London 0 Hull 4 by The Housemartins - DeepRiffs

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Like a box of chocolate truffles with BBs hidden in them, a Housemartins album offers deceivingly simple and tuneful pop songs that are designed to cause you some discomfort once you start chewing on them. Singer and songwriter Paul Heaton sings with a disarmingly boyish voice, high and adenoidal, and his bandmates contribute angelic harmonies as well as sweet and straightforward guitar pop instrumental settings. But listen closely to Heaton's lyrics and you find yourself plunged into a world of class resentment, bitter economic disappointment, and strangled rage. "Get Up Off Our Knees" includes the deathless couplet "Don't point your fingers at them and turn to walk away/Don't shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today," while "Sitting on a Fence" ridicules those who "see both sides of both sides" and "Sheep" bemoans the apathy of the downtrodden masses. Heaton is no simple lefty -- his politics are a strange amalgam of Marxism and Christianity -- but his views are brutally uncompromising, and they constitute a very iron fist wrapped in the velvet glove of the Housemartins' blissful guitar pop. Agree with him or not, there's no denying the music's power.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo

1. Happy Hour

by The Housemartins

Bass Guitar: Norman Cook; Performer
Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Norman Cook; Performer
Drums: Hugh Whitaker; Performer
Guitar: Stan Cullimore
Paul Heaton; Performer
Performer: Hugh Whitaker
Stan Cullimore
Paul Heaton
Norman Cook; Performer
Vocals: Paul Heaton; Performer
Composer: Ian Peter Cullimore
Paul Heaton; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Engineer: Phil Bodger; Production
Producer: John Williams; Production
Studio Personnel: Phil Bodger; Production
Additional Vocals: Stan Cullimore
Norman Cook
Hugh Whitaker; Other
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Other

2. Get Up Off Our Knees

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Heaton
Anthony Matthew Key
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Anthony Matthew Key
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore
Anthony Matthew Key; Other

3. Flag Day

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Heaton
Anthony Matthew Key
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Anthony Matthew Key
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore
Anthony Matthew Key; Other

4. Anxious

by The Housemartins

Composer: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Producer: John Williams; Production

5. Reverends Revenge

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Other

6. Sitting On A Fence

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Other

7. Sheep

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Other

8. Over There

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Other

9. Think For A Minute

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Other

10. We're Not Deep

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Other

11. Lean On Me

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Pete Wingfield
Paul Heaton; Composer
Lyricist: Pete Wingfield
Paul Heaton; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Pete Wingfield
Paul Heaton; Other

12. Freedom

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Heaton
Anthony Matthew Key; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Anthony Matthew Key; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Paul Heaton
Anthony Matthew Key; Other

13. I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like A Shelter)

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Lloyd Charmers; Composer
Lyricist: Lloyd Charmers; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Charmers; Other

14. People Get Ready

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Curtis Mayfield; Composer
Lyricist: Curtis Mayfield; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production

15. The Mighty Ship

by The Housemartins

Composer: Paul Heaton
Ian Peter Cullimore; Composer
Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Producer: John Williams; Production

16. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

by The Housemartins

Primary Artist: The Housemartins; Main Performer
Composer: Bob Russell
Robert William Scott; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Russell
Robert William Scott; Composer
Producer: John Williams; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert William Scott
Bob Russell; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

47 minutes and 25 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

14/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

12/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative, College Rock, Adult Alternative, Jangle Pop, '80s Alternative

Label

Virgin EMI

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1985

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602547042613