Dying Happy

Dying Happy
Studio album by Baby Bird
Released November 1996 (UK)
Recorded Recorded between 1988 & 1995 on a four track tape recorder
Genre Lo-fi/Indie
Length 42:01
Label Baby Bird Recordings
Producer Stephen Jones
Baby Bird chronology
The Happiest Man Alive
(1996)
Dying Happy
(1996)
The Greatest Hits
(1997)

Dying Happy was the fifth of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name Baby Bird in 1996. It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set The Original Lo-Fi.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

"Halfway between songs and instrumentals, some of the tracks on Dying Happy just don't work at all, but some of them are riveting." - The Times

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.

  1. "Losing My Hair" – 3:42
  2. "Tomorrow's Gone" – 5:36
  3. "Petrol Cigarette" – 2:34
  4. "When Everyone Speaks English, the World Will Explode" – 6:03
  5. "Homesick Satellites" – 2:34
  6. "TV" – 3:07
  7. "The Unemployable Rub Oil on Her Coffin" – 2:20
  8. "Grandma Begs to Be 18 Again" – 2:34
  9. "It's Alright Dad, Isn't It" – 2:35
  10. "Lead Cloud" – 2:34
  11. "Cheap Astronaut" – 5:15
  12. "Metal Waterpistol" – 3:04

Personnel

References

  1. Raggett, Ned. Dying Happy at AllMusic
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