Call the Comet

"Hi Hello" was released as a 7" single, with the new B-side "Jeopardy". "Jeopardy" was also released on the Japanese edition of "Call the Comet" as a bonus track and is available digitally.

"Spiral Cities" was later also released as a single digitally and on 7", along with the new B-side "Spectral Eyes".

Videos were made for both singles as well as the album tracks "The Tracers" and "Walk Into the Sea".

{{Music ratings

| MC = 78/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/call-the-comet/johnny-marr|title=Call the Comet by Johnny Marr – Metacritic|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=16 June 2018}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/call-the-comet-mw0003166933|title=Call the Comet – Johnny Marr|publisher=AllMusic|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|date=15 June 2018|accessdate=8 January 2019}}

| rev2 = The Guardian

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/15/johnny-marr-call-the-comet-review-the-light-that-never-went-out|title= Johnny Marr: Call the Comet review – the light that never went out|work=The Guardian|last=Hann|first=Michael|date=15 June 2018|accessdate=16 June 2018}}

| rev3 = The Independent

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/johnny-marr-call-the-comet-review-tracklist-morrissey-release-date-a8397216.html|title=Johnny Marr Call The Comet review: New album is steeped in chilly yearning|work=The Independent|last=Halsted|first=Nick|date=13 June 2018|accessdate=16 June 2018}}

| rev4 = The Irish Times

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/johnny-marr-call-the-comet-review-still-a-solid-melody-maker-1.3526742?mode=amp|title=Johnny Marr: Call the Comet review – Still a solid melody maker|work=Irish Times|last=Clayton-Lea|first=Tony|date=15 June 2018|accessdate=16 June 2018}}

| rev5 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev5score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/johnny-marr-call-the-comet|title=Johnny Marr's Call The Comet faces the future with optimism and purpose|work=The Line of Best Fit|last=King|first=Ian|date=8 June 2018|accessdate=17 June 2018}}

| rev6 = The Music

| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2018/06/13/johnny-marr-call-the-comet-chris-familton/|title=Johnny Marr - Call the Comet|work=The Music|last=Familton|first=Chris|date=15 June 2018|accessdate=17 June 2018}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/johnny-marr-call-the-comet-review|title=Johnny Marr – 'Call The Comet'|work=NME|last=Trendell|first=Andrew|date=15 June 2018|accessdate=16 June 2018}}

| rev8 = The Observer

| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/17/johnny-marr-call-comet-review-best-solo-album-yet|title=Johnny Marr: Call the Comet review - his best solo album yet|work=The Observer|last=Morris|first=Damien|date=17 June 2018|accessdate=17 June 2018}}

| rev9 = Pitchfork Media

| rev9Score = 6.0/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/johnny-marr-call-the-comet/|title=Johnny Marr|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=13 August 2024}}

| rev10 = PopMatters

| rev10score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/johnny-marr-call-the-comet-2578115096.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1|title='Call the Comet' and the Magic Realism of Johnny Marr|work=PopMatters|last=Ingalls|first=Chris|date=15 June 2018|accessdate=16 June 2018}}

| rev11 = The Times

| rev11score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/pop-review-johnny-marr-call-the-comet-j5cqwsdk5|title=Pop review: Johnny Marr: Call the Comet|work=The Times|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|date=15 June 2018|access-date=17 June 2018}}

