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Released
  
September 1987

Artist
  
The Housemartins

Producer
  
John Williams

Genre
  
Indie rock

Length
  
38:06

Release date
  
September 1987

Label
  
Elektra Records

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Recorded
  
Yellow 2, Stockport, Greater Manchester

The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death (1987)
  
Now That's What I Call Quite Good (1988)

Similar
  
The Housemartins albums, Other albums

Housemartins the people who grinned themselves to death full album


The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death was the second and last studio album by The Housemartins. It was released in 1987, and produced three singles - "Five Get Over Excited", "Me and the Farmer" and "Build". The title song is about the British Royal Family, which found them gaining controversy in the tabloid papers similar to that of other bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Smiths and The Stone Roses.

Contents

The housemartins the people who grinned themselves to death


Track listing

All tracks written by Heaton/Cullimore.

  1. "The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death" – 3:33
  2. "I Can't Put My Finger on It" – 2:28
  3. "The Light Is Always Green" – 3:59
  4. "The World's on Fire" – 3:20
  5. "Pirate Aggro" – 1:52
  6. "We're Not Going Back" – 2:53
  7. "Me and the Farmer" – 2:54
  8. "Five Get Over Excited" – 2:44
  9. "Johannesburg" – 3:55
  10. "Bow Down" – 3:04
  11. "You Better Be Doubtful" – 2:32
  12. "Build" – 4:45

The Housemartins

  • Norman Cook – bass, vocals
  • Dave Hemingway – drums, vocals
  • P.d. Heaton – vocals, guitar, trombone
  • Stan Cullimore – guitar, vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Guy Barker – trumpet
  • Sandy Blair – tuba
  • St. Winifred's School Choir – backing vocals
  • Pete Wingfield – piano, keyboards

    • Technical personnel

  • John Williams – producer
  • The Housemartins – producer
  • Phil Bodger – engineer
  • David Storey – sleeve design
  • John Sims – sleeve design
  • Phil Rainey – front cover photography
  • Derek Ridgers – band photography

    • Songs

    1The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death3:33
    2I Can’t Put My Finger on It2:28
    3The Light Is Always Green3:59

    References

    The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death Wikipedia
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