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Vauxhall and I

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Vauxhall and I is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock musician Morrissey. It was released on 14 March 1994, by the record label Parlophone in the UK and Sire/Reprise in the US. The album's title may be a reference to the 1987 film Withnail and I. Vauxhall is an area of London noted for its gay clubs, and there is also a British car manufacturer of the same name. "Spring Heeled Jim" contains bits of dialogue from We Are the Lambeth Boys, a 1959 documentary that follows the lives of members of a south London youth club. The line "Don't leave us in the dark" at the end of "Billy Budd" is sampled from the 1948 David Lean film adaptation of Dickens' Oliver Twist. This was said by one of Fagin's pickpockets to Fagin when the mob was closing in on their hiding place. The song itself shares the title with a novella by Herman Melville. Vauxhall and I was a success in the United States, making the top 20. It was also Morrissey's second solo album to reach the top of the charts in Britain, the first being Viva Hate. 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 number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and was the only single by Morrissey to reach the top ten during the 1990s. Q listed Vauxhall and I as one of the top ten

tracks

1

Now My Heart Is Full

Morrissey

5:05
2

Spring-Heeled Jim

Morrissey

3:17
3

Billy Budd

Morrissey

2:45
4

Hold On To Your Friends

Morrissey

4:25
5

The More You Ignore Me (The Closer I Get)

Morrissey

3:44
6

Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself

Morrissey

3:28
7

I Am Hated for Loving

Morrissey

2:56
8

LifeGuard Sleeping

Morrissey

3:41
9

Used To Be A Sweet Boy

Morrissey

2:47
10

The Lazy Sunbathers

Morrissey

3:08
11

Speedway

Morrissey

4:29

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