Crazy on the Weekend
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Crazy on the Weekend is the sole album by English indie band Sunhouse.
Working with producer John Reynolds, the band continued their practice of recording outside a studio environment, working in the producer's house in Notting Hill. Their acoustic-based songs were augmented by washes of strings and organ, earning comparisons to Nick Drake, Tom Waits and Beth Orton.
Sinéad O'Connor provides backing vocals on the track "Hard Sun".{{cite web|url=http://www.sineadoconnor.com/full_discography/songs/hard_sun.php#version-1|title=Thank You For Hearing Me:Hard Sun|publisher=Sinead O'Connor.com|accessdate=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413185931/http://www.sineadoconnor.com/full_discography/songs/hard_sun.php#version-1|archive-date=13 April 2018|url-status=dead}}
Released in March 1998, Crazy on the Weekend had some critical success including a five star review in Uncut.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/john-niven-obituary-man-many-5206523|title=John Niven: This is an obituary for a man many of you will never have heard of - I just wish you had|author=John Niven|work=dailyrecord|date=22 February 2015 |accessdate=13 April 2018}} It featured in the year end best of lists for Uncut,{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/uncut.html|title=Rocklist,net...Uncut Recordings of the Year Lists|publisher=Rocklist.net|accessdate=13 April 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Les Inrockuptibles{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/lesrock.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419215531/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/lesrock.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 April 2006|title=Rocklist,net...Les Inrockuptibles|publisher=Rocklist.net|accessdate=13 April 2018}} (both unordered) and Mojo (#15).{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojoend.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211114813/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojoend.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 February 2006|title=Rocklist,net...Mojo End of Year Lists|publisher=Rocklist.net|accessdate=13 April 2018}} Despite the critical success, the album sold poorly and the band never recorded again. Singer-songwriter Gavin Clark went on to form the band Clayhill and made several guest appearances on recordings by Unkle. Clark died in 2015.
Tracklisting
- "Crazy on the Weekend"
- "Hurricane"
- "Chasing the Dream"
- "Spinning Round the Sun" (accordion by Carol Isaacs)
- "Good Day to Die"
- "Lips"
- "Loud Crowd"
- "Monkey Dead"
- "Hard Sun"
- "Swing Low" (organ/wurlitzer by Carol Isaacs)
- "Animal"
- "Second Coming" (hidden track)
Personnel
- GAVIN CLARK - lead vocals, Harmonica, Acoustic guitar
- PAUL BACON - Guitars
- ROBERT BROOKS - bass
- DOMINIC DILLON - drums
- CAROL ISAACS - piano, accordion & keyboards
- SCREAMING ORPHANS - backing vocals
- MARK TAYLOR - Hammond
- SINEAD O'CONNOR - vocals ("Hard Sun")
- CAROLINE DALE - string section