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London Records reportedly put this retrospective album together without involving anyone from Hothouse Flowers. That undoubtedly explains the rather bizarre track selection and the almost insulting emphasis on the band's first two albums. The 14-track compilation features more than half of People (1988) and more than a third of Home (1990). But there are only three tracks from the group's second pair of albums. It's not surprising that the producers were not as keen on the 1998 comeback attempt, Born, a U2-esque modern rock record that constituted a major stylistic departure for the band. It sold poorly in the U.K. and is the only Hothouse Flowers album that has never been released in the States. But it is harder to understand why "This Is It (Your Soul)" is the only representative of the fine 1993 effort Songs From the Rain. Several singles from that record ("An Emotional Time," "Isn't It Amazing," "One Tongue") are completely ignored here in favor of earlier album tracks, giving The Best of a monochromatic feel that is unusual for a retrospective. That said, the compilation does include several indisputable Hothouse Flowers classics and only one song (the title track from Home) is completely undeserving of inclusion. It's not really fair to call this The Best of, but it certainly captures the free-spirited, open-hearted, soul-inflected folk-rock sound of the early days.
© Evan Cater /TiVo
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Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - O Braonain, Composer - O'Maonlai, Composer - O-Toole, Composer
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1988 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - CLIVE LANGER, Producer, Production - O Braonain, Composer - O'Maonlai, Composer - O-Toole, Composer - Production: Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley, Production - Alan Winstanley, Producer, Production - Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley, Producer
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1988 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, Production
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1990 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - Norman Verso & Hothouse Flowers, Production
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1990 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Lipson, Production - Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - Johnny Nash, Composer, Writer - Production: Steve Lipson, Production
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1990 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, Production
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1990 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Barrett, Production
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1990 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - O Braonain, Composer - O'Maonlai, Composer - O-Toole, Composer
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1988 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, Production, MainArtist - Fiachna O' Braonian, Composer - Jeremiah Fehily, Composer - Leo Barnes, Composer - Liam O' Maolai, Composer - Maria Doyle, Composer - Peter O' Toole, Composer - Production: Hothouse Flowers, Production
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1998 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - O Braonain, Composer - O'Maonlai, Composer - O-Toole, Composer
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1988 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - O Braonain, Composer - O'Maonlai, Composer - O-Toole, Composer - Produced & Engineered: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley, Produced & Engineered by
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1988 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Stewart Levine, Production - Daren Klein, Engineer & Mixer - Hothouse Flowers, Composer, MainArtist - Dave Stewart, Composer
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1993 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, Production, MainArtist - Fiachna O' Braonian, Composer - Liam O' Maolai, Composer - Peter O' Toole, Composer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer, Production - MARK STENT, Remixer, MixingEngineer - Engineered by: Cenzo Townshend. Assistant Engineer Jody Roberts., Engineer - Mixed By: Mark "Spike" Stent. Engineer Pete Lewis., Mixer, Remixer - Production: Hothouse Flowers and Cenzo Townshend, Production - Pete Lewis, Engineer - Jody Roberts, Engineer
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1998 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Hothouse Flowers, Composer, Production, MainArtist - O Braonain, Composer - O'Maonlai, Composer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Dave Bascombe, MixingEngineer - Townshend, Production - Jake Davies, AssistantEngineer - Engineered by: Cenzo Townshend. Assistant Engineer Jody Roberts., Engineer - Mixed By: Dave Bascombe. Assistant Engineer Jake Davies., Mixer, Remixer - Jody Roberts, AssistantEngineer
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1998 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Albumbeschreibung
London Records reportedly put this retrospective album together without involving anyone from Hothouse Flowers. That undoubtedly explains the rather bizarre track selection and the almost insulting emphasis on the band's first two albums. The 14-track compilation features more than half of People (1988) and more than a third of Home (1990). But there are only three tracks from the group's second pair of albums. It's not surprising that the producers were not as keen on the 1998 comeback attempt, Born, a U2-esque modern rock record that constituted a major stylistic departure for the band. It sold poorly in the U.K. and is the only Hothouse Flowers album that has never been released in the States. But it is harder to understand why "This Is It (Your Soul)" is the only representative of the fine 1993 effort Songs From the Rain. Several singles from that record ("An Emotional Time," "Isn't It Amazing," "One Tongue") are completely ignored here in favor of earlier album tracks, giving The Best of a monochromatic feel that is unusual for a retrospective. That said, the compilation does include several indisputable Hothouse Flowers classics and only one song (the title track from Home) is completely undeserving of inclusion. It's not really fair to call this The Best of, but it certainly captures the free-spirited, open-hearted, soul-inflected folk-rock sound of the early days.
© Evan Cater /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:03
- Main artists: Hothouse Flowers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: London Music Stream - Because Music
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1988 London Records Ltd ℗ 1988 London Records Ltd
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