Bona Drag

Bona Drag
Cover art for the original 1990 CD release
Compilation album by
Released15 October 1990
Recorded1987–1989
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:45
LabelHMV
Major Minor (reissue)
ProducerStephen Street; Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
Morrissey chronology
Viva Hate
(1988)
Bona Drag
(1990)
Kill Uncle
(1991)
Singles from Bona Drag
  1. "Piccadilly Palare"
    Released: 9 October 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork9.8/10[6]
Q[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Uncut[9]
The Village VoiceB+[10]

Bona Drag is a compilation album by Morrissey released on 15 October 1990. The album features an array of Morrissey's most popular songs from his early solo career, most of which had not been released on any previous album. The album name meaning nice outfits is an example of the subculture slang Polari explored further on the album's first track "Piccadilly Palare". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on 6 December 2000. In 2010, the album was remastered and expanded to include six bonus tracks.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Bona Drag – Morrissey". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (15 November 1990). "Morrissey: Bona Drag (Sire/Reprise)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ Arnold, Gina (23 November 1990). "Bona Drag". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. ^ Willman, Chris (25 November 1990). "Morrissey: 'Bona Drag' Reprise". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ^ Maconie, Stuart (20 October 1990). "Interesting Drag". NME. p. 41.
  6. ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (15 October 2010). "Morrissey: Bona Drag [20th Anniversary Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  7. ^ Segal, Victoria (November 2010). "Morrissey: Bona Drag: Special Edition". Q. No. 292. p. 120.
  8. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Morrissey". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 560–561. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ McKay, Alastair (November 2010). "Morrissey: Bona Drag". Uncut. No. 162. p. 94.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (7 May 1991). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 1 February 2016.