J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e ● C o n t e n t s ● C u r r e n t e v e n t s ● R a n d o m a r t i c l e ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● C o n t a c t u s ● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p ● L e a r n t o e d i t ● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l ● R e c e n t c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
( T o p )
1 R e c e p t i o n
2 T r a c k l i s t i n g
3 P e r s o n n e l
4 C o m m e r c i a l p e r f o r m a n c e
5 S e e a l s o
6 R e f e r e n c e s
7 E x t e r n a l l i n k s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
H a p p y C o m e H o m e
A d d l a n g u a g e s
A d d l i n k s
● A r t i c l e ● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F ● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
1987 studio album by Victoria Williams
Happy Come Home Released 1987 (1987 ) Studio
RPM Studios
Sorcerer Sound
Length 41 23 Language English Label Geffen Producer
Happy Come Home Victoria Williams . It has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception [ edit ]
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Lindsay Planer writing "Happy Come Home is the personification of the word eclectic" and "there is an undeniable strength and maturity in Williams' songwriting".[1] In Spin [2] Trouser Press Anton Fier and Stephen Soles for "burying Williams and her eccentric voice in a massive studio effort", but praised the string arrangements by Van Dyke Parks .[3]
Track listing [ edit ]
All songs written by Victoria Williams , except where noted.
"Shoes" – 3:00
"Frying Pan" – 3:34
"Merry Go Round" – 4:26
"Happy" – 0:58
"TC" – 3:57
"I’ll Do His Will" (James Cleveland ) – 5:09
"Big Fish" – 3:36
"Animal Wild" – 3:01
"Main Road" – 3:02
"Lights" – 1:45
"Opelousas" – 2:55
"Statue of a Bum" – 4:43
"Poetry" – 1:17
Personnel [ edit ]
Lamar Alsop – violin
Sarah Auld – production coordination
Amy Berger – instrumentation
Peter Blegvad – vocals
Carla Bley – piano
Alfred Brown – strings
T-Bone Burnett – guitar
Ralph Carney – saxophone
Greg Cohen – bass guitar
Tony Conniff – bass guitar
Bob Cranshaw – bass guitar
Stephen Croce – backing vocals
Robin Danar – recording
Angel Dean – backing vocals
Anton Fier – arrangement on "Merry Go Round", "I'll Do His Will", and "Opelousas"; production
Irwin Fisch – instrumentation
Ralph Forbes – drum programming on "Animal Wild"
Danny Frankel – percussion
Jody Harris – guitar
Jeri Heiden – art direction
Lisa Herman – backing vocals
Chris Howard – recording
Fats Kaplin – fiddle
"Iron" Mike Krowiak – audio engineering at Grog Kill Studio
Jesse Levy – cello
Tony Maimone – bass guitar
George Marino – audio mastering at Sterling Sound
Hugh McCracken – guitar
LouAnn Montessi – violin
Van Dyke Parks – string arrangement on "Shoes", "TC", and "Main Road"
Mark Pawlowski – arrangement on "Shoes", "TC", and "Main Road"
Bobby Previte – drums
Hans Reumschuessel – instrumentation
Stephen Soles – backing vocals, production
Syd Straw – backing vocals
Steve Swallow – bass guitar
David Van Tieghem – percussion
Bernie Worrell – keyboards
Commercial performance [ edit ]
Happy Come Home was difficult to market and by 1997, it had only sold 14,000 units and did not chart on any Billboard charts[4]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Robbins, Ira; Stenger, Wif; Eberhard, Floyd (n.d.). "Victoria Williams" . Trouser Press . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ Bell, Carrie (December 13, 1997). "Williams' 'Musings' on Atlantic". Artists & Music. Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 .
External links [ edit ]
t
e
Albums
Related articles
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Happy_Come_Home&oldid=1220290233 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 8 7 d e b u t a l b u m s ● V i c t o r i a W i l l i a m s a l b u m s ● G e f f e n R e c o r d s a l b u m s ● A l b u m s p r o d u c e d b y A n t o n F i e r H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● U s e m d y d a t e s f r o m A p r i l 2 0 2 4 ● U s e l i s t - d e f i n e d r e f e r e n c e s f r o m A p r i l 2 0 2 4 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h h A u d i o m i c r o f o r m a t s ● M u s i c B r a i n z r e l e a s e g r o u p s a m e a s W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h M u s i c B r a i n z r e l e a s e g r o u p l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h M u s i c B r a i n z r e l e a s e g r o u p i d e n t i f i e r s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 2 A p r i l 2 0 2 4 , a t 2 1 : 4 2 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
