Let the Happiness In
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| "Let the Happiness In" | ||||
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| Single by David Sylvian | ||||
| from the album Secrets of the Beehive | ||||
| B-side | "Blue of Noon"/"Buoy" (remix) | |||
| Released | 28 September 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1987, London and Bath, England; Chateau Miraval, Le Val, France; Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Art rock | |||
| Length | 5:37 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter | David Sylvian | |||
| Producers | Steve Nye, David Sylvian | |||
| David Sylvian singles chronology | ||||
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"Let the Happiness In" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Sylvian. It is the first single from his 1987 album Secrets of the Beehive.[2] The instrumental B-side "Blue of Noon" was an unfinished outtake recorded during the Brilliant Trees sessions.[3]
David Sylvian said about the B-side track "Blue of Noon": "Blue of Noon was never a finished piece as far as I was concerned (it was originally a song in fact). I felt it needed work to help it stand on its own feet." Steve Jansen commented: "Yes it was recorded in Berlin during Brilliant Trees sessions. It was a live recording, we played the track a number of times and this was the best take. Wayne (bass) may have dropped in for a line here or there once the drums and piano were recorded."[4]
In their review of "Let the Happiness In", Music Week wrote that the song had a "haunting, blue mood" and was "characteristically atmospheric stuff from David Sylvian".[5]
Formats and track listing
All songs written by David Sylvian
- European 7" single (VS 1001)
- "Let The Happiness In" – 5:30
- "Blue Of Noon" – 5:39
- European 12" single (VST 1001)
- "Let The Happiness In" – 5:30
- "Blue Of Noon" – 5:39
- "Buoy (remix)" – 5:54