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Outside Society
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2011
Recorded1975–2007
GenreRock
Length79:35
Label Legacy Recordings
Patti Smith chronology
The Coral Sea
(2008)
Outside Society
(2011)
Banga
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Outside Society is a compilation album released by American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist Patti Smith. Outside Society is the first single-disc collection of her work and spans her entire career. [2] The songs are in chronological order and the booklet contains comments by Smith on her work.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Gloria" Van Morrison, Patti Smith5:52
2." Free Money"Smith, Lenny Kaye3:50
3."Ain't It Strange"Smith, Ivan Kral6:35
4." Pissing in a River"Smith, Kral4:50
5." Because the Night"Smith, Bruce Springsteen3:22
6." Rock n Roll Nigger"Kaye, Smith4:42
7." Dancing Barefoot"Kral, Smith4:16
8." Frederick"Smith3:02
9." So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman4:18
10." People Have the Power"Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith5:06
11." Up There Down There"Smith, Smith4:48
12."Beneath the Southern Cross"Kaye, Smith4:34
13." Summer Cannibals"Smith, Smith4:09
14." 1959"Smith, Tony Shanahan3:58
15." Glitter in Their Eyes"Smith, Oliver Ray3:03
16."Lo and Beholden"Smith, Kaye4:19
17." Smells Like Teen Spirit" Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic5:49
18."Trampin'"Traditional2:52
Total length:79:35

Charts

Charts (2011) Peak
position
French Albums Chart [3] 58
Swedish Albums Chart [4] 2
US Billboard Tastemakers [5] 10

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. Outside Society at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Outside Society: Looking Back 1975–2007". All Music Guide. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  3. ^ "PATTI SMITH – OUTSIDE SOCIETY (ALBUM)". lescharts.com. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "PATTI SMITH – OUTSIDE SOCIETY (ALBUM)". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Billboard Tastemakers". billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media.