Maladjusted

Maladjusted was Morrissey's attempt to integrate the torch songs that he experimented with on Vauxhall and I with the indie rock of his earlier career. In addition to "Alma Matters", the tracks "Trouble Loves Me", "Ammunition" and "Roy's Keen" stand out as reminiscent of the Vauxhall and I and Your Arsenal era.

The album caused a small amount of controversy over what was to be the penultimate track. Entitled "Sorrow Will Come in the End", it featured Morrissey intoning, rather than singing, over a backing of manic strings and the beat of a judge's gavel. The song is clearly about the Mike Joyce royalties dispute, and lyrically takes the form of, essentially, an extended threatening message to him and his representatives. "Don't close your eyes/Don't ever close your eyes/A man who slits throats/Has time on his hands/And I'm gonna get you". Island Records, Morrissey's label at the time, dropped the track from UK versions of the album for fear of libel action. Joyce, for his part, said of the song, "I just found it funny. If Lemmy had written it, I might be concerned."^[1]

On the inside sleeve of the LP is printed "John Bindon 1943–1993", a reference to the British underworld figure and actor.

Release

Morrissey released "Alma Matters" on 21 July 1997 to support the album. The song premiered on the KROQ-FM Jed the Fish show on 4 July 1997. It was well received by fans and critics alike, praised for its surprisingly upbeat sound. The single reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, making it Morrissey's highest charting single in the decade between the Vauxhall and I and You Are the Quarry releases.

Maladjusted was released on 11 August 1997 by record label Island. The album was not a huge commercial success, bowing at a respectable but underwhelming No. 8 in the UK Albums Chart. The follow-up singles "Roy's Keen" and "Satan Rejected My Soul" peaked at numbers 42 and 39, respectively. Still, the album reached number 61 in the US and has sold 88,000 copies to Southpaw Grammar's 65,000.

Island Records released a remastered and redesigned version of Maladjusted on 4 May 2009.^[2] It included a new album cover and track listing, several rare B-sides and the first UK release of "Sorrow Will Come in the End". However, two songs ("Roy's Keen" and "Papa Jack") were left off the new track list. In the initial press release, "Ambitious Outsiders" was incorrectly listed as "Ambitious Lovers". It was released on the Polydor label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Drowned in Sound	3/10^[4]
Q	^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]

Maladjusted received a mixed-to-unfavourable response from critics.

Matt Hendrickson of Rolling Stone wrote, "despite his predictability, Maladjusted is Morrissey's strongest musical effort since his 1988 solo debut, Viva Hate."^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Morrissey, all music composed by Alain Whyte, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Maladjusted"	Boorer	4:42
2.	"Alma Matters"		4:48
3.	"Ambitious Outsiders"		3:56
4.	"Trouble Loves Me"		4:40
5.	"Papa Jack"		4:33
6.	"Ammunition"	Boorer	3:38
7.	"Wide to Receive"	Cobrin	3:53
8.	"Roy's Keen"		3:36
9.	"He Cried"		3:21
10.	"Sorrow Will Come in the End" (not included on UK release)		2:51
11.	"Satan Rejected My Soul"	Boorer	2:56

2009 reissue
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Maladjusted"	Boorer	4:42
2.	"Ambitious Outsiders"		3:55
3.	"Trouble Loves Me"		4:39
4.	"Lost" (B-side from the "Roy's Keen" single)	Cobrin	3:54
5.	"He Cried"		3:20
6.	"Alma Matters"		4:47
7.	"Heir Apparent" (B-side from the "Alma Matters" single)		3:56
8.	"Ammunition"	Boorer	3:38
9.	"The Edges Are No Longer Parallel" (B-side from the "Roy's Keen" single)		5:04
10.	"This Is Not Your Country" (B-side from the "Satan Rejected My Soul" single)		7:24
11.	"Wide to Receive"	Cobrin	3:53
12.	"I Can Have Both" (B-side from the "Alma Matters" single)	Boorer	4:05
13.	"Now I Am a Was" (B-side from the "Satan Rejected My Soul" single)	Cobrin	2:35
14.	"Satan Rejected My Soul"	Boorer	2:55
15.	"Sorrow Will Come in the End"		2:54

The band

Morrissey – vocals
Alain Whyte – guitar, backing vocals, piano
Boz Boorer – clarinet, guitar
Jonny Bridgwood – bass guitar
Spencer Cobrin – drums

Technical

Steve Lillywhite – production

References

↑ "The Smiths and Morrissey". Q. 2004.
↑ "Morrissey-solo | Maladjusted Reissue Details from Press Release". Morrissey-solo. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Maladjusted – Morrissey | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (29 April 2009). "Morrissey: Southpaw Grammar and Maladjusted (Expanded Editions) / In Depth // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
↑ Q. July 1997. Missing or empty |title= (help)
1 2 Hendrickson, Matt (14 August 1997). "[Maladjusted review]". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

External links

Maladjusted at Discogs (list of releases)

Morrissey

Discography Personnel

Studio albums	Viva Hate Kill Uncle Your Arsenal Vauxhall and I Southpaw Grammar Maladjusted You Are the Quarry Ringleader of the Tormentors Years of Refusal World Peace Is None of Your Business

Live albums	Beethoven Was Deaf Live at Earls Court

Compilation album	Bona Drag World of Morrissey Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey My Early Burglary Years The CD Singles '88–91' The CD Singles '91–95' The Best of Morrissey Greatest Hits Swords Very Best of Morrissey

Extended plays	At KROQ

Singles	"Suedehead" "Everyday Is Like Sunday" "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" "Interesting Drug" "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" "November Spawned a Monster" "Piccadilly Palare" "Our Frank" "Sing Your Life" "Pregnant for the Last Time" "My Love Life" "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" "You're the One for Me, Fatty" "Tomorrow" "Certain People I Know" "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" "Hold on to Your Friends" "Interlude" "Now My Heart Is Full" "Boxers" "Dagenham Dave" "The Boy Racer" "Sunny" "Alma Matters" "Roy's Keen" "Satan Rejected My Soul" "Irish Blood, English Heart" "First of the Gang to Die" "Let Me Kiss You" "I Have Forgiven Jesus" "Redondo Beach" / "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" "You Have Killed Me" "The Youngest Was the Most Loved" "In the Future When All's Well" "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" "That's How People Grow Up" "All You Need Is Me" "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" "Something Is Squeezing My Skull" "Glamorous Glue" (reissue) "Satellite of Love" "World Peace Is None of Your Business" "Istanbul" "Earth Is the Loneliest Planet" "The Bullfighter Dies" "Kiss Me a Lot"

Videos	Hulmerist Live in Dallas The Malady Lingers On Introducing Morrissey ¡Oye Esteban! Who Put the M in Manchester? Live at the Hollywood Bowl Morrissey: 25 Live

Books	The New York Dolls James Dean Is Not Dead Exit Smiling Autobiography List of the Lost

Tours	Kill Uncle Tour Your Arsenal Tour ¡Oye Esteban! Tour

Bands	The Nosebleeds The Smiths

Personnel	Boz Boorer Alain Whyte Jesse Tobias Vini Reilly Stephen Street Mick Ronson Steve Lillywhite Jerry Finn Tony Visconti Solomon Walker

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