On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round

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On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round
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Studio album by
Released1988
Recorded1988
Genre Pop rock [1]
Length38:42
Label Blanco y Negro / Sire
Producer Steve Lovell, Steve Power
A House chronology
On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round
(1988)
I Want Too Much
(1990)
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On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round is the 1988 debut album by Irish rock band A House. According to AllMusic, the album reveals a taste for driving, catchy guitar rock somewhat in the style of U2. Among the album's tracks are attacks on journalists ("That's Not the Truth") and the production team of Stock Aitken Waterman ("Stone the Crows"). [2] "Violent Love" deals with the topic of domestic violence.

"Call Me Blue" was released as a single and reached #9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in December 1988. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Call Me Blue" – 2:11
  2. "I Want to Kill Something" – 2:24
  3. "I'll Always Be Grateful" – 2:42
  4. "My Little Lighthouse" – 4:02
  5. "Watch Out You're Dead" – 3:00
  6. "Don't Ever Think You're Different" – 2:10
  7. "That's Not the Truth" – 2:33
  8. "Love of the Eighties" – 2:51
  9. "Violent Love" – 2:06
  10. "Love Quarry" – 2:32
  11. "Clump of Trees" – 3:27
  12. "Stone the Crows" – 3:13
  13. "Hay When the Sun Shines" – 2:50
  14. "Freak Out" [*] – 2:40
    • Extra track on CD versions of the album; originally a B-side on the Call Me Blue single.

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References

  1. Scanlon, Christopher (1998). "A House". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 1–2.
  2. 1 2 "On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round - A House | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2019.