Alma Matters
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| "Alma Matters" | ||
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| Single by Morrissey | ||
| from the album Maladjusted | ||
| Released | 21st July 1997 (UK), 5th August 1997 (USA) | |
| Format | 7", 12", CD, cassette | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:48 | |
| Label | Island (UK) | |
| Writer(s) | Morrissey, Alain Whyte | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |
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| Morrissey singles chronology | ||
| "Sunny" (1995) |
"Alma Matters" (1997) |
"Roy's Keen" (1997) |
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| Song by Morrissey | ||
| from the album Maladjusted | ||
| Released | August 11, 1997 | |
| Recorded | 1997 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:48 | |
| Label | Island (UK) | |
| Writer(s) | Morrissey/Whyte | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |
| Maladjusted track listing | ||
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"Alma Matters" was a single by Morrissey released in July 1997. It was the fist single to be taken from the Maladjusted album and was released one week before it's parent album.
The single reached number 16 in the UK singles chart, becoming Morrissey's first top twenty hit since "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get" in 1994. The song was also notable for seeing Morrissey reference the film A Taste of Honey for the first time since his early days in The Smiths in the line "it's my life to ruin my own way".
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] 7" vinyl & cassette (UK)
- "Alma Matters"
- "Heir Apparent"
[edit] 12" vinyl & CD
- "Alma Matters"
- "Heir Apparent"
- "I Can Have Both"
| Country | Record label | Format | Catalogue number | |
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| UK | Island | 7" vinyl | IS667 | |
| UK | Island | 12" vinyl | 12IS667 | |
| UK | Island | Compact disc | CID667 | |
| UK | Island | Cassette | CIS667 |
[edit] Musicans
Morrissy: Voice
Martin Boorer: Guitars
Alain Whyte: Guitars
Jonny Bridgwood: Bass
Spencer James Cobrin: Drums
[edit] Live Performances
The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1997 and 1999/2000 tours.
