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.

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

Track listing

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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[broken anchor]"Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic5:49
18."Trampin'"Traditional2:52
Total length:79:35

Charts

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

References

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  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.