Released 1988 Genre Indie rock Release date 1988 | Recorded 1988 Length 38:42 | |
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Producer Steve Lovell, Steve Power Similar I Want Too Much, I Am the Greatest, The Way We Were, A House: Live in Concert | ||
A house call me blue
On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round is the debut album by Irish rock band A House. Released in 1988, the album reveals a taste for driving, catchy guitar rock somewhat in the style of U2. The lyrics are full of attitude, including attacks on journalists ("That's Not the Truth") and production team Stock, Aitken & Waterman ("Stone the Crows"). The lyrics evoke violent imagery as well; song titles include "I Want to Kill Something", "Watch Out You're Dead", and "Violent Love".
Contents
The album contains the single, "Call Me Blue", which reached number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in December 1988.
Track listing
- "Call Me Blue" – 2:11
- "I Want to Kill Something" – 2:24
- "I'll Always Be Grateful" – 2:42
- "My Little Lighthouse" – 4:02
- "Watch Out You're Dead" – 3:00
- "Don't Ever Think You're Different" – 2:10
- "That's Not the Truth" – 2:33
- "Love of the Eighties" – 2:51
- "Violent Love" – 2:06
- "Love Quarry" – 2:32
- "Clump of Trees" – 3:27
- "Stone the Crows" – 3:13
- "Hay When the Sun Shines" – 2:50
- "Freak Out" [*] – 2:40
- Extra track on CD versions of the album; originally a B-side on the Call Me Blue single.
Songs
1Call Me Blue2:13
2I Want to Kill Something2:26
3I’ll Always Be Grateful2:44
References
On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA