Home (Deep Blue Something album)

Home
Studio album by Deep Blue Something
Released	October 24, 1994
Studio	Alley Cat (Denton, Texas)
Genre	Power pop, folk rock
Length	49:18
Label	RainMaker (1994) Interscope (1995)
Producer	Deep Blue Something, David Castell
Deep Blue Something chronology
11th Song (1993) Home (1994) Byzantium (1998)

Home is the second studio album by American band Deep Blue Something. ^[1] It was released by RainMaker Records in 1994, and rereleased on Interscope in 1995. ^[2] The band supported the album by touring with Duran Duran. ^[3]

Production

The songs were written and sung by the Pipes brothers. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Austin Chronicle	[6]

Trouser Press wrote: "Bringing the brain-dead grandiosity of late-'70s harmony-rockers like Styx and Supertramp to the modern world, Deep Blue Something ... combines big acoustic/electric strumming and airy, melodramatic singing into a resoundingly hollow album unimproved by its good intentions." ^[7] The Washington Post stated: "A folk-rock band that frequently attacks its material with hard-rock vehemence, Deep Blue Something is the latest Southern combo to mate R.E.M. with '70s mainstream rock." ^[8]

The Austin Chronicle awarded the album zero stars (out of five), deeming it "lame," and its hit single "safely stupid." ^[6] The Philadelphia Inquirer called Home "a melodic amalgamation of kicky power pop, hair-in-your-face shoe-gazer drone, and neo-progressive '70s guitar rock, all infused with punk energy, sly optimism, and plenty of jangly guitars." ^[4]

AllMusic praised the "power-pop sound straight out of late-'70s/early-'80s Great Britain." ^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Todd Pipes, except where noted.

1. "Gammer Gerten's Needle" [Instrumental] – 3:17
2. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (Re-recorded version) – 4:20
3. "Halo" – 2:48
4. "Josey" (Toby Pipes / Kirk Tatom) – 3:23
5. "A Water Prayer" – 3:22
6. "Done" (Toby Pipes / Todd Pipes) – 3:21
7. "Song to Make Love To" (Todd Pipes / Toby Pipes) – 3:09
8. "The Kandinsky Prince" – 2:28
9. "Home" – 4:13
10. "Red Light" (Toby Pipes) – 4:28
11. "I Can Wait" – 3:03
12. "Wouldn't Change a Thing" – 4:05
13. "Dear Prudence" (Lennon / McCartney) – 3:05
14. "Sun" (Todd Pipes / Toby Pipes / Kirk Tatom) – 4:17

Personnel

Band members

• Todd Pipes – bass guitar, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, lead & backing vocals
• Toby Pipes – acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, lead & backing vocals
• Kirk Tatom – acoustic & electric guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• John Kirtland – drums, percussion

Production

• David Castell – producer, engineer (track 2), mastering, mixing
• Greg Ellenwood – engineer (tracks 1, 3–12)
• Gil Pena – cover art
• Robert Greeson – art direction
• James Bland – band photo
• Manish Patel – "cigarette and match strike" (track 9)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 31 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 32 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] 26 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 16 Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 24 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 39 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 20 UK Albums (OCC) [16] 24 US Billboard 200 [17] 46

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200 [18] 156

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [19]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Deep Blue Something Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
2. Koster, Rick (May 8, 2000). Texas Music. Macmillan. ISBN   9780312254254 – via Google Books.
3. Findlay, Prentiss (October 12, 1995). "Deep Blue Something has played around the Southwest...". The Post and Courier. p. D14.
4. Beckley, Fred (February 23, 1996). "DEEP BLUE SOMETHING". FEATURES WEEKEND. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17.
5. "Home - Deep Blue Something | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
6. "Record Reviews". www.austinchronicle.com.
7. "Deep Blue Something". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
8. "DEEP BLUE AT 'HOME' WITH R.E.M. & '70S". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Deep Blue Something – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
10. "Austriancharts.at – Deep Blue Something – Home" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Deep Blue Something – Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Deep Blue Something – Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Deep Blue Something – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Deep Blue Something – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
17. "Deep Blue Something Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
19. "American album certifications – Deep Blue Something – Home". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 23, 2021.