Home (Hothouse Flowers album)
Appearance
Home | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1990 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 57:55 | |||
Label | London | |||
Producer | Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Hothouse Flowers | |||
Hothouse Flowers chronology | ||||
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Singles from Home | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Smash Hits | (5/10)[2] |
Home is the second studio album by Irish rock band Hothouse Flowers. Released in June 1990 via London Records, it reached number 5 on the UK Albums Chart and 1 on the Australian charts.
Track listing
All songs written by Hothouse Flowers, except where noted.
- "Hardstone City" – 3:45
- "Give It Up" – 3:31
- "Christchurch Bells" – 3:51
- "Sweet Marie" – 6:06
- "Giving It All Away" – 3:49
- "Shut up and Listen" – 4:08
- "I Can See Clearly Now" – 4:53 (Johnny Nash)
- "Movies" – 4:39
- "Eyes Wide Open" – 3:15
- "Water" – 4:10
- "Home" – 4:28
- "Trying to Get Through" – 4:24
- "Dance to the Storm" – 4:13
- "Seoladh Na Ngamhna" – :42 (traditional)
Personnel
- Liam Ó Maonlaí - piano, lead vocals, Hammond organ, bodhrán
- Leo Barnes - saxophone, backing vocals, Hammond organ
- Peter O'Toole - bouzouki, backing vocals, mandolin, bass
- Fiachna O'Braonain - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, bass (6)
- Jerry Fehily - drums, backing vocals, percussion, cymbal
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1990-91) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 32 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 61 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 13 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 11 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 21 |
UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 5 |
US Billboard 200[10] | 122 |
Year-end chart
Chart (1991) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA) Chart[11] | 20 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[12] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | Gold | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Lewis, Jonathan. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ Soutar, Mike. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". Smash Hits (13–26 June 1990). EMAP Metro: 56.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hothouse Flowers – Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Hothouse Flowers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1991". ARIA. 1991. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 132.
- ^ "British album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – Home". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Home in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.