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)
Singles from Happy?
"Seattle" Released: 1987 "The Body" Released: 1987

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 on 14 September 1987. It reached number 40 in the UK Album Charts. ^[11]

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. ^[12]

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

Chart (1987)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [13]	40
US Billboard 200 [14]	169

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. "HAPPY". Official Charts. 26 September 1987. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
12. Richard Evans official website
13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
14. "Public Image Ltd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2025.