Best... I is a compilation album by the Smiths. It was released in August 1992 by the new owner of their back catalogue, WEA (Sire Records in the United States). Its highest British chart position was #1; it reached No. 139 on the U.S. charts. Warner UK used a photograph taken by actor Dennis Hopper titled "Biker Couple, 1961" (top photo) for the artwork of the two 1992 "Best of" compilations by The Smiths. Background WEA (now the Warner Music Group) had acquired the entire Smiths back catalogue in early 1992. Along with the re-release of all original albums and compilations, they immediately set to work compiling a 'best of' collection in two volumes. It was the first time a regular best of compilation had ever been made of The Smiths' material and the album effortlessly reached the top of the British charts. The British press had doubts about sell-out and low track selection coherence. The material is more or less picked and sequenced at random, and consists of both singles and album cuts. It was followed later the same year by its sibling, ...Best II. The first spin-off single, a re-release of "This Charming Man", reached No. 8 in the singles chart, the highest position a Smiths single had ever reached. A second single promoting Best... I, an edited re-release of "How Soon Is Now?", got to No. 16 (the uncut version is featured on the compilation). Cover The UK and European release of the record featured the left half of a biker couple photograph by Dennis Hopper from 1961 entitled 'Biker Couple' on its sleeve, with ...Best II completing the picture; the U.S. sleeve was designed by singer Morrissey and features Richard Davalos, co-star of East of Eden. Track listing All tracks written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr. "This Charming Man" (Single A-side) – 2:43 "William, It Was Really Nothing" (Single A-side) – 2:09 "What Difference Does It Make?" (album version) (Single A-side) – 3:51 "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" (Single A-side) – 3:34 "Girlfriend in a Coma" (Single A-side) – 2:02 "Half a Person" (B-side of "Shoplifters of the World Unite") – 3:36 "Rubber Ring" (B-side of "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side") – 3:48 "How Soon Is Now?" (full version) (Single A-side) – 6:46 "Hand in Glove" (album version) (Single A-side) – 3:25 "Shoplifters of the World Unite" (Single