Happy? (Public Image Ltd album)

Happy?
Studio album by Public Image Ltd
Released	14 September 1987 [1]
Recorded	1987
Studio	The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell Great Linford Manor Studios, Milton Keynes
Genre	Alternative dance alternative rock
Length	35:17
Label	Virgin
Producer	Gary Langan Public Image Ltd
Public Image Ltd chronology
Album (1986) Happy? (1987) 9 (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Great Rock Discography	6/10 [5]
MusicHound	3/5 [6]
Number One	[7]
Record Mirror	4/5 [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	6/10 [10]

Happy? is the sixth studio album by English rock band Public Image Ltd, released in 1987.

Cover artwork

The cover art by Richard Evans is a homage to the style of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and an acknowledgement is made in the liner notes. ^[11]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dias, Edmonds, McGeoch, Lydon and Smith

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Seattle"	3:40
2.	"Rules and Regulations"	4:32
3.	"The Body"	3:11
4.	"Save Me"	4:49
5.	"Hard Times"	3:42
6.	"Open and Revolving"	4:01
7.	"Angry"	4:13
8.	"Fat Chance Hotel" (includes hidden instrumental of Save Me)	7:03

Personnel

Public Image Ltd.

• John Lydon – vocals
• John McGeoch – guitar
• Lu Edmonds – guitar, keyboards
• Allan Dias – bass
• Bruce Smith – drums

Charts

United Kingdom

• Happy? briefly entered the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for 2 weeks and reached No. 40 on 26 September 1987. ^[12]
• The single “Seattle” entered the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for 4 weeks and reached No. 47 on 22 August 1987. ^[12]
• The single “The Body” peaked at No. 100 on the Single Charts.

United States

• Happy? entered the Billboard 200, where it stayed for 10 weeks and reached No. 169 on 7 November 1987. ^[13]
• The single “Seattle” was released as a promo 12-inch single which entered the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Songs charts, where it stayed for 7 weeks and reached No. 30 on 26 December 1987. ^[13]
• The single “Body” was released as a promo 12-inch single in early February 1988, but did not chart.

References

1. Cocatalog.loc.gov United States Copyright Office website
2. Allmusic review
3. Robert Christgau. "Robert Christgau: CG: Public Image Ltd" . Retrieved 9 September 2013.
4. Larkin, Colin (1998). "Public Image Ltd". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Groves Dictionaries. pp.  4357–4358. ISBN   1-561-59237-4.
5. Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Public Image Ltd.". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p.  1227-1229. ISBN   1-84195-615-5.
6. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Public Image Ltd./PiL/John Lydon". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p.  904–905. ISBN   1-57859-061-2.
7. Aizlewood, John (10 October 1987). "Public Image Ltd: Happy?". Number One . No. 225. p. 12. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
8. Dickson, Ian (19 September 1987). "Public Image Ltd: Happy?". Record Mirror . Vol. 34, no. 38. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
9. Coleman, Mark; Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Public Image Ltd.". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  662–63. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
10. Reynolds, Simon (1995). "Public Image Ltd.". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 315–16. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
11. Richard Evans official website
12. Theofficialcharts.com website
13. Billboard.com website