You Are the Quarry
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{{Infobox album
| name = You Are the Quarry
| type = studio
| artist = Morrissey
| cover = You Are The Quarry.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 May 2004
| recorded = Autumn 2003
| studio = *Hook End Manor, Oxfordshire, England
- Conway, Hollywood, California
| genre = Alternative rock, pop rock, indie rock
| length = 47:20
| producer = Jerry Finn
| prev_title = Maladjusted
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Ringleader
of the Tormentors
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| name = You Are the Quarry
| type = studio
| single1 = Irish Blood, English Heart
| single1date = 10 May 2004
| single2 = First of the Gang to Die
| single2date = 12 July 2004
| single3 = Let Me Kiss You
| single3date = 11 October 2004
| single4 = I Have Forgiven Jesus
| single4date = 13 December 2004
}}
}}
You Are the Quarry is the seventh solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Morrissey. It was released on 17 May 2004 by record label Attack, and was his first album in seven years following 1997's Maladjusted. The album was a huge comeback for Morrissey; all four of its singles reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, and the album itself reached number 2. The album also reached number 11 on the Billboard 200, making it Morrissey's highest-charting album in the United States.
Reception
{{music ratings
| MC = 72/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/you-are-the-quarry/morrissey |title=Reviews for You Are The Quarry by Morrissey |website=Metacritic |access-date=8 February 2016}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/you-are-the-quarry-mw0000331635 |title=You Are the Quarry – Morrissey |website=AllMusic |access-date=11 February 2015 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev2score = A{{cite magazine |title=Morrissey: You Are the Quarry |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=28 May 2004 |last=George-Warren |first=Holly |page=124}}
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/14/popandrock.shopping7 |title=Morrissey, You Are the Quarry |work=The Guardian |date=14 May 2004 |access-date=8 February 2016 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}
| rev4 = Los Angeles Times
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-16-ca-cromelin16-story.html |title=Morrissey's mood indigo still entrances |work=Los Angeles Times |date=16 May 2004 |access-date=8 February 2016 |last=Cromelin |first=Richard}}
| rev5 = Mojo
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Morrissey: You Are the Quarry |journal=Mojo |issue=126 |date=May 2004 |page=90}}
| rev6 = NME
| rev6score = 8/10{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/morrissey/7418 |title=Morrissey : You Are The Quarry |journal=NME |date=8 May 2004 |access-date=11 February 2015 |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324215123/http://www.nme.com/reviews/morrissey/7418 |archive-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7score = 8.9/10{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5437-you-are-the-quarry/ |title=Morrissey: You Are the Quarry |work=Pitchfork |date=19 May 2004 |access-date=11 February 2015 |last=DiCrescenzo |first=Brent}}
| rev8 = Q
| rev8score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite journal |title=Spite Club |journal=Q |issue=215 |date=June 2004 |page=106 |last=Harris |first=John |author-link=John Harris (critic)}}
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/you-are-the-quarry-20040513 |title=You Are The Quarry |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=13 May 2004 |access-date=8 February 2016 |last=Hunter |first=James}}
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Morrissey: You Are the Quarry |journal=Uncut |issue=85 |date=June 2004 |page=92}}
}}
According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album received an average review score of 72/100, based on 31 critical reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".
Release
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The first single released to promote the album was "Irish Blood, English Heart", released on 10 May 2004. You Are the Quarry was released on 17 May 2004 by record label Attack. The album charted at number 2 in the UK.
Some versions of the packaging do not show the full frame on the cover, but only a crop of Morrissey's face, cropping out the machine gun.
Nancy Sinatra recorded a version of "Let Me Kiss You", which was released as a single which performed well on the UK Singles Chart, prior to Morrissey's own single release of the song.
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 music videos and live TV performances from the record, including Morrissey's live performances on American TV show The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. The original album is available with the bonus DVD, featuring the "Irish Blood, English Heart" video, song lyrics and a photo gallery.
