Home (Hothouse Flowers album)

Home
Studio album by Hothouse Flowers
Released	1990
Genre	Rock Celtic rock
Length	57:55
Label	London
Producer	various
Hothouse Flowers chronology
People (1988) Home (1990) Songs from the Rain (1993)
Singles from Home
"Give It Up" Released: April 1990 "I Can See Clearly Now" Released: July 1990 "Movies" Released: October 1990 "Christchurch Bells" Released: February 1991 "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 No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 1 on the Australian chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Select	4/5 [5]
Smash Hits	5/10 [6]
Windsor Star	B+ [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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hardstone City"		Hothouse Flowers Norman Verso	3:45
2.	"Give It Up"		Clive Langer Alan Winstanley	3:31
3.	"Christchurch Bells"		Gary Langan Paul Barrett	3:51
4.	"Sweet Marie"		Steve Lipson	6:06
5.	"Giving It All Away"		Hothouse Flowers Verso	3:49
6.	"Shut Up and Listen"		Barrett Daniel Lanois	4:08
7.	"I Can See Clearly Now"	Johnny Nash	Lipson	4:53
8.	"Movies"		Langer Winstanley	4:39
9.	"Eyes Wide Open"		Langer	3:15
10.	"Water"		Langer	4:10
11.	"Home"		Barrett	4:28
12.	"Trying to Get Through"		Hothouse Flowers Verso Barrett	4:24
13.	"Dance to the Storm"		Hothouse Flowers Verso	4:13
14.	"Seoladh Na Ngamhna"	traditional	Hothouse Flowers Verso	0:42

2025 expanded edition

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Give It Up (Edit)" (B-side to "Give It Up")		Langer Winstanley	3:13
16.	"I Can See Clearly Now (Single Version)" (B-side to "I Can See Clearly Now")	Nash	Lipson	4:10
17.	"Movies (Single Version)" (B-side to "Movies")		Langer Winstanley	3:54
18.	"Hardstone City (Short Version)" (B-side to "Hardstone City")		Hothouse Flowers Verso	3:25
19.	"The Rose" (featuring The Dubliners)	Amanda McBroom	Eamonn Campbell	4:45

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"If You're Happy (Live at the RDS Stadium, Dublin, 03/09/88)" (B-side to "Give It Up")	Liam Ó Maonlaí Fiachna Ó Braonáin Peter O'Toole	Hothouse Flowers	5:59
2.	"Bean Pháidín (Live at the RDS Stadium, Dublin, 03/09/88)" (B-side to "Give It Up")	traditional	Hothouse Flowers	1:23
3.	"If You Go (Live at the RDS Stadium, Dublin, 03/09/88)" (B-side to "Give It Up")	Ó Maonlaí Ó Braonáin O'Toole	Hothouse Flowers	8:27
4.	"Kansas City" (B-side to "I Can See Clearly Now")	Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller	Hothouse Flowers	3:06
5.	"Better Days Ahead (Live)" (B-side to "I Can See Clearly Now")	Gil Scott-Heron	Hothouse Flowers	5:01
6.	"Strange Feeling (Live)" (B-side to "I Can See Clearly Now")	Tim Buckley	Hothouse Flowers	5:04
7.	"I Can See Clearly Now (Live at the Edinburgh Plyhouse 30/05/90)"	Nash	Hothouse Flowers Verso	5:51
8.	"Eyes Wide Open (Live at the Edinburgh Plyhouse 30/05/90)"		Hothouse Flowers	3:56
9.	"Hardstone City (Live at the Edinburgh Plyhouse 30/05/90)"		Hothouse Flowers	3:58
10.	"Shut Up and Listen (Live at the RDS Stadium, Dublin, 03/09/88)"		Hothouse Flowers	6:09
11.	"Giving It All Away (Live, Australia, 1991)"		Hothouse Flowers	5:42
12.	"Hallelujah Jordan (Live, Australia, 1991)"	Ó Maonlaí Ó Braonáin O'Toole	Hothouse Flowers	4:32
13.	"Christchurch Bells (Live, Australia, 1991)"		Hothouse Flowers	5:39
14.	"Sí Do Mhamó Í (Live in Melbourne)"	Ó Maonlaí Ó Braonáin O'Toole Dave Clarke	Hothouse Flowers	3:34

Personnel

Hothouse Flowers

• Liam Ó Maonlaí – piano, lead vocals, Hammond organ, bodhrán
• Fiachna Ó Braonáin – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, bass (6)
• Peter O'Toole – bouzouki, backing vocals, mandolin, bass
• Leo Barnes – saxophone, backing vocals, Hammond organ
• Jerry Fehily – drums, backing vocals, percussion, cymbal

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 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 61 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 32 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 Australian Albums (ARIA) [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. Lewis, Jonathan. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 July 2009.
4. 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. Soutar, Mike. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". Smash Hits (13–26 June 1990). EMAP Metro: 56.
7. Shaw, Ted (30 June 1990). "Pop". Windsor Star. p. C2.
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14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
15. "Hothouse Flowers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved 7 September 2024.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
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.