Happiness Finally Came to Them
{{Short description|1987 studio album by Carney/Hild/Kramer}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Happiness Finally Came to Them
| type = Album
| artist = Ralph Carney/Hild/Kramer
| cover = Ralph Carney and Daved Hild and Kramer - Happiness Finally Came to Them.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1987
| recorded = {{Start date|1985}}–{{Start date|1987}}
| venue =
| studio = Noise New York
New York City
| genre = Experimental rock
| length = Vinyl: 42:49
CD: 52:16
| label = Shimmy Disc
| producer = Kramer
| chronology = Ralph Carney
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Black Power
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Kramer
| type = album
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| title = Happiness Finally Came to Them
| year = 1987
| next_title = Roll Out the Barrel
| next_year = 1988
}}
}}
Happiness Finally Came to Them is a studio album by Ralph Carney, Daved Hild and Kramer, released in 1987 through Shimmy Disc.{{cite magazine |first=Terry |last=Rompers |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=kramer |title=Kramer |magazine=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=May 12, 2015}} It was the first album to be issued under any of the three musicians' names, serving as both Carney's and Kramer's launching point for their respective solo careers. Although most of the songs are credited to all three musicians, Hild served as the album's primary songwriter and lyricist.{{cite journal |first=Byron |last=Coley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7GU2Uztk1UC |title=Underground: Daved Hild |journal=Spin |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |date=May 1988 |volume=4 |issue=2 |page=29 |accessdate=May 12, 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Hands
| writer1 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length1 = 2:28
| title2 = Telephone
| writer2 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length2 = 1:26
| title3 = Clown
| writer3 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length3 = 3:35
| title4 = Nothing
| writer4 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length4 = 3:02
| title5 = Bank
| writer5 = Carney, Kramer
| length5 = 3:12
| title6 = Slowly
| writer6 = Carney, Hild
| length6 = 1:48
| title7 = Wanda
| writer7 = Carney, Kramer
| length7 = 1:48
| title8 = Larry
| writer8 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length8 = 3:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Name
| note1 = The Beatles cover
| writer1 = Lennon–McCartney
| length1 = 5:02
| title2 = Barometer
| writer2 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length2 = 1:10
| title3 = Treefrog
| writer3 = Carney
| length3 = 1:36
| title4 = Turkeyfaced
| writer4 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length4 = 1:58
| title5 = Javalena
| writer5 = Carney
| length5 = 2:16
| title6 = Disguise
| writer6 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length6 = 2:00
| title7 = Lotto
| writer7 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length7 = 2:14
| title8 = End
| writer8 = Carney, Hild, Kramer, Plumbly
| length8 = 2:32
| title9 = 3-D
| writer9 = Carney, Hild, Kramer
| length9 = 2:49
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD issue
| title18 = Blood Drinking Head Choppers
| writer18 = Hild
| length18 = 9:27
}}
Personnel
Adapted from Happiness Finally Came to Them liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Happiness Finally Came to Them |others=Carney • Hild • Kramer |year=1987 |type=sleeve |publisher=Shimmy Disc |location=New York City}}
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;Musicians
- Ralph Carney – saxophones, guitars, vocals
- Daved Hild – vocals, drums, percussion
- Kramer – bass guitar, organ, tape, vocals, production, engineering
;Additional musicians
- Robin Amos – synthesizer ("Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
- Michael Cudahy – guitar (A3, A4, "Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
- Suzanna Lee – vocals (B2)
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;Additional musicians (cont.)
- David Licht – percussion (B4, B9)
- Frank London – trumpet ("Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
- Pete Plumbly – guitar (B8)
- Garo Yellin – cello (A8, B4, B9, "Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
;Production and additional personnel
- David Larr – art direction
- Michael Macioce – photography
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Release history
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! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
| United States
| 1987 | LP | Shimmy-007 |
| Europe
| 1990 | CD | SDE 9027/CD |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master |master=457762 |name=Happiness Finally Came To Them}}
- [https://www.allmusic.com/album/happiness-finally-came-to-them-mw0000837276 Happiness Finally Came to Them] at AllMusic
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Category:1987 collaborative albums
Category:Albums produced by Kramer (musician)