Vauxhall and I
Generally considered Morrissey's best album, 1994's Vauxhall and I cemented his success in the US, giving him a top 20 album and his first hit single with the song "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get."
Vauxhall and I represents Morrissey at his most mature and refelective. It stands in stark contrast to all his other work and is distinguished by its ironic and introspective nature as well as its somber and emotional mood.
The lead single off the album, "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" became the only song by Morrissey or the Smiths to achieve chart success in the United States, where it reached #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also became a #1 Modern Rock chart hit. In the United Kingdom, the song hit #8 and was the last single by Morrissey to reach the top ten as of 2004.
The tracklisting is:
- Now My Heart Is Full
- Spring-Heeled Jim
- Billy Budd
- Hold on to Your Friends
- The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get
- Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself
- I Am Hated for Loving
- Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning
- Used to Be a Sweet Boy
- The Lazy Sunbathers
- Speedway
Referenced By
Billy Budd | Stephen Morrissey | Stephen Patrick Morrissey | Steven Morissey | Steven Morrissey
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