Outside Society

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 Patti Smith
Released	August 23, 2011
Recorded	1975–2007
Genre	Rock
Length	79:35
Label	Legacy Recordings
Patti Smith chronology
The Coral Sea (2008) Outside Society (2011) Banga (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gloria"	Van Morrison, Patti Smith	5:52
2.	"Free Money"	Smith, Lenny Kaye	3:50
3.	"Ain't It Strange"	Smith, Ivan Kral	6:35
4.	"Pissing in a River"	Smith, Kral	4:50
5.	"Because the Night"	Smith, Bruce Springsteen	3:22
6.	"Rock n Roll Nigger"	Kaye, Smith	4:42
7.	"Dancing Barefoot"	Kral, Smith	4:16
8.	"Frederick"	Smith	3:02
9.	"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"	Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman	4:18
10.	"People Have the Power"	Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith	5:06
11.	"Up There Down There"	Smith, Smith	4:48
12.	"Beneath the Southern Cross"	Kaye, Smith	4:34
13.	"Summer Cannibals"	Smith, Smith	4:09
14.	"1959"	Smith, Tony Shanahan	3:58
15.	"Glitter in Their Eyes"	Smith, Oliver Ray	3:03
16.	"Lo and Beholden"	Smith, Kaye	4:19
17.	"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic	5:49
18.	"Trampin'"	Traditional	2:52
Total length:			79:35

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

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

References

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.