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Thank Your Lucky Stars (Whitehouse album)

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Thank Your Lucky Stars
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1990
RecordedSeptember 1988 at Electrical Audio
GenrePower electronics, noise, avant-garde
Length21:45
LabelSusan Lawly
ProducerWilliam Bennett, Steve Albini
Whitehouse chronology
Great White Death
(1985)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1990)
Twice Is Not Enough
(1992)
Alternate cover
Special Edition Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Thank Your Lucky Stars is the tenth studio album by power electronics band Whitehouse, released in 1990 through the newly formed Susan Lawly label. Recorded in September 1988, it was the group's first studio album after a period of inactivity during the later half of the 1980s and the first to feature contributions from writer and musician Peter Sotos and production work from Steve Albini. A special edition was issued in 1997 on CD format that contained bonus tracks previously released on other Whitehouse albums and singles.

Production

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Albini said that each song on the album was influenced by a different heavy metal song.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hungry for Pain"W. Bennett, P. Sotos6:43
2."Thank Your Lucky Stars"D. Tibet, W. Bennett5:28
3."Try and Be Grateful"P. Sotos, W. Bennett4:47
4."My Cock's on Fire"W. Bennett4:29
Special Edition CD Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Originated fromLength
5."Neronia"S. AlbiniTwice Is Not Enough5:15
6."Sadist"K. TomkinsThank Your Lucky Stars 7" single6:10
7."Still Going Strong"P. SotosStill Going Strong/Ankles And Wrists 7" single4:00
Total length:37:10

Personnel

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  • William Bennett – vocals, synthesizers, production
  • Kevin Tomkins – lyrics, photography
  • Peter Sotos – synthesizers, lyrics
  • Steve Albini – recording, production
  • Hayley – photography
  • Leslie Jacobs – photography
  • Denis Blackham – mastering

References

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  1. ^ McFarlain, Dave. Whitehouse – Thank Your Lucky Stars Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Albini, Steve (1999). "Eyewitness Record Reviews". In Heylin, Clinton (ed.). The Da Capo Book of Rock & Roll Writing. Da Capo Press. pp. 414–415. ISBN 9780306809200.
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