High on the Happy Side
Album by Wet Wet Wet
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High on the Happy Side is the third studio album by Scottish quartet Wet Wet Wet. The album was released on 27 January 1992 and reached the top of the UK Albums Chart on 8 February. The release of the album was preceded by the singles "Make It Tonight", "Put the Light On" and "Goodnight Girl", and followed by two further singles, "More than Love" and "Lip Service".[13]
| High on the Happy Side | ||||
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| Released | 27 January 1992[1] | |||
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| Length | 45:19 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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High on the Happy Side was released both a single album and as a double album with Cloak & Dagger, a covers album released under the pseudonym Maggie Pie & The Impostors. To accompany the album's release, a video compilation entitled The Story So Far, containing videos for singles from both High on the Happy Side and Holding Back the River, was made available on 24 March 1992.[14]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "More Than Love" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Lip Service" | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Put the Light On" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "High on the Happy Side" | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Maybe Tomorrow" | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Goodnight Girl" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Celebration" | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Make It Tonight" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "How Long" | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Brand New Sunrise" | 2:59 |
| 11. | "2 Days After Midnite" | 5:04 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Ordinary Love" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Big Sister Midnight" (Lip Service - original demo) | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Make it Tonight" (E.T. Mix) | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Just Like Any Other Day" | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Goodnight Girl" (No Strings Attached version) | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Ambrosia Wykes" | 7:28 |
| 7. | "Put the Light on" (acoustic) | |
| 8. | "More than Love" (E.T. Mix) | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Goodnight Girl" (Rhythm Mix) | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Perfect Lie" | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Lip Service" (Youth Mix) | 4:33 |
| 12. | "Lip Service" (live, Birmingham NEC, 17/03/92) | 5:56 |
| 13. | "More Than Love" (live, Wembley Arena, 20/03/92) | 4:40 |
| 14. | "Celebration" (live, Edinburgh Playhouse, 15/03/92) | 3:48 |
| 15. | "Put the Light On" (live, Sheffield Arena, 09/03/92) | 3:05 |
| 16. | "Brand New Sunrise" (live, Plymouth Pavilions, 06/03/92) | 3:08 |
| 17. | "Hold Back the River" (live, Manchester Apollo, 02/03/92) | |
| 18. | "Temptation" (live, Glasgow SECC, 13/03/92) | |
| 19. | "Atlantic Avenue" (live, Birmingham NEC, 16/03/92) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sweet Surrender" | |
| 2. | "Broke Away" | |
| 3. | "Hold Back the River" | |
| 4. | "Stay with Me Heartache" | |
| 5. | "Make it Tonight" | |
| 6. | "Put the Light On" | |
| 7. | "Goodnight Girl" | |
| 8. | "More than Love" |
Cloak & Dagger
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| Released | 27 January 1992 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | Wet Wet Wet | |||
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Cloak & Dagger is a free album of cover versions released with the deluxe edition High on the Happy Side.[15] Included with the deluxe versions of the CD, Cassette & Vinyl pressings of the album, Cloak & Dagger was recorded and released under the pseudonym Maggie Pie & The Impostors, a fake veteran act from Scotland. Notably, the album cover pictures unofficial band member Graeme Duffin on an album cover for the first time, having only previously appeared in group shots featured in the booklet of the band's second studio album, Holding Back the River.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "If You Only Knew" | Mose Allison | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" | Todd Rundgren | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Atlantic Avenue" | 2:47 | |
| 4. | "Town Crier" | Elvis Costello | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Angeline" | John Martyn | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Get Ready" | William Robinson | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Share Your Love" |
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| 8. | "You've Got a Friend" | Carole King | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Beg Your Pardon, Dear" | Tom Waits | 3:25 |
Personnel
- Marti Pellow – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Graeme Clark – bass, double bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Neil Mitchell – piano, keyboards
- Tommy Cunningham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Graeme Duffin – electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] | 19 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] | 13 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] | 8 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 18 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 48 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 40 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||