| Years of Refusal | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Morrissey |
| Cover: | YearsOfRefusal.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2007 – May 2008 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Length: | 43:25 |
| Label: | Decca/Polydor (UK), Attack/Lost Highway (US) |
| Producer: | Jerry Finn |
| Prev Title: | Ringleader of the Tormentors |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | World Peace Is None of Your Business |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
Years of Refusal is the ninth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 16 February 2009 in the UK by record label Decca and on 17 February 2009 in the US by Lost Highway.[1]
It was the last album completed by producer Jerry Finn before his death. The album is also notable for being the first Morrissey album since Your Arsenal not to feature lead guitar from Alain Whyte, who was permanently replaced by Jesse Tobias.
Recording for the album commenced in late November 2007 and ended in late December in Los Angeles at Conway Recording Studios. An additional track for the album was recorded in late May according to drummer Matt Walker.[2] Keyboardist Michael Farrell left the band prior to the album's completion so Morrissey recruited Roger Manning to fill in. Manning previously played on Morrissey's 2004 album You Are the Quarry. Manning had this to say about the recording of the album: