Coma
22. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
23. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me