Happy Birthday to Me (album)
| Happy Birthday to Me | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 20, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, pop punk, garage rock | |||
| Length | 35:37 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Kim Shattuck | |||
| The Muffs chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
Happy Birthday to Me is the third album by the American pop punk band The Muffs.[5] It was released in 1997 on Reprise Records.[6]
Happy Birthday to Me was vocalist/guitarist Kim Shattuck's favorite Muffs album.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]The Washington Post wrote that "the band's most convincing songs are designed for those with short attention spans and bad attitudes: Shattuck's guitar snarls, she gripes and then they're over."[8] The Los Angeles Times called the songs "concise, crisply played and melodic."[9] Salon wrote that the album "takes the listener on a blissful, blistering 45-minute joyride."[10]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Kim Shattuck.
- "Crush Me" - 1.48
- "That Awful Man" - 1.59
- "Honeymoon" - 1.55
- "All Blue Baby" - 2.50
- "My Crazy Afternoon" - 2.35
- "Is It All Okay?" - 3.01
- "Pennywhore" - 1.21
- "Outer Space" - 3.12
- "I'm a Dick" - 1.53
- "Nothing" - 1.28
- "Where Only I Could Go" - 2.09
- "Upside Down" - 2.42
- "You and Your Parrot" - 2.17
- "Keep Holding Me" - 3.09
- "The Best Time Around" - 3.18
Personnel
[edit]- Kim Shattuck – Guitar, Vocals
- Ronnie Barnett – Bass
- Roy McDonald – Drums
- Sally Browder and Steve Holroyd – Engineer
- The Muffs – Producer
References
[edit]- ^ "Happy Birthday to Me - The Muffs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Muffs". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Happy Birthday to Me". EW.com.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 794.
- ^ "Roadkill". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ "The Muffs | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Davidson, Eric (November 27, 2010). We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879309725 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (July 18, 1997). "THE MUFFS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Rough Tough Muffs". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1997.
- ^ "Sharps and Flats: The Muffs". Salon. May 24, 1997.
