Thank Your Lucky Stars (Whitehouse album)

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Thank Your Lucky Stars
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1990
RecordedSeptember 1988 at Electrical Audio
Genre Power electronics, noise, avant-garde
Length21:45
Label Susan Lawly
Producer William Bennett, Steve Albini
Whitehouse chronology
Great White Death
(1985)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1990)
Twice Is Not Enough
(1992)
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Special Edition Cover
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Thank Your Lucky Stars is the tenth studio album by power electronics band Whitehouse, released in 1990 through the newly formed Susan Lawly label. Recorded in September 1988, it was the group's first studio album after a period of inactivity during the later half of the 1980s and the first to feature contributions from writer and musician Peter Sotos and production work from Steve Albini. A special edition was issued in 1997 on CD format that contained bonus tracks previously released on other Whitehouse albums and singles.

Contents

Production

Albini said that each song on the album was influenced by a different heavy metal song. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hungry For Pain"W. Bennett, P. Sotos 6:43
2."Thank Your Lucky Stars"D. Tibet, W. Bennett5:28
3."Try And Be Grateful" P. Sotos, W. Bennett4:47
4."My Cock's On Fire"W. Bennett4:29
Special Edition CD Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Originated fromLength
5."Neronia" S. Albini Twice Is Not Enough 5:15
6."Sadist"K. TomkinsThank Your Lucky Stars 7" single6:10
7."Still Going Strong" P. Sotos Still Going Strong/Ankles And Wrists 7" single4:00
Total length:37:10

Personnel

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References

  1. McFarlain, Dave. Whitehouse – Thank Your Lucky Stars Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. Albini, Steve (1999). "Eyewitness Record Reviews". In Heylin, Clinton (ed.). The Da Capo Book of Rock & Roll Writing. Da Capo Press. pp. 414–415. ISBN   9780306809200.