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Personnel includes: Morrissey (vocals); Boz Boorer (guitar, clarinet); Alain Whyte (guitar, piano, background vocals); Vini Reilly (guitar, keyboards); Stephen Street (guitar, bass); Fenella Barton, Richard Koster (violin);
John Metcalfe (viola); Mark Davies (cello); Steven Heart (keyboards); Jonny Bridgewood (bass); Andrew Pares (drums, percussion); Woodie Taylor (drums); Kristy MacColl (background vocals).
Producers include: Stephen Street, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Mick Ronson, Steve Lillywhite.
Compilation producers: Bill Inglot, Ingrid K. Olson, Howie Klein.
Engineers include: Steve Williams, Stewart Day, Peter Jones.
Includes liner notes by Michael Bracewell.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Audio Remasterers: Daniel Hersch; Bill Inglot.
Liner Note Author: Michael Bracewell.
Photographers: Linder Sterling; Rankin .
While there's more than one greatest hits collection from manic depression's pop bard Morrissey, this 2001 release is easily the definitive overview of the one-time Smiths frontman's solo career. Starting from late-1980s hits like the deceptively sunny "Everyday is Like Sunday," through the underrated '97 hit "Alma Matters," and including his modern rock number-ones "Tomorrow" and "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get," there's nary an omission on this thorough collection (well, maybe "Picadilly Palare," but it's hard to please everyone).

• Genre: Rock
• Released: 2001-11-06
• Format: CD