Album by Wet Wet Wet
High on the Happy Side |
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Studio album by Wet Wet Wet |
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Released | 27 January 1992 (1992-01-27)[1] |
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Genre | - Soft rock[2][3]
- sophisti-pop[4]
- blue-eyed soul[5]
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Length | 45:19 |
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Label | Mercury |
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Producer | - Wet Wet Wet
- Albhy Galuten (co-producer)
- Axel Kröll (co-producer)
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Wet Wet Wet chronology |
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Wet Wet Wet: Live (1990) | High on the Happy Side (1992) | Wet Wet Wet: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1992) | |
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Singles from High on the Happy Side |
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- "Make It Tonight"
Released: 2 September 1991[6] - "Put the Light On"
Released: 21 October 1991[7] - "Goodnight Girl"
Released: 23 December 1991[8] - "More Than Love"
Released: 9 March 1992[9] - "Lip Service"
Released: 29 June 1992[10] |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [11] |
NME | 1/10[12] |
High on the Happy Side is the third studio album by Scottish quartet Wet Wet Wet. The album was released on 27 January 1992 and reached the top of the UK Albums Chart on 8 February. The release of the album was preceded by the singles "Make It Tonight", "Put the Light On" and "Goodnight Girl", and followed by two further singles, "More than Love" and "Lip Service".[13]
High on the Happy Side was released both a single album and as a double album with Cloak & Dagger, a covers album released under the pseudonym Maggie Pie & The Impostors. To accompany the album's release, a video compilation entitled The Story So Far, containing videos for singles from both High on the Happy Side and Holding Back the River, was made available on 24 March 1992.[14]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "More Than Love" | 4:21 |
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2. | "Lip Service" | 4:59 |
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3. | "Put the Light On" | 3:57 |
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4. | "High on the Happy Side" | 4:38 |
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5. | "Maybe Tomorrow" | 4:17 |
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6. | "Goodnight Girl" | 3:40 |
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7. | "Celebration" | 2:50 |
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8. | "Make It Tonight" | 4:05 |
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9. | "How Long" | 4:15 |
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10. | "Brand New Sunrise" | 2:59 |
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11. | "2 Days After Midnite" | 5:04 |
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High on the Happy Side – B-SidesNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ordinary Love" | 2:55 |
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2. | "Big Sister Midnight" (Lip Service - original demo) | 5:27 |
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3. | "Make it Tonight" (E.T. Mix) | 4:18 |
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4. | "Just Like Any Other Day" | 3:33 |
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5. | "Goodnight Girl" (No Strings Attached version) | 3:40 |
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6. | "Ambrosia Wykes" | 7:28 |
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7. | "Put the Light on" (acoustic) | |
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8. | "More than Love" (E.T. Mix) | 4:25 |
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9. | "Goodnight Girl" (Rhythm Mix) | 3:39 |
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10. | "Perfect Lie" | 3:53 |
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11. | "Lip Service" (Youth Mix) | 4:33 |
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12. | "Lip Service" (live, Birmingham NEC, 17/03/92) | 5:56 |
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13. | "More Than Love" (live, Wembley Arena, 20/03/92) | 4:40 |
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14. | "Celebration" (live, Edinburgh Playhouse, 15/03/92) | 3:48 |
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15. | "Put the Light On" (live, Sheffield Arena, 09/03/92) | 3:05 |
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16. | "Brand New Sunrise" (live, Plymouth Pavilions, 06/03/92) | 3:08 |
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17. | "Hold Back the River" (live, Manchester Apollo, 02/03/92) | |
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18. | "Temptation" (live, Glasgow SECC, 13/03/92) | |
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19. | "Atlantic Avenue" (live, Birmingham NEC, 16/03/92) | |
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High on the Happy Side – The Story So Far (VHS)No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sweet Surrender" | |
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2. | "Broke Away" | |
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3. | "Hold Back the River" | |
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4. | "Stay with Me Heartache" | |
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5. | "Make it Tonight" | |
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6. | "Put the Light On" | |
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7. | "Goodnight Girl" | |
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8. | "More than Love" | |
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Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger is a free album of cover versions released with the deluxe edition High on the Happy Side.[15] Included with the deluxe versions of the CD, Cassette & Vinyl pressings of the album, Cloak & Dagger was recorded and released under the pseudonym Maggie Pie & The Impostors, a fake veteran act from Scotland. Notably, the album cover pictures unofficial band member Graeme Duffin on an album cover for the first time, having only previously appeared in group shots featured in the booklet of the band's second studio album, Holding Back the River.
Tracklisting
Personnel
- Marti Pellow – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Graeme Clark – bass, double bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Neil Mitchell – piano, keyboards
- Tommy Cunningham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Graeme Duffin – electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Charts
Certifications
Certifications for High on the Happy Side Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 25 January 1992. p. 23.
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet: "We're all coming up to 50 now and no-one's died!"". Cambridge News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet tweet their thanks to Carlisle". ITV News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Wet Wet Wet". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Wet Wet Wet – Popped in Souled Out". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 31 August 1991. p. 19.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 19 October 1991. p. 19.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 21 December 1991. p. 25.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 7 March 1992. p. 17.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 June 1992. p. 21.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Collins, Andrew (1 February 1992). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 29.
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side". NZ Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet: High on the Happy Side - The Story So Far". Amazon. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet / Maggie Pie & The Imposters – High On The Happy Side / Cloak And Dagger". Discogs. 20 November 1992. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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Studio albums | |
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Other albums | |
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Live albums | - Wet Wet Wet: Live (1990)
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993)
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Compilations | - End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits (1993)
- The Greatest Hits (2004)
- Step by Step: The Greatest Hits (2013)
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Singles | |
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