I Want Too Much

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I Want Too Much
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Studio album by
Released1990
Recorded1990
Genre Indie rock
Length42 Minutes
Label Sire
Producer Mike Hedges [1]
A House chronology
On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round
(1988)
I Want Too Much
(1990)
I Am the Greatest
(1991)
Singles from I Want Too Much
  1. "I Think I'm Going Mad"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
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I Want Too Much is the second album from Irish rock band A House. It was released in 1990 via Sire. [1]

Contents

I Want Too Much sold poorly. A House was dropped from its label. [3]

Critical reception

Doug Brod, in Trouser Press , stated: "This is one amazing record. From the gentle folky strum of the opening "13 Wonderful Love Songs" to "Small Talk," I Want Too Much reveals a band with an uncanny knack for witty pop that actually means something." [4]

Track listing

  1. "13 Wonderful Love Songs"
  2. "I Want Too Much"
  3. "Talking"
  4. "The Patron Saint of Mediocrity"
  5. "Shivers Up My Spine"
  6. "Marry Me"
  7. "I Give You You"
  8. "Now That I'm Sick"
  9. "I Think I'm Going Mad"
  10. "Bring Down the Beast"
  11. "Manstrong"
  12. "Keep the Homefires Burning"
  13. "You'll Cry When I Die"
  14. "Small Talk"

"I Think I'm Going Mad" was released as a single (Blanco y Negra NEG43) with "I Want Too Much" as the B-side. The 12" and CD maxi-single versions also included "Why Must We Argue?" and "I Want Too Much, Part 3".

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