Happy Hour (Humans album) explained

Happy Hour
Type:	Album
Artist:	Humans
Cover:	Humans happy hour.jpg
Released:	November 1981
Venue:	Automatt Studios
Genre:	New wave
Label:	I.R.S.
Producer:	David Kahne

Happy Hour is the debut full-length by new wave band Humans' and was released in 1981 on I.R.S. Records,^[1] and recorded at the famed Automatt studio in San Francisco under the direction of producer David Kahne. The songs "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"/"Get You Tonight" and "Lightning" were released as a radio station promo single.^[2] Lead singer Sterling Storm directed a longform music video based on this album. The videotape, entitled Happy Hour with the Humans, was distributed by Mike Nesmith's pioneering company, Pacific Arts Video.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Sterling Storm, except #3 & #8 by Eric Gies.

1. "Get You Tonight" (3:09)
2. "Lightning" (4:02)
3. "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" (3:09)
4. "Change" (3:44)
5. "Foreign Culture" (4:43)
6. "Invisible Man" (3:40)
7. "Waiting At The Station" (3:04)
8. "You Don't Want To Know" (3:09)
9. "Lost Control" (3:45)
10. "Obituary" (6:10)

Personnel

Humans

• Sterling Storm: Rhythm guitar, vocals
• John Anderson: Lead guitar
• David Larstein: Keyboards
• Eric Gies: Bass
• Jim Norris: Drums

Additional Personnel

• Jim Rutledge: Bass on "Foreign Culture"
• Rick Walker: Percussion on "Foreign Culture"

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r173712|pure_url=yes}} Happy Hour overview ]. 2008-05-18.
2. Web site: IRS Humans biography. 2008-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20080420055454/http://www.irscorner.com/h/humans.html . 2008-04-20.
3. Web site: Happy Hour - Pacific Arts Video. 2008-05-18.