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<i>Happy Hour</i> (Humans album)

Happy Hour (Humans album)

1981 studio album by Humans

Happy Hour is the debut full-length by new wave band Humans' and was released in 1981 on I.R.S. Records,[1] and recorded at the famed Automatt studio in San Francisco under the direction of producer David Kahne. The songs "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"/"Get You Tonight" and "Lightning" were released as a radio station promo single.[2] Lead singer Sterling Storm directed a longform music video based on this album. The videotape, entitled Happy Hour with the Humans, was distributed by Mike Nesmith's pioneering company, Pacific Arts Video.[3]

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Track listing

All tracks written by Sterling Storm, except #3 & #8 by Eric Gies.

  1. "Get You Tonight" (3:09)
  2. "Lightning" (4:02)
  3. "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" (3:09)
  4. "Change" (3:44)
  5. "Foreign Culture" (4:43)
  6. "Invisible Man" (3:40)
  7. "Waiting At The Station" (3:04)
  8. "You Don't Want To Know" (3:09)
  9. "Lost Control" (3:45)
  10. "Obituary" (6:10)

Personnel

Humans

  • Sterling Storm: Rhythm guitar, vocals
  • John Anderson: Lead guitar
  • David Larstein: Keyboards
  • Eric Gies: Bass
  • Jim Norris: Drums

Additional Personnel

  • Jim Rutledge: Bass on "Foreign Culture"
  • Rick Walker: Percussion on "Foreign Culture"

References

  1. [1]
    "Happy Hour overview". Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  2. [2]
    "IRS Humans biography". Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  3. [3]
    "Happy Hour - Pacific Arts Video". Retrieved 2008-05-18.


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