Ned Raggett ranked the album at number 79 on his list of "The Top 136 or So Albums of the Nineties". According to Uncut magazine: "On its release, Southpaw Grammar seemed to be the point where the Great British Public officially fell out of love with Morrissey. The casual Smiths fan had all but lost interest while even the scary Moz obsessives were a little puzzled." Blenders Tony Power called it an "ugly, noisy, grumpy album, recorded while Britpop stole Moz's thunder and the Mike Joyce court case loomed." Andrzej Lukowski of Drowned in Sound was more favourable in his retrospective assessment, writing that the album "is in some ways the most daring thing the ex-Smith has ever put his name to... [...] At the same time it's also pretty craven, in that it dilutes the impact of its three key tracks – 'The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils', 'The Operation' and 'Southpaw', dark, sprawling semi-instrumentals dominated by the remarkable drumming of Spencer James Cobrin – with lightweight fluff like 'Dagenham Dave' and 'The Boy Racer'." Brad Shoup of Stereogum named it Morrissey's "peak" and "quintessential document". Track listing Note: Given the 2009 re-release CD is a mock up of a vinyl record, the words "the heart is a lonely hunter" appear on the runout grooves. Personnel Morrissey – vocals Alain Whyte – guitar, backing vocals Boz Boorer – guitar Jonny Bridgwood – bass guitar Spencer James Cobrin – drums Technical Steve Lillywhite – production Charts Certifications References External links Morrissey albums 1995 albums Albums produced by Steve Lillywhite RCA Records albums