You Are the Quarry

You Are the Quarry
Studio album by Morrissey
Released	17 May 2004
Recorded	2003
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	47:20
Label	Sanctuary/Attack
Producer	Jerry Finn
Morrissey chronology
Maladjusted (1997) You Are the Quarry (2004) Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006)
Singles from You Are the Quarry
"Irish Blood, English Heart" Released: 10 May 2004 "First of the Gang to Die" Released: 12 July 2004 "Let Me Kiss You" Released: 11 October 2004 "I Have Forgiven Jesus" Released: 13 December 2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	(favourable)[3]
NME	(8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(8.9/10)[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

You Are the Quarry is the seventh studio album by Morrissey, the former lead singer of The Smiths. It was released on 17 May 2004 by Attack Records.

Contents 1 Significance 2 Alternate editions 3 Tracklist 4 Deluxe edition 4.1 Disc 1 4.2 Disc 2 4.3 DVD 5 Singles 6 Musicians 6.1 The band 7 Trivia 8 References

Significance

The release was a significant event in Morrissey's career for several reasons. With You Are the Quarry, Morrissey returns to the musical mainstream. Because it was his first studio album in seven years, the critics and the public were more willing to give him a chance and offer a tabula rasa. As such, the first single "Irish Blood, English Heart" became his highest charting single in the UK at #3 and received significant airplay in the US, going to #36 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album charted at #2 in the UK (held off the top spot by Keane, which prompted Morrissey to joke in concert at the time "With regard to the album 'You Are the Quarry', if your name is Keane then you better leave now".) and became Morrissey's highest charting album in the US, reaching #11.

The album is in many ways unique in comparison to Morrissey's previous work. Musically, Jerry Finn's production gives the album a very mainstream, commercial feel, but it also makes the songs very appealing and polished. This is especially evident in the percussion, which is prominent and melodic. Guitarists Boz Boorer and Alain Whyte craft songs that fit somewhere between modern indie rock and AOR. Lyrically, Morrissey touches on many themes, varying from politics to relationships to Morrissey's place in society.

Alternate editions

In October 2004, Attack repackaged and reissued You Are the Quarry as a two disc Deluxe Edition. The second disc collected the nine b-sides from the album's first three singles, as well as some collected video, including Morrissey's live performances on American TV show, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.

Some versions of the packaging do not show the full frame on the cover, but only a crop of Morrissey's face, thus completely cropping out the machine gun, which suggests a probable censorship decision.

Tracklist

Deluxe edition

Disc 1

Disc 2

DVD

1. "Irish Blood, English Heart" (Promotional video)
2. "First of the Gang to Die" (Promotional video)
3. "First of the Gang to Die" (22 July 2004 from The Late Late Show)
4. "I Have Forgiven Jesus" (22 July 2004 from The Late Late Show)
5. "Let Me Kiss You" (22 July 2004 from The Late Late Show)

Singles

• "Irish Blood, English Heart" (10 May 2004) UK #3

1. "It's Hard to Walk Tall When You're Small" (Morrissey/Whyte)
2. "Munich Air Disaster 1958" (Morrissey/Whyte)
3. "The Never-Played Symphonies" (Morrissey/Whyte)

• "First of the Gang to Die" (12 July 2004) UK #6

1. "My Life Is a Succession of People Saying Goodbye" (Morrissey/Whyte)
2. "Teenage Dad on His Estate" (Morrissey/Whyte)
3. "Mexico" (Morrissey/Boorer)

• "Let Me Kiss You" (11 October 2004) UK #8

1. "Friday Mourning" (Morrissey/Whyte)
2. "I Am Two People" (Morrissey/Whyte)
3. "Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice" (Morrissey/Whyte)

• "I Have Forgiven Jesus" (13 December 2004) UK #10

1. "The Slum Mums" (Morrissey/Boorer)
2. "The Public Image" (Morrissey/Boorer)
3. " No One Can Hold a Candle to You" (Maker)

Musicians

The band

• Morrissey - Vocals
• Alain Whyte - Guitars and backing vocals
• Boz Boorer - Guitars
• Gary Day - Bass guitar
• Dean Butterworth - Drums
• Roger Manning - Keyboards

Trivia

• "You Are the Quarry" is the first Morrissey album that does not enclose the title in quotation marks on the cover.
• The song "I Like You" appeared on Bizarre Creations' "Project Gotham Racing 3" for the XBox 360.
• The cover photo features Morrissey brandishing a Thompson Submachine Gun.
• "America is not the world" appears in the movie Mama's Boy, starring John Heder and Anna Faris.
• Irish artist Christy Moore covered 'America Is Not The World' with Declan Sinnott in his 2006 Concert at the Point, Dublin, now known as the O2. A recording of this version may be found on the CD recording of the concert; 'Christy Moore: Live at the Point 2006' under the altered title of 'America, You Are Not The World'
• 'Irish Blood, English Heart' is included in the soundtrack to FIFA 05.

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Blender review
3. ^ George-Warren, Holly (24 May 2004). "You Are the Quarry: Music Review:Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313817,00.html. Retrieved 23 August 2009. 
4. ^ NME review
5. ^ Pitchfork Media review
6. ^ Rolling Stone review

Morrissey Albums Viva Hate · Kill Uncle · Your Arsenal · Vauxhall and I · Southpaw Grammar · Maladjusted · You Are the Quarry · Ringleader of the Tormentors · Years of Refusal Live albums Beethoven Was Deaf · Live at Earls Court Compilations Bona Drag · World of Morrissey · Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey · My Early Burglary Years · The CD Singles '88–91' · The CD Singles '91–95' · The Best of Morrissey · Greatest Hits · The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95 · Swords · Very Best of Morrissey Extended plays At KROQ Singles "Suedehead" · "Everyday Is Like Sunday" · "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" · "Interesting Drug" · "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" · "November Spawned a Monster" · "Piccadilly Palare" · "Our Frank" · "Sing Your Life" · "Pregnant for the Last Time" · "My Love Life" · "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" · "You're the One for Me, Fatty" · "Certain People I Know" · "Glamorous Glue" · "Tomorrow" · "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" · "Hold on to Your Friends" · "Interlude" · "Now My Heart Is Full" · "Boxers" · "Dagenham Dave" · "The Boy Racer" · "Sunny" · "Alma Matters" · "Roy's Keen" · "Satan Rejected My Soul" · "Irish Blood, English Heart" · "First of the Gang to Die" · "Let Me Kiss You" · "I Have Forgiven Jesus" · "Redondo Beach"/"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" · "You Have Killed Me" · "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" · "In the Future When All's Well" · "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" · "That's How People Grow Up" · "All You Need Is Me" · "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" · "Something Is Squeezing My Skull" Home media releases Hulmerist · Live in Dallas · The Malady Lingers On · Introducing Morrissey · ¡Oye Esteban! · Who Put the M in Manchester? · Live at the Hollywood Bowl Related articles Discography · Morrissey personnel · The Smiths · Boz Boorer · Alain Whyte · Jesse Tobias · Stephen Street · Mick Ronson · Steve Lillywhite · Jerry Finn · Tony Visconti · HMV · Sire Records · Sanctuary Records · A Taste of Honey