}}

Call the Comet received generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album scored an average rating of 78, based on 16 reviews. Writing for the Associated Press, Mark Kennedy opined that it was "easily his best as a solo artist, deep and rich both musically and lyrically" before concluding, "So feel free to stay in bed, Morrissey. Marr is who we need now."{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/review-johnny-marr-scales-new-heights-with-call-the-comet/2018/06/13/e2d64124-6f2d-11e8-b4d8-eaf78d4c544c_story.html?noredirect=on|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626192301/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/review-johnny-marr-scales-new-heights-with-call-the-comet/2018/06/13/e2d64124-6f2d-11e8-b4d8-eaf78d4c544c_story.html?noredirect=on|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 June 2018|title=Review: Johnny Marr scales new heights with 'Call the Comet'|work=The Washington Post|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|date=13 June 2018|accessdate=17 June 2018}} Writing for Hot Press, Edwin McFee rated the album 8 out of 10.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/Johnny-Marr/music/reviews/albums/Album-Review-Johnny-Marr-Call-the-Comet/22640487.html|title=Album Review: Johnny Marr 'Call the Comet'|work=Hot Press|last=McFee|first=Edwin|date=15 June 2018|accessdate=17 June 2018}} MusicOMH contributor Neil Dowden awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it Marr's "most ambitious and interesting work under his own name".{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/johnny-marr-call-the-comet|title=Johnny Marr – Call The Comet|work=musicOMH|last=Dowden|first=Neil|date=15 June 2018|accessdate=18 June 2018}} Creative Loafing contributor Gabe Echazabal rated it 4.5 out of 5, writing, "Call the Comet is, simply put, Marr's strongest solo effort. It's a magnificent piece of work that serves as a true testament to the idea that Marr has plenty to offer musically at this stage of his career, and it clearly showcases his continued and ever-present vitality."{{Cite web|url=https://www.cltampa.com/music/reviews/article/21009621/johnny-marr-is-magnificent-on-call-the-comet-his-best-solo-album-to-date|title=Johnny Marr is magnificent on Call the Comet, his best solo album to date|last=Echazabal|first=Gabe|date=15 June 2018|accessdate=17 June 2018}} Clash Music contributor Will Rosebury rated the album 7/10 and called it "easily Johnny Marr’s most confident solo album".{{Cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/johnny-marr-call-the-comet|title=Johnny Marr - Call The Comet|work=Clash Music|last=Rosebury|first=Will|date=19 June 2018|accessdate=21 June 2018}}

Robert Steiner of The Boston Globe, however, disagreed with those other critics, starting his review by writing that Marr's time with the Smiths cemented his legacy as one of rock's greatest sidemen, "[b]ut that's the key word: sidemen." He went on to write that Marr is at his best working with other creative minds and all he does as a solo artist is "produce groggy rehashes of old Brit-rock tropes he helped create three decades ago." He concluded his review by stating Call the Comet could be a passable album if it was the work of a young band rather than someone "who inspired guitarists in some of those bands to pick up their instruments in the first place."{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2018/06/13/heaven-knows-johnny-marr-hum-now/g9TAKA56F3jE9lwGVFp2iM/story.html|title=Heaven knows Johnny Marr is ho-hum now|work=Boston Globe|last=Steiner|first=Robert|date=13 June 2018|accessdate=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052514/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2018/06/13/heaven-knows-johnny-marr-hum-now/g9TAKA56F3jE9lwGVFp2iM/story.html|archive-date=18 June 2018|url-status=dead}}

Writing for Pitchfork, contributor Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave a more mixed rating of 6/10, writing that after spending "a quarter-century as a hired gun, roaming from project to project", Marr "is starting to slow down in his middle age".{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/johnny-marr-call-the-comet/|title=Johnny Marr - Call the Comet|work=Pitchfork|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|date=21 June 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Call the Comet track listing

| all_writing = Johnny Marr

| title1 = Rise

| length1 = 5:03

| title2 = The Tracers

| length2 = 4:35

| title3 = Hey Angel

| length3 = 5:37

| title4 = Hi Hello

| length4 = 4:23

| title5 = New Dominions

| length5 = 4:24

| title6 = Day In Day Out

| length6 = 4:43

| title7 = Walk Into the Sea

| length7 = 6:02

| title8 = Bug

| length8 = 4:39

| title9 = Actor Attractor

| length9 = 5:36

| title10 = Spiral Cities

| length10 = 4:07

| title11 = My Eternal

| length11 = 3:16

| title12 = A Different Gun

| length12 = 5:28

| total_length = 57:53

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese bonus track{{cite web|url=https://wmg.jp/johnnie-marr/discography/19501/|title=Johnny Marr / ジョニー・マー「Call the Comet / コール・ザ・コメット」 {{!}} Warner Music Japan|work=ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン {{!}} Warner Music Japan|accessdate=September 21, 2020|language=ja-JP}}

| total_length = 61:30

| title13 = Jeopardy

| length13 = 3:32

}}

Musicians

• Johnny Marr – vocals, guitars, keyboards
• James Doviak – keyboards, vocals
• Iwan Gronow – bass guitar, vocals
• Jack Mitchell – drums

Production and additional personnel

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• Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
• Frank Arkwright – mastering
• Sonny Marr – backing vocals on "Walk Into the Sea" and "Spiral Cities"
• Niall Lea – photo
• Mat Bancroft – artwork
• Laura Turner – artwork

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