Home (Hothouse Flowers album)

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Home
London
ProducerClive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Hothouse Flowers
Hothouse Flowers chronology
People
(1988) 		Home
(1990) 		Songs from the Rain
(1993)
Singles from Home
  1. "Give It Up"
    Released: April 1990
  2. "I Can See Clearly Now"
    Released: July 1990
  3. "Movies"
    Released: October 1990
  4. "Christchurch Bells"
    Released: February 1991
  5. "Hardstone City"
    Released: July 1991

Home is the second studio album by the Irish rock band Hothouse Flowers, released in 1990.[1][2] It reached number 5 on the UK Albums Chart and 1 on the Australian charts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Select4/5[5]
Smash Hits5/10[6]
Windsor StarB+[7]

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "the gospel-influenced rave-ups that punctuate the band's second album call into question how much soul it can squeeze from the boogie".[4] The Windsor Star determined that the band "is best when it rams straight ahead on full-blown horn tunes, like 'Hardstone City' and 'Giving It All Away'".[7]

Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic deemed Home an "underrated gem".[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hothouse Flowers, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hardstone City" 3:45
2."Give It Up" 3:31
3."Christchurch Bells" 3:51
4."Sweet Marie" 6:06
5."Giving It All Away" 3:49
6."Shut Up and Listen" 4:08
7."I Can See Clearly Now"Johnny Nash4:53
8."Movies" 4:39
9."Eyes Wide Open" 3:15
10."Water" 4:10
11."Home" 4:28
12."Trying to Get Through" 4:24
13."Dance to the Storm" 4:13
14."Seoladh Na Ngamhna"Traditional0:42

Personnel

Hothouse Flowers
Additional musicians
  • Noel Eccles – percussion
  • Daniel Lanois – dobro (6)
  • Luís Jardim – percussion (9, 10)
  • Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (2, 10)
  • Carol Kenyon, The Angelical Voice Choir – backing vocals (7)
  • The Camden Kids – backing vocals (8)
  • Phillip Pike – didgeridoo (10)
  • Nawalifh Ali Khan – fiddle (10)
  • Gavyn Wright, Wilf Gibson – violin (2, 8)
  • Andrew Parker, Garfield Jackson – viola (2, 8)
  • Helen Liebmann, Martin Loveday – cello (2, 8)
  • Aisling Drury-Byrne, Dairine Ni Mheadra – cello (11)
  • Steve Nieve – Hammond organ and piano (7), string arrangement (2, 8)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 61
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 5
US Billboard 200[15] 122

Year-end chart

Chart (1991) Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart[16] 20

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Malkin, Nina (April 1990). "Talent: Hothouse Flowers". Seventeen. 49 (4): 147.
  2. ^ Wilde, Jon (5 May 1990). "Hothouse Flowers: Full Petal Jacket". Melody Maker. 66 (18): 28.
  3. ^ a b Lewis, Jonathan. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  4. ^ a b Hochman, Steve (17 June 1990). "Home Hothouse Flowers". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 61.
  5. ^ Griffiths, Nick (July 1990). "House Warming Party". Select. p. 97.
  6. EMAP Metro
    : 56.
  7. ^ a b Shaw, Ted (30 June 1990). "Pop". Windsor Star. p. C2.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. Phononet GmbH
    . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hothouse Flowers – Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Hothouse Flowers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1991". ARIA. 1991. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – Home". British Phonographic Industry.
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