Recorded as the relationship between Morrissey and Johnny Marr was beginning to splinter, Strangeways, Here We Come is the most carefully considered and elaborately produced album in the group's catalog. Morrissey and Marr also labored hard over the songs, working to expand the Smiths' sound within their very real boundaries. While it doesn't match The Queen Is Dead or The Smiths, Strangeways is far from embarrassing and offers a summation of the group's considerable strengths.

Track Listing
1 A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours
2 I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
3 Death of a Disco Dancer
4 Girlfriend in a Coma
5 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
6 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
7 Unhappy Birthday
8 Paint a Vulgar Picture
9 Death at One's Elbow
10 I Won't Share You