Home (Hothouse Flowers album)
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| Released | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 57:55 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Producer | various | |||
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Home is the second studio album by the Irish rock band Hothouse Flowers, released in 1990.[1][2] It reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 1 on the Australian chart.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [4] |
| Select | 4/5[5] |
| Smash Hits | 5/10[6] |
| Windsor Star | B+[7] |
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "the gospel-influenced rave-ups that punctuate the band's second album call into question how much soul it can squeeze from the boogie".[4] The Windsor Star determined that the band "is best when it rams straight ahead on full-blown horn tunes, like 'Hardstone City' and 'Giving It All Away'".[7]
Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic deemed Home an "underrated gem".[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Hothouse Flowers, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hardstone City" |
| 3:45 | |
| 2. | "Give It Up" | 3:31 | ||
| 3. | "Christchurch Bells" | 3:51 | ||
| 4. | "Sweet Marie" | Steve Lipson | 6:06 | |
| 5. | "Giving It All Away" |
| 3:49 | |
| 6. | "Shut Up and Listen" |
| 4:08 | |
| 7. | "I Can See Clearly Now" | Johnny Nash | Lipson | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Movies" |
| 4:39 | |
| 9. | "Eyes Wide Open" | Langer | 3:15 | |
| 10. | "Water" | Langer | 4:10 | |
| 11. | "Home" | Barrett | 4:28 | |
| 12. | "Trying to Get Through" |
| 4:24 | |
| 13. | "Dance to the Storm" |
| 4:13 | |
| 14. | "Seoladh Na Ngamhna" | traditional |
| 0:42 |
2025 expanded edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Give It Up (Edit)" (B-side to "Give It Up") |
| 3:13 | |
| 16. | "I Can See Clearly Now (Single Version)" (B-side to "I Can See Clearly Now") | Nash |
| 4:10 |
| 17. | "Movies (Single Version)" (B-side to "Movies") |
| 3:54 | |
| 18. | "Hardstone City (Short Version)" (B-side to "Hardstone City") |
| 3:25 | |
| 19. | "The Rose" (featuring the Dubliners) | Amanda McBroom | Eamonn Campbell | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You're Happy (Live at the RDS Stadium, Dublin, 03/09/88)" (B-side to "Give It Up") |
| Hothouse Flowers | 5:59 |
| 2. | "Bean Pháidín (Live at the RDS Stadium, Dublin, 03/09/88)" (B-side to "Give It Up") | traditional | Hothouse Flowers | 1:23 |
| 3. | "If You Go (Live at the RDS Stadium, Dublin, 03/09/88)" (B-side to "Give It Up") |
| Hothouse Flowers | 8:27 |
| 4. | "Kansas City" (B-side to "I Can See Clearly Now") | Hothouse Flowers | 3:06 | |
| 5. | "Better Days Ahead (Live)" (B-side to "I Can See Clearly Now") | Gil Scott-Heron | Hothouse Flowers | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Strange Feeling (Live)" (B-side to "I Can See Clearly Now") | Tim Buckley | Hothouse Flowers | 5:04 |
| 7. | "I Can See Clearly Now (Live at the Edinburgh Plyhouse 30/05/90)" | Nash |
| 5:51 |
| 8. | "Eyes Wide Open (Live at the Edinburgh Plyhouse 30/05/90)" | Hothouse Flowers | 3:56 | |
| 9. | "Hardstone City (Live at the Edinburgh Plyhouse 30/05/90)" | Hothouse Flowers | 3:58 | |
| 10. | "Shut Up and Listen (Live at the RDS Stadium, Dublin, 03/09/88)" | Hothouse Flowers | 6:09 | |
| 11. | "Giving It All Away (Live, Australia, 1991)" | Hothouse Flowers | 5:42 | |
| 12. | "Hallelujah Jordan (Live, Australia, 1991)" |
| Hothouse Flowers | 4:32 |
| 13. | "Christchurch Bells (Live, Australia, 1991)" | Hothouse Flowers | 5:39 | |
| 14. | "Sí Do Mhamó Í (Live in Melbourne)" |
| Hothouse Flowers | 3:34 |
Personnel
- Hothouse Flowers
- Liam Ó Maonlaí – piano, lead vocals, Hammond organ, bodhrán
- Fiachna Ó Braonáin – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, bass (6)
- Peter O'Toole – bouzouki, backing vocals, mandolin, bass
- Leo Barnes – saxophone, backing vocals, Hammond organ
- Jerry Fehily – drums, backing vocals, percussion, cymbal
- Additional musicians
- Noel Eccles – percussion
- Daniel Lanois – dobro (6)
- Luís Jardim – percussion (9, 10)
- Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (2, 10)
- Carol Kenyon, The Angelical Voice Choir – backing vocals (7)
- The Camden Kids – backing vocals (8)
- Phillip Pike – didgeridoo (10)
- Nawalifh Ali Khan – fiddle (10)
- Gavyn Wright, Wilf Gibson – violin (2, 8)
- Andrew Parker, Garfield Jackson – viola (2, 8)
- Helen Liebmann, Martin Loveday – cello (2, 8)
- Aisling Drury-Byrne, Dairine Ni Mheadra – cello (11)
- Steve Nieve – Hammond organ and piano (7), string arrangement (2, 8)
