Happy Days is the third full-length album by the English

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band Catherine Wheel

Catherine Wheel

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, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music

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). Like its predecessor, Chrome, it was produced by Gil Norton

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, and the influences of grunge

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 and hard rock

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 are prevalent on this album; however, the band does retain some elements of shoegazing

Shoegazing

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, particularly on "Heal" and "Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck".

"Judy Staring at the Sun" featured guest vocals by Tanya Donelly

Tanya Donelly

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. In the single

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 mix, Donelly performs the song's chorus and second verse; on the album, however, her vocals appear only in the chorus, and all verses are sung by Rob Dickinson. The single peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks

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 chart; second single "Waydown" peaked at number 15 on the Modern Rock chart and number 24 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks

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 chart.

The album peaked at number five on the Billboard Top Heatseekers

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 chart, and was also the band's first album to chart on The Billboard 200, peaking at number 163.

Track listing

1. "God Inside My Head" – 3:52
2. "Waydown" – 3:14
3. "Little Muscle" – 3:04
4. "Heal" – 6:13
5. "Empty Head" – 3:12
6. "Receive" – 3:35
7. "My Exhibition" – 2:27
8. "Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck" – 8:06
9. "Shocking" – 3:58
10. "Love Tips Up" – 3:55
11. "Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:56
12. "Hole" – 3:49
13. "Fizzy Love" – 3:34
14. "Kill My Soul" – 5:10

Singles

• "Judy Staring at the Sun" (1995)
  • Fontana CW CD 8, 852 307-2 (UK CD single)
    1. "Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:55
    2. "God Inside My Head" – 3:51
    3. "Glitter" – 4:06
    4. "Capacity to Change" – 4:13
  • Fontana CW 8, 852 307-0 (UK 10" vinyl single)
    1. "Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:55
    2. "God Inside My Head" – 3:51
    3. "Waydown (live in Denver, Colorado 31 July 1995)"
    4. "Crank (live in Denver, Colorado 31 July 1995)"
  • Fontana CW DD 8, 852 309-2 (Australian CD single)
    1. "Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:55
    2. "God Inside My Head" – 3:51
    3. "Backwards Guitar" – 5:07
    4. "Angelo Nero" – 4:21
  • Fontana CDP 1496, CDP 1496 (UK promo CD single)
    1. "Judy Staring at the Sun (w/ Tanya Donelly on vocals)" – 3:57
    2. "Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:57
• "Little Muscle" (1995)
  • Fontana CDP 1525 (UK promo CD single)
    1. "Little Muscle" – 3:04
• "Waydown" (1995)
  • Fontana CW CD 7, 856 933-2 (UK CD single)
    1. "Waydown" – 3:16
    2. "Show Me Mary (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993)" – 3:23
    3. "Kill Rhythm (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993)" – 3:58
  • Fontana CW 7, 856 819-0 (UK 10" vinyl single)
    1. "Waydown" – 3:15
    2. "Crank (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993)" – 3:50
    3. "Wish You Were Here (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993), Pink Floyd cover" – 2:48
  • Fontana 852 016-2 (Europe CD single)
    1. "Waydown" – 3:15
    2. "Show Me Mary (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993)" – 3:21
  • Fontana 852 017-2 (Europe CD single)
    1. "Waydown" – 3:15
    2. "Crank (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993)" – 3:49
    3. "Broken Head (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993)" – 5:41
    4. "Chrome (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993)" – 3:54
  • Fontana CW DD 7, 856 819-2 (UK CD single)
    1. "Waydown" – 3:15
    2. "Broken Head (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993)" – 5:41
    3. "Chrome (XFM Radio Session Nov 1993)" – 3:54
  • Fontana CDP 1432, CDP 1432 (US promo CD single)
    1. "Waydown" – 3:14

Personnel

Musician

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• Rob Dickinson
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   — guitar
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  , vocals
• Brian Futter — guitar, vocals
• Dave Hawes — bass
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• Neil Sims — percussion
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• Tanya Donelly
  Tanya Donelly
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   — vocals
• Tim Friese-Greene
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   — organ
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  , keyboards
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• Audrey Riley
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   — strings
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  , cello
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• Mark Feltham
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   — harmonica
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Production

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:

• Rob Dickinson — producer
• Gil Norton
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   — producer
• Paul Corkett — producer, engineer
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