Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With

Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With
EP by King Crimson
Released	8 October 2002
Genre	Progressive rock, progressive metal
Length	34:34
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Robert Fripp and David Singleton King Crimson and Machine (track 2)
King Crimson chronology
Ladies of the Road (2002) Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With (2002) The Power to Believe (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(3.9/10) [2]

Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (stylized in lowercase) is the third EP by the band King Crimson released in 2002, a companion to the subsequent album The Power to Believe (2003). Many of the songs on Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With can also be found on The Power to Believe , but there are differences; this version of "Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With" is longer by one chorus, and "Eyes Wide Open" uses primarily acoustic instrumentation. ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Bude" (Adrian Belew) – 0:26
2. "Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With" (Belew, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto) – 4:12
3. "Mie Gakure" (見え隠れAppear and Disappear) (Belew, Fripp) – 2:00
4. "She Shudders" (Belew) – 0:35
5. "Eyes Wide Open" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 4:08
6. "Shoganai" (しょうがないIt Can't be Helped) (Belew) – 2:53
7. "I Ran" (Belew) – 0:40
8. "Potato Pie" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 5:03
9. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part IV)" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 10:26

   Including:

   • "I Have a Dream"

   Recorded live at 328 Performance Hall, Nashville, USA, November 2001

10. "Clouds" (Belew) – 4:11

• The song "Clouds" ends at 0:30. The hidden track "Einstein's Relatives" starts at 1:00, after 30 seconds of silence.

Personnel

King Crimson

• Adrian Belew – guitar, vocals
• Robert Fripp – guitar
• Trey Gunn – Warr guitar, Ashbory bass
• Pat Mastelotto – drums, electronic percussion

Production personnel

• Ken Latchney – recording and mixing engineer (except 2, 3 and 9)
• Machine – recording and mixing engineer (2)
• David Singleton – recording engineer (3), mastering
• Greg Dean – recording engineer (9)
• P.J. Crook – cover artwork
• Bill Munyon and Pat Mastelotto – photography
• Hugh O'Donnell – design

References

1. Planer, Lindsay (2011). "Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With - King Crimson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
2. "King Crimson: Happy with What You Have to be Happy with". Pitchfork .
3. Singleton, David. "King Crimson - Eyes Wide Open (Acoustic) [Commentary]". YouTube .

External links

• Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With at Discogs (list of releases)