My Love Life
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"My Love Life" was a single by Morrissey
released in September 1991. It was a stand alone single rather than taken from any studio album, although it was included on the compilation album Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey
.
Rather than continuing with the rockabilly
sound of "Pregnant for the Last Time
", Morrissey and song writing partner Mark Nevin returned to a poppier sound for the final single they would release together. Featuring Chrissie Hynde
on harmony vocals, the single reached number 29 in the UK singles chart.
This was the last Morrissey release before he joined up with Alain Whyte
and Boz Boorer
on a full time basis.
by John Peel
as the "best one he's [Morrissey] made in a long time" and the song was described as "catchy, romantic [and] endearing".
. It depicts Morrissey driving in a Rolls Royce
car along with members of his band who have their hair cut in Morrissey's style.
Note: Spencer Cobrin is credited with playing the Drums, but he does not appear on the record.
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
released in September 1991. It was a stand alone single rather than taken from any studio album, although it was included on the compilation album Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey
Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey
Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey is a compilation album by Morrissey containing material released during his EMI period. It was released on September 8, 1997.-About the album:...
.
Rather than continuing with the rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
sound of "Pregnant for the Last Time
Pregnant for the Last Time
"Pregnant for the Last Time" was a single by Morrissey released in July 1991. It was a stand-alone single rather than taken from any album.This single saw a change in Morrissey's musical style as the 1960s pop of Kill Uncle was replaced by a harder rockabilly sound...
", Morrissey and song writing partner Mark Nevin returned to a poppier sound for the final single they would release together. Featuring Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
on harmony vocals, the single reached number 29 in the UK singles chart.
This was the last Morrissey release before he joined up with Alain Whyte
Alain Whyte
Alain Gordon Whyte is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is most known for being Morrissey's main songwriting partner since 1991 and his lead guitarist from 1991-2004...
and Boz Boorer
Boz Boorer
Boz Boorer is a British guitarist and producer most known for his work founding the new wave rockabilly group, The Polecats, and later for his work as a co-writer, guitarist and musical director with Morrissey.-The Polecats:The band "Cult Heroes" was formed in 1977 by Tim Worman , Boz...
on a full time basis.
7" vinyl and cassette (UK)
- "My Love Life" (UK version)
- "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" (UK version)
12" vinyl and CD (UK)
- "My Love Life" (UK version)
- "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" (UK version)
- "There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends" (KROQ)
12" vinyl and CD (USA)
- "My Love Life" (US version)
- "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" (US version)
- "Skin Storm"
CD (Japan)
- "My Love Life" (UK version)
- "The Loop"
- "That's Entertainment"
- "Pregnant for the Last Time"
- "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" (UK version)
| Country | Record label | Format | Catalogue number |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | HMV | 7" vinyl | POP1628 |
| UK | HMV | 12" vinyl | 12POP1628 |
| UK | HMV | Compact disc | CDPOP1628 |
| UK | HMV | Cassette | TCPOP1628 |
Reviews
"My Love Life" was reviewed in NMENME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
by John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
as the "best one he's [Morrissey] made in a long time" and the song was described as "catchy, romantic [and] endearing".
Music Video
The music video, directed by Tim Broad was shot mostly in Van Buren Street, Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. It depicts Morrissey driving in a Rolls Royce
Rolls-Royce Motors
Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the de-merger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. The original Rolls-Royce Limited had been nationalised in 1971 due to the financial collapse of the company, caused in part by the development of the RB211 jet engine...
car along with members of his band who have their hair cut in Morrissey's style.
Musicians
- Morrissey: voice
- Alain Whyte: guitars
- Boz Boorer: guitars
- Gary Day: bass
- Andrew Paresi: drums
Note: Spencer Cobrin is credited with playing the Drums, but he does not appear on the record.