Patti Smith Collected Lyrics, 1970–2015: Patti Smith

A revised and updated version of the artist`s collected lyrics

An American original, Patti Smith is a multi-disciplined artist and performer. Her work is rooted in poetry, which infused her 1975 landmark album, Horses. A declaration of existence, Horses was described as `three chords merged with the power of the word`; it was graced with the now iconic portrait by Robert Mapplethorpe, the subject of her award-winning memoir Just Kids.

Initially published in 1998, Patti Smith`s Complete Lyrics was a testimony to her uncompromising poetic power. Now, on the fortieth anniversary of the release of Smith`s groundbreaking album, Collected Lyrics has been revised and expanded with more than thirty-five additional songs, including her first, `Work Song`, written for Janis Joplin in 1970, and her most current, `Writer`s Song`, to be recorded in 2015. The collection is liberally illustrated with original manuscripts of lyrics from Smith`s extensive archive.

Patti Smith`s work continues to retain its relevance, whether controversial, political, romantic or spiritual. Collected Lyrics offers forty-five years of song, an enduring commemoration of Smith`s unique contribution to the canon of rock and roll.