Pregnant for the Last Time

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“Pregnant for the Last Time”
Single by Morrissey
Released July 15, 1991 (UK)
Format 7", 12", CD, cassette
Genre Rockabilly
Length 2:43
Label HMV (UK)
Writer(s) Morrissey, Mark Nevin
Producer Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
Morrissey singles chronology
"Sing Your Life"
(1991)
"Pregnant for the Last Time"
(1991)
"My Love Life"
(1991)

"Pregnant for the Last Time" was a single by Morrissey released in July 1991. It was a stand-alone single rather than taken from any album.

This single saw a change in Morrissey's musical style as the twee 1960s pop of Kill Uncle was replaced by a harder rockabilly sound. This was also the first time Morrissey was to work with Boz Boorer, who he continues to work with in 2007 and Alain Whyte who continued to write with Morrissey until his 2006 album Ringleader of the Tormentors. The single performed better than both singles taken from Kill Uncle and reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart.

The b-side "Skin Storm" was originally written and performed by the band Bradford.

Contents

[edit] Track listings

[edit] 7" vinyl & cassette

  1. "Pregnant for the Last Time"
  2. "Skin Storm"

[edit] 12" vinyl

  1. "Pregnant for the Last Time"
  2. "Skin Storm"
  3. "Cosmic Dancer" (live Utrecht, Holland 1/5/91)
  4. "Disappointed" (live Utrecht, Holland 1/5/91)

[edit] 12" vinyl

  1. "Pregnant for the Last Time"
  2. "Skin Storm"
  3. "Cosmic Dancer" (live Utrecht, Holland 1/5/91)
  4. "Disappointed" (live Utrecht, Holland 1/5/91)
Country Record label Format Catalogue number
UK HMV 7" vinyl POP1627
UK HMV 12" vinyl 12POP1627
UK HMV Compact disc CDPOP1627
UK HMV Cassette TCPOP1627

[edit] Reviews

The single was described in the NME as a "lovely little music hall ditty" and "far more sprightly and accessible than most of Kill Uncle in a very positive review."[1]

[edit] Musicians

  • Morrissey: Voice
  • Alain Whyte: Guitars
  • Boz Boorer: Guitars
  • Jonny Bridgwood: Bass
  • Andrew Paresi: Drums

[edit] Live Performances

The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1991 tour.

[edit] Trivia

The riff from the song bears a strong resemblance to the rockabilly song “Don't You Mess With My Ducktails” by Joe Clay. Ducktail is a type of haircut like Morrissey's.


[edit] References

  1. ^ NME Pregnant for the Last Time Review [1]

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