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The album was well received by critics and listeners, and reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, staying on the chart for 33 weeks. The production was flat and dour, yet it succeeded in conjuring yet another Manchester-in-song, distinctly different from that of Ian Curtis and Mark E. Smith. But everything about The Smiths ran contrary to mid-80s pop, from Joe Dallesandro on the cover to the restrained jangling of the songs, but mainly through Moz's dramatised disgust at sex, which here exists to ruin true love at best, and to ruin an entire young life at worst. Barbarism Begins at Home". That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore". The Boy with the Thorn in His Side".

Front and back cover for O. Smith's At Home, 1969. An early use of Milton Glaser's eponymous Glaser Stencil. The light weights included in the original Photo-Lettering library didn’t make it to the digital versions. This was remedied only in 2015 with the release of F37 Glas. Contributed by Garrison Martin on Jun 13th, 2018. Artwork published in. 1969. License: All Rights Reserved. Front and back cover for O. Smith’s At Home, 1969. An early use of Milton Glaser’s eponymous Glaser Stencil.

For the album, see The Smiths (album). For other uses, see Smiths and Smith. The band had also grown more diverse musically, with Marr adding rockabilly riffs to "Rusholme Ruffians" and Rourke playing a funk bass solo on "Barbarism Begins at Home". The album was preceded by the re-release of the B-side "How Soon Is Now?" as a single, and although that song was not on the original LP, it has been added to subsequent releases.

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This article needs additional citations for verification. Smith changed the first part of his name to . and recorded the Bobby Russell-written song "Little Green Apples," which went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Russell the 1969 Grammy Award for Song of the Year. It received a gold record from the . The Whatcha Gonna Do album, resulted in three nationally charted singles for a total of 40 weeks. This album contained "Brenda", "You're My First, My Last My Everything" and "Spark Of Love".

1969 OC Smith at Home. 1971 Help Me Make It through the Night. 1974 La La Peace Song. "O C Smith, 65, Singer-Minister Who Had a Grammy Award Hit" The New York Times November 27, 2001 Retrieved 2015-08-24. "City of Angels Bio OC Smith" com 2002-06-21 Retrieved 2015-08-24. "Ocie Lee O C Smith Jr 1936–2001" Encyclopedia of Arkansas Retrieved 2015-08-24. An in-depth feature with a complete discography at Soulexpressnet.