Honey, I'm Homely!

Honey, I'm Homely!
Studio album by Dance Hall Crashers
Released September 9, 1997
Recorded 1997
Fantasy Studios
(Berkeley, California)
NRG Studios
(North Hollywood, California)
Genre Ska punk, pop punk
Length 44:10
Label MCA
Producer Dance Hall Crashers, Stoker
Dance Hall Crashers chronology
Lockjaw
(1995)		 Honey, I'm Homely!
(1997)		 Purr
(1999)

Honey, I'm Homely! is the third studio album by American rock band Dance Hall Crashers. Produced by the band themselves and Stoker, the album was released on September 9, 1997, in the United States by MCA Records.

Background

Dance Hall Crashers signed to MCA's new 510 subsidiary in 1995 and released Lockjaw, highlighting the band's increasing direction into a punchier, pop punk style. Prior to recording Honey, I'm Homely!, DHC toured with bands such as Blink-182 and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and a host of Epitaph punk bands.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
NME7/10[3]

Rick Anderson of Allmusic called Honey, I'm Homely! "excellent," writing that "the Dance Hall Crashers succeed by worrying about tunes first and rhythmic signifiers second (if at all)."[2] NME deemed it a "jumpy, fidgety, fun album," noting that "the amazing thing is how few tracks here descend into cliché."[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Dance Hall Crashers (Elyse Rogers, Karina Deniké, Jason Hammon, Mikey Weiss and Gavin Hammon). 

No. Title Length
1. "Lost Again"   3:24
2. "Will Tomorrow Ever Come"   2:40
3. "All Mine"   3:22
4. "Salted"   2:26
5. "Next to You"   2:58
6. "I Want It All"   3:18
7. "Elvis & Me"   2:47
8. "Whisky & Gin"   3:19
9. "Cold Shower"   2:27
10. "Last Laugh"   2:55
11. "Mr. Blue"   2:40
12. "Stand By"   2:53
13. "The Truth About Me"   3:29
14. "Big Mouth"   2:32
15. "Over Again"   3:00
Total length:
 44:10

Personnel

Information adapted from liner notes.[4]

Dance Hall Crashers
Additional musicians
  • Kincaid Smith – trumpet on "Salted," "Next to You," "Cold Shower," and "The Truth About Me"
  • Efren Santana – saxophone on "All Mine," "Salted," "Next to You," "Cold Shower," and "The Truth About Me"
Production
Artwork
  • William George – cover illustration
  • Coco Shinomiya – art direction
  • Chris Cuffaro – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[5] 22

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2000). Third Ear: Alternative Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books, 800 pp. First edition, 2000.
  2. 1 2 Rick Anderson. "Review: Honey, I'm Homely!". Allmusic. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Review: Honey, I'm Homely!". NME. July 14, 1998. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Honey, I'm Homely! (liner notes). Dance Hall Crashers. US: MCA. 1997. MCAD-11676.
  5. ↑ "Honey, I'm Homely! Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

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