20th anniversary concerts
Morrissey was set to perform the album in its entirety at two concerts in Southern California to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The concerts were scheduled for 26 January 2024 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, and 27 January 2024 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The shows were ultimately cancelled when Morrissey was ordered to remain in Zurich Switzerland while suffering from physical exhaustion.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = America Is Not the World
| writer1 = Morrissey, Alain Whyte
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = Irish Blood, English Heart
| writer2 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length2 = 2:37
| title3 = I Have Forgiven Jesus
| writer3 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length3 = 3:41
| title4 = Come Back to Camden
| writer4 = Morrissey, Boz Boorer
| length4 = 4:14
| title5 = I'm Not Sorry
| writer5 = Morrissey, Boorer
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = The World Is Full of Crashing Bores
| writer6 = Morrissey, Boorer
| length6 = 3:51
| title7 = How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel?
| writer7 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length7 = 3:25
| title8 = First of the Gang to Die
| writer8 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length8 = 3:38
| title9 = Let Me Kiss You
| writer9 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length9 = 3:30
| title10 = All the Lazy Dykes
| writer10 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length10 = 3:31
| title11 = I Like You
| writer11 = Morrissey, Boorer
| length11 = 4:11
| title12 = You Know I Couldn't Last
| writer12 = Morrissey, Whyte, Gary Day
| length12 = 5:51
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Deluxe Edition bonus disc
| title1 = Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice
| writer1 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length1 = 2:53
| title2 = It's Hard to Walk Tall When You're Small
| writer2 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Teenage Dad on His Estate
| writer3 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length3 = 4:08
| title4 = Munich Air Disaster 1958
| note4 = referring to the Munich air disaster
| writer4 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length4 = 2:30
| title5 = Friday Mourning
| writer5 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length5 = 4:08
| title6 = The Never-Played Symphonies
| writer6 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length6 = 3:03
| title7 = My Life Is a Succession of People Saying Goodbye
| writer7 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length7 = 2:55
| title8 = I Am Two People
| writer8 = Morrissey, Whyte
| length8 = 3:55
| title9 = Mexico
| writer9 = Morrissey, Boorer, Day
| length9 = 4:06
}}
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- "Irish Blood, English Heart" (promotional video)
- "First of the Gang to Die" (from The Late Late Show, 22 July 2004)
- "I Have Forgiven Jesus" (from The Late Late Show, 23 July 2004)
- "Let Me Kiss You" (from The Late Late Show, 24 August 2004)
Personnel
- Morrissey – vocals
- Alain Whyte – guitar, backing vocals
- Boz Boorer – guitar
- Gary Day – bass guitar
- Dean Butterworth – drums
- Spike. T Smith – drums
- Roger Manning – keyboards
- Jerry Finn – production
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for You Are the Quarry !scope="col"|Chart (2004) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=194}}
| 64 |
|---|
| {{Album chart|Austria|24|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="austriancharts"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Flanders|14|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="ultratop"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Wallonia|32|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="ultratop2"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Denmark|13|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="danishcharts"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Netherlands|30|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="dutchcharts"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Finland|8|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="finnishcharts"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|France|21|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="lescharts"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Germany4|7|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|id=4985|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Ireland2|3|artist=Morrissey|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}} |
| {{Album chart|Italy|32|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="italiancharts"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Norway|5|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="norwegiancharts"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Portugal|10|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="portuguesecharts"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Sweden|1|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="swedishcharts"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Switzerland|63|artist=Morrissey|album=You Are the Quarry|rowheader=true|refname="hitparade"|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|UK2|2|date=20040523|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|11|artist=Morrissey|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2016}} |
Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Morrissey|title=You Are The Quarry|award=Platinum|certyear=2004|relyear=2004|id=8393-2037-2}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
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Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|4586}}
{{Morrissey}}
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Category:Sanctuary Records albums
Category:B-side compilation albums
Category:2004 compilation albums
Category:Music video compilation albums