Louder Than Bombs (1987)

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Mar 17, 2025

Title: Louder Than Bombs
Artist: The Smiths
Genre: Indie
Released: 1987

Tracks:
1 - Is It Really So Strange? - 3:04
2 - Sheila Take a Bow - 2:41
3 - Shoplifters of the World Unite - 2:57
4 - Sweet and Tender Hooligan - 3:35
5 - Half a Person - 3:36
6 - London - 2:06
7 - Panic - 2:20 -

8 - Girl Afraid - 2:48
9 - Shakespeare's Sister - 2:09
10 - William, It Was Really Nothing - 2:11
11 - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby - 3:23
12 - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 3:35
13 - Ask - 3:18 -

14 - Golden Lights - 2:39
15 - Oscillate Wildly - 3:27
16 - These Things Take Time - 2:23
17 - Rubber Ring - 3:48
18 - Back to the Old House - 3:04
19 - Hand in Glove - 3:14
20 - Stretch Out and Wait - 2:38
21 - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - 1:52
22 - This Night Has Opened My Eyes - 3:40
23 - Unloveable - 3:56
24 - Asleep - 4:09

Overview:

Louder Than Bombs is a compilation album by the English rock band The Smiths. It was released as a double album in March 1987 by their American record company, Sire Records. Its highest chart position was number 63. Popular demand prompted their British record company, Rough Trade, to issue the album domestically as well. Upon its release in the UK in May 1987, it reached number 38 on the British charts. In 2003, the album was ranked number 365 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1990.

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