Home (Hothouse Flowers album)

Home is the second studio album by the Irish rock band Hothouse Flowers, released in 1990.^[1][2] It reached number 5 on the UK Albums Chart and 1 on the Australian charts.

Home
Studio album by Hothouse Flowers
Released	1990
Genre	Rock
Length	57:55
Label	London
Producer	Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Hothouse Flowers
Hothouse Flowers chronology
People (1988) Home (1990) Songs from the Rain (1993)
Singles from Home
"Give It Up" Released: April 1990 "I Can See Clearly Now" Released: July 1990 "Movies" Released: October 1990 "Christchurch Bells" Released: February 1991 "Hardstone City" Released: July 1991

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Select	4/5[5]
Smash Hits	5/10[6]
Windsor Star	B+[7]

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "the gospel-influenced rave-ups that punctuate the band's second album call into question how much soul it can squeeze from the boogie".^[4] The Windsor Star determined that the band "is best when it rams straight ahead on full-blown horn tunes, like 'Hardstone City' and 'Giving It All Away'".^[7]

Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic deemed Home an "underrated gem".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	Johnny Nash	4:53
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"	Traditional	0:42

All tracks are written by Hothouse Flowers, except where noted

Personnel

Hothouse Flowers

• Liam Ó Maonlaí – piano, lead vocals, Hammond organ, bodhrán
• Fiachna Ó Braonáin – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, bass (6)
• Peter O'Toole – bouzouki, backing vocals, mandolin, bass
• Leo Barnes – saxophone, backing vocals, Hammond organ
• Jerry Fehily – drums, backing vocals, percussion, cymbal

Additional musicians

• Noel Eccles – percussion
• Daniel Lanois – dobro (6)
• Luís Jardim – percussion (9, 10)
• Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (2, 10)
• Carol Kenyon, The Angelical Voice Choir – backing vocals (7)
• The Camden Kids – backing vocals (8)
• Phillip Pike – didgeridoo (10)
• Nawalifh Ali Khan – fiddle (10)
• Gavyn Wright, Wilf Gibson – violin (2, 8)
• Andrew Parker, Garfield Jackson – viola (2, 8)
• Helen Liebmann, Martin Loveday – cello (2, 8)
• Aisling Drury-Byrne, Dairine Ni Mheadra – cello (11)
• Steve Nieve – Hammond organ and piano (7), string arrangement (2, 8)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	61
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11]	13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	5
US Billboard 200[15]	122

Year-end chart

Chart (1991)	Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart[16]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17]	Platinum	70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Malkin, Nina (April 1990). "Talent: Hothouse Flowers". Seventeen. 49 (4): 147.
2. Wilde, Jon (5 May 1990). "Hothouse Flowers: Full Petal Jacket". Melody Maker. 66 (18): 28.
3. Lewis, Jonathan. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
4. Hochman, Steve (17 June 1990). "Home Hothouse Flowers". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 61.
5. Griffiths, Nick (July 1990). "House Warming Party". Select. p. 97.
6. Soutar, Mike. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". Smash Hits (13–26 June 1990). EMAP Metro: 56.
7. Shaw, Ted (30 June 1990). "Pop". Windsor Star. p. C2.
8. "Australiancharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Hothouse Flowers – Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Hothouse Flowers – Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
11. "Charts.nz – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
15. "Hothouse Flowers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2024.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
16. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1991". ARIA. 1991. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
18. "British album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – Home". British Phonographic Industry.