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Homegrown
Studio album by
Dodgy
Released24 October 1994
GenrePop punk,[1] Britpop
Length42:01
LabelA&M[2]
ProducerHugh Jones, Ian Broudie
Dodgy chronology
The Dodgy Album
(1993) 		Homegrown
(1994) 		Free Peace Sweet
(1996)

Homegrown is the second album by the British indie group Dodgy, released in 1994.[3][4] The band's record company marketed the album by including cannabis seeds with some promotional copies.[5]

The album peaked at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart.[6] The first single was "Staying Out for the Summer".[7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
Select[9]

The Guardian stated that "this London guitar trio's main accomplishment is to sound like a synthesis of nearly every band of the early sixties."[10] The Age wrote: "Brits in Beatlesque '60s retro mode, in consciously jolly celebration of good weather, freedom and smoking naughty things."[11]

Track listing

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All songs: music by Nigel Clark/Andy Miller, lyrics by Nigel Clark/Mathew Priest

  1. "Staying Out for the Summer" – 3:13
  2. "Melodies Haunt You" – 3:40
  3. "So Let Me Go Far" – 4:05
  4. "Crossroads" – 4:05
  5. "One Day" – 3:09
  6. "We Are Together" – 4:23
  7. "Whole Lot Easier" – 2:46
  8. "Making the Most Of" – 4:03
  9. "Waiting for the Day" – 3:35
  10. "What Have I Done Wrong?" – 1:53
  11. "Grassman" – 7:05

Personnel

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  • Nigel Clark - lead vocals, bass guitar, additional guitar & keyboards
  • Andy Miller - guitars, backing vocals
  • Mathew Priest - drums, percussion, backing vocals

with

  • Rob Lord - keyboards & piano on all tracks except "Melodies Haunt You", "One Day" & "Waiting for the Day"
  • Zeb Jameson - keyboards & piano on "Melodies Haunt You", "One Day" & "Waiting for the Day"
  • The Kick Horns - brass on "Melodies Haunt You" & "Making the Most Of"
  • Roddy Lorimer - trumpet on "Crossroads"
  • Caroline Lavelle, Sonia Slany - strings

References

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  1. ^ a b Homegrown at AllMusic
  2. ^ "On The Road: Dodgy in France". The Guardian. 10 February 1995. p. T10.
  3. ^ "Dodgy Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Mathur, Paul (26 November 1994). "Albums — Homegrown by Dodgy". Melody Maker. 71 (46): 38.
  5. ^ Barber, Nicholas (20 November 1994). "ROCK". The Critics Page. The Independent.
  6. ^ "Dodgy". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ Roberts, Leo (25 May 1995). "The artful Dodgy". Features. Daily Mirror. p. 19.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Wilkinson, Roy. "Dodgy: Homegrown > Review".
  10. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (28 October 1994). "DODGY Homegrown". The Guardian Features Page. The Guardian.
  11. ^ Masterston, Andrew (21 July 1995). "Short Cuts". Entertainment Guide. The Age. p. 8.
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