A nice article about this achievement starts off:
"Fans of the long-defunct British band the Smiths are an extraordinarily dedicated bunch. They bear large-scale tattoos of group leader Morrissey on their backs, attend annual conventions featuring look-alike tribute acts and, in Brooklyn, there's even a Smiths-themed speed-dating event called - what else? - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now.
But last year Janice Whaley took her adulation for the band to another level. The 35-year-old single mom spent countless hours in a closet-size space in her San Jose home recording every single song the Smiths released during their lucrative run between 1984 and 1987, using nothing but her own voice. She posted the results of her experiment every week on her blog, the Smiths Project (thesmithsproject.blogspot.com).
Between tending to a full-time job and her 4-year-old son within the 52-week deadline, she managed to make it through 71 songs in the band's official catalog, refashioning them dramatically by layering her alternately earthy and ethereal vocals between 30 to 50 times for each track.
She doesn't just sing Morrissey's words in majestic songs like "I Know It's Over" and "How Soon Is Now" but re-creates Johnny Marr's shimmering guitar effects, the timeless bass and drums - all without digital effects - plus the overwhelming sense of optimism and dread that consumes the music..."
The rest is at:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/15/PKJB1H4O42.DTL