| Miss Happiness | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 36:55 | |||
| Label | Caroline (US release) [1] Quigley Records (UK release) | |||
| Producer | Doug "Mr Colson" Olson | |||
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Miss Happiness is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Walt Mink, released in 1992. [2] [3] It contains a cover of Nick Drake's "Pink Moon". [4] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
USA Today wrote: "An idiosyncratic Cream for the '90s, Walt Mink adds daring innovation to the power trio formula." [7] The St. Petersburg Times called the album a "kooky concoction of psychedelia and heavy metal." [8]
The Orlando Sentinel determined that Walt Mink "has the chops and creativity of King's X but with more concision and without all the artsy overambition and concept baggage." [9] Stereo Review labeled Miss Happiness "a mixture of guitar-driven sass and twee-voiced smarm." [10]
AllMusic deemed the album "one of the brightest debuts of the '90s." [6]
All songs written by John Kimbrough except Pink Moon, written by Nick Drake.
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