Song · Morrissey
“Late Night Maudlin Street” by Morrissey
From the album Viva Hate (1988)
“Late Night Maudlin Street” by Morrissey appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1988. It was first released in 1988 on the album Viva Hate. Its best result is #22 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #151 alternative song of 1988.
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"Late Night Maudlin Street" turns up on Viva Hate, the solo debut Morrissey released through His Master's Voice on 14 March 1988, just six months after the Smiths signed off with Strangeways, Here We Come. Stephen Street wrote the music and Morrissey the words.
The album itself was born from the wreckage. With Johnny Marr gone, Street, who had co-produced the Smiths, sent Morrissey demos that might have served as Smiths B-sides; Morrissey liked them enough to make a solo record with him instead, recorded only two months after the band came apart. Street produced it and played bass, and Vini Reilly, leader of the post-punk band the Durutti Column, handled guitar on the album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1988 | 50 |
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