Home (Hothouse Flowers album)

Home is the second studio album by Irish rock band Hothouse Flowers. Released June 19, 1990 via London Records, it reached number 5 on the UK Albums Chart and 1 on the Australian charts.

Home
Studio album by
Hothouse Flowers
ReleasedJune 19, 1990
GenreRock
Length57:55
LabelLondon
ProducerClive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Hothouse Flowers
Hothouse Flowers chronology
People
(1988)		 Home
(1990)		 Songs from the Rain
(1993)
Singles from Home
  1. "Give It Up"
    Released: April 1990
  2. "I Can See Clearly Now"
    Released: July 1990
  3. "Movies"
    Released: October 1990
  4. "Christchurch Bells"
    Released: February 1991
  5. "Hardstone City"
    Released: July 1991

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits5/10[2]

In a positive 4 out of 5-star review, Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic praised Home an "underrated gem".[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Hothouse Flowers, except where noted.

  1. "Hardstone City" – 3:45
  2. "Give It Up" – 3:31
  3. "Christchurch Bells" – 3:51
  4. "Sweet Marie" – 6:06
  5. "Giving It All Away" – 3:49
  6. "Shut up and Listen" – 4:08
  7. "I Can See Clearly Now" – 4:53 (Johnny Nash)
  8. "Movies" – 4:39
  9. "Eyes Wide Open" – 3:15
  10. "Water" – 4:10
  11. "Home" – 4:28
  12. "Trying to Get Through" – 4:24
  13. "Dance to the Storm" – 4:13
  14. "Seoladh Na Ngamhna" – 0:42 (traditional)

Personnel
Hothouse Flowers

with:

  • Noel Eccles - percussion
  • Daniel Lanois - dobro on "Shut Up and Listen"
  • Luís Jardim - percussion on "Eyes Wide Open" and "Water"
  • Claudia Fontaine - backing vocals on "Give It Up" and "Water"
  • Carol Kenyon, The Angelical Voice Choir - backing vocals on "I Can See Clearly Now"
  • The Camden Kids - backing vocals on "Movies"
  • Phillip Pike - didgeridoo on "Water"
  • Nawalifh Ali Khan - fiddle on "Water"
  • Gavyn Wright, Wilf Gibson - violin on "Give It Up" and "Movies"
  • Andrew Parker, Garfield Jackson - viola on "Give It Up" and "Movies"
  • Helen Liebmann, Martin Loveday - cello on "Give It Up" and "Movies"
  • Aisling Drury-Byrne, Dairine Ni Mheadra - cello on "Home"
  • Steve Nieve - Hammond organ and piano on "I Can See Clearly Now"; string arrangement on "Give It Up" and "Movies"

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 61
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 5
US Billboard 200[10] 122

Year-end chart
Chart (1991) Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart[11] 20

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Lewis, Jonathan. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  2. Soutar, Mike. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". Smash Hits. EMAP Metro (13–26 June 1990): 56.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Hothouse Flowers – Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. "Charts.nz – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. "Hothouse Flowers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1991". ARIA. 1991. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 132.
  13. "British album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – Home". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Home in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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