The World Won't Listen

The World Won't Listen is the title of the second compilation album released by British group The Smiths on Rough Trade records in February 1987. Like the previous Hatful of Hollow the album brings together on one album A and B sides from singles not released on albums and other non-album tracks, this time released between 1985 and 1987.

The album entered the UK charts at no.2 immediately after its release and spent a total of ten weeks in the Top 40 and a further 5 in the Top 100. A 1995 re-release reached no.52.

Personnel

 * Morrissey - vocals
 * Johnny Marr - guitars, keyboards, harmonica
 * Andy Rourke - bass guitar (and some cello)
 * Mike Joyce - drums, percussion
 * Craig Gannon - rhythm guitar on Ask and some other tracks

Tracklisting
CD

1. Panic (Single A-side)

2. Ask (Remix of single A-side)

3. London (B-side of Shoplifters of the World Unite)

4. Bigmouth Strikes Again (From The Queen Is Dead)

5. Shakespeare's Sister (Single A-side)

6. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (From The Queen Is Dead)

7. Shoplifters of the World Unite (Single A-side)

8. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (Single A-side version)

9. Asleep (B-side of The Boy with the Thorn in His Side)

10. Unloveable (B-side of Bigmouth Strikes Again)

11. Half a Person (B-side of Shoplifters of the World Unite)

12. Stretch Out and Wait (Alternate vocal version of B-side of Shakespeare's Sister)

13. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Single A-side edit)

14. Oscillate Wildly (B-side of How Soon Is Now?)

15. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby (UK mix of aborted single A-side)

16. Rubber Ring (B-side of The Boy with the Thorn in His Side)


 * LP & cassette Side One, tracks 1-8, Side two tracks 9-16

Re-releases

 * 2011: CD remaster, adds Money Changes Everything (track 9), Golden Lights (track 18).
 * 2012: vinyl LP, eighteen tracks over four sides