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Home is the second album
Album
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 by the Irish
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 rock
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 band Hothouse Flowers
Hothouse Flowers
The Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock group that combines traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel and rock.-Career:The group first formed in 1985 when Liam Ó Maonlaí and Fiachna Ó Braonáin began performing as street musicians, or buskers, on the streets of Dublin,Ireland as "The...

. Released in 1990 via London Records
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, it reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart
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 and spent 1 week at number 1 on the Australian charts
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. The band did an extended tour in Australia, and had built up a significant following there, which may have contributed to their success in the charts. Two singles from the album charted in the United Kingdom
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: "Give It Up" (#30) and "I Can See Clearly Now
I Can See Clearly Now
-Certifications:-Charts:-Other covers:The song also appears in various other films, such as Grosse Pointe Blank, The Break-up, Thelma & Louise, Antz, Deep Blue Sea, Envy, Hitch, Shrek 2s Far Far Away Idol, Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man and Jennifer's Body, as well in a 2009 advertisement for Lipton...

" (#23). "Give It Up" also charted in the United States
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 (#2 Modern Rock Tracks
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/#29 Mainstream Rock Tracks
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).

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
    I Can See Clearly Now
    -Certifications:-Charts:-Other covers:The song also appears in various other films, such as Grosse Pointe Blank, The Break-up, Thelma & Louise, Antz, Deep Blue Sea, Envy, Hitch, Shrek 2s Far Far Away Idol, Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man and Jennifer's Body, as well in a 2009 advertisement for Lipton...

    " – 4:53 (Johnny Nash
    Johnny Nash
    John Lester "Johnny" Nash, Jr. is an American pop singer-songwriter, best known in the US for his 1972 hit, "I Can See Clearly Now". He was also the first non-Jamaican to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica.-Life and career:...

    )
  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" – :42 (traditional)


Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1991 Australian ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
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 Albums Chart
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UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
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