Lover-To-Be (single)

Cover art

MORRISSEY Single
Name	Lover-To-Be
Release	13 April 2019
Total Length	4:08
Recorded	2017
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Boz Boorer
Producer	Joe Chiccarelli
Art work	Cover star: Donnelly Rhodes Layout: Simon Ryan
Vinyl Etching	No matrix message
Publisher	Étienne / BMG
Format(s)	7" Red Vinyl
Chart position	UK Vinyl Chart #1
Single chronology
Back On The Chain Gang ← Lover-To-Be → Wedding Bell Blues

Information

Limited Edition of 4.000 copies for Record Store Day 2019.
Additional voice: Damiano Mazarella.

Track list

7" Vinyl

UK - [Étienne ‎– 538473111]

1. Lover-To-Be – 4:08 (Morrissey/Boorer)
2. I Thought You Were Dead – 2:54 (Morrissey/Tobias)

Lyrics

Questa canzone a lover-to-be

Have you seen me? I am your lover-to-be
You might run into the street
You look back for one more peek
It's okay by me, it's okay by me
It's okay by me, it's okay by me

Oh, I am your lover-to-be
Never before, never again
Will you see such a special man
All peachy-keen, all peachy-keen
All peachy-keen, all peachy-keen, oh

You can trust me, I am your lover-to-be
You act afraid and nervously coy
Because I'm someone you might enjoy, oh
That's me, that's me, that's me, oh
Ayy, ayy, oh, oh

I am your lover-to-be
You say, "God, spare me this corruptor"
God says, "You don't know how lucky you are"
The paragon knows, the paragon knows
The paragon knows, the paragon knows
I have nothing to say, I am your lover-to-be
Might not be Thursday, it might not be Friday
But soon, I'll have you my way

Of good Italian stock, mmm, lover-to-be
The way you girlishly, boyishly hide
Is not very much to describe
Oh, oh, oh, I have nothing to say, I am
What is money compared to love?
It is Godless, sexless, stupid and sequestered
Finally, finally
Oh, finally, I am your lover-to-be
I have thrashed all the boozers in town
And it's your turn now

Related Items

• "Lover-To-Be" info - Discogs
• "Lover-To-Be" red vinyl 45 released today for Record Store Day (13 April, 2019) - Morrissey-solo

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 0

Appears On

• Low In High School
• Lover-To-Be (single)

Discogs Information

Credits

• Artwork [Art For This Recording] - Simon Ryan
• Engineer - Davide Dell'Amore
• Lacquer Cut By - Steffan Jeschek
• Mixed By - Ken Sluiter
• Model [Front Image] - Donnelly Rhodes
• Performer [Players] - Boz Boorer
• Performer [Players] - Gustavo Manzur
• Performer [Players] - Jesse Tobias
• Performer [Players] - Mando Lopez
• Performer [Players] - Matt Walker
• Recorded By, Producer [Produced By], Mixed By - Joe Chiccarelli

Notes

Record Store Day 2019 Limited Edition of 4.000 copies.

The "45" text to the sleeve front and the labels are turquoise blue. This colour scheme extends to the interior section of the side opening card sleeve.

Back cover states: Recorded at Forum Music Village, Rome, Italy Front image Donnelly Rhodes ℗ & © 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

Labels state: Recorded in 2017 A - Copyright Control/Domino Publishing B - Copyright Control/8stitches9lives Publishing

Images

• Lover-To-Be - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/1690330
• Lover-To-Be (7" 45 RPM Record Store Day Single Limited Edition Red Clear) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/13452214-Morrissey-Lover-To-Be

Related Forum Threads

• Morrissey A-Z: "Lover-To-Be" - Morrissey-solo (Jun 02, 2021)