Overcome by Happiness

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Overcome by Happiness
Pernice Brothers Overcome by Happiness.jpg
Studio album by
Pernice Brothers
ReleasedMay 19, 1998
Genre Indie rock
Length36:02
Label Sub Pop
Producer Michael Deming
Pernice Brothers chronology
Overcome by Happiness
(1998)		 The World Won't End
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A− [3]
NME 8/10 [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Overcome by Happiness is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Pernice Brothers, released on May 19, 1998 by Sub Pop. [6] [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Pernice.

No.TitleLength
1."Crestfallen"3:53
2."Overcome by Happiness"3:40
3."Sick of You"1:23
4."Clear Spot"2:21
5."Dimmest Star"3:48
6."Monkey Suit"3:01
7."Chicken Wire"4:05
8."Wait to Stop"3:29
9."All I Know"2:51
10."Shoes and Clothes"2:47
11."Wherein Obscurely"3:02
12."Ferris Wheel"4:40

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References

  1. ↑ Rabid, Jack. "Overcome by Happiness – The Pernice Brothers". AllMusic . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "The Pernice Brothers: Overcome by Happiness". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . St. Martin's Press. ISBN   0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Brunner, Rob (June 5, 1998). "Overcome by Happiness". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Mulvey, John (June 6, 1998). "Pernice Brothers – Overcome By Happiness". NME . Archived from the original on November 13, 1999. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (2004). "Pernice Brothers". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p.  629. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ↑ Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. ISBN   978-1-85828-534-4.



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