Homegrown (Dodgy album) explained

Homegrown
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dodgy
Cover:	Dodgyhomegrown.jpg
Released:	24 October 1994
Genre:	Pop punk, Britpop
Length:	42:01
Label:	A&M^[1]
Producer:	Hugh Jones, Ian Broudie
Prev Title:	The Dodgy Album
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Free Peace Sweet
Next Year:	1996

Homegrown is the second album by the British indie group Dodgy, released in 1994.^{[2] [3]} The band's record company marketed the album by including cannabis seeds with some promotional copies.^[4]

The album peaked at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart.^[5] The first single was "Staying Out for the Summer".^[6]

Critical reception

The Guardian stated that "this London guitar trio's main accomplishment is to sound like a synthesis of nearly every band of the early sixties."^[7] The Age wrote: "Brits in Beatlesque '60s retro mode, in consciously jolly celebration of good weather, freedom and smoking naughty things."^[8]

Track listing

All songs: music by Nigel Clark/Andy Miller, lyrics by Nigel Clark/Mathew Priest

1. "Staying Out for the Summer" – 3:13
2. "Melodies Haunt You" – 3:40
3. "So Let Me Go Far" – 4:05
4. "Crossroads" – 4:05
5. "One Day" – 3:09
6. "We Are Together" – 4:23
7. "Whole Lot Easier" – 2:46
8. "Making the Most Of" – 4:03
9. "Waiting for the Day" – 3:35
10. "What Have I Done Wrong?" – 1:53
11. "Grassman" – 7:05

Personnel

• Nigel Clark - lead vocals, bass guitar, additional guitar & keyboards
• Andy Miller - guitars, backing vocals
• Mathew Priest - drums, percussion, backing vocals

with

• Rob Lord - keyboards & piano on all tracks except "Melodies Haunt You", "One Day" & "Waiting for the Day"
• Zeb Jameson - keyboards & piano on "Melodies Haunt You", "One Day" & "Waiting for the Day"
• The Kick Horns - brass on "Melodies Haunt You" & "Making the Most Of"
• Roddy Lorimer - trumpet on "Crossroads"
• Caroline Lavelle, Sonia Slany - strings

Notes and References

1. News: On The Road: Dodgy in France . The Guardian . 10 Feb 1995 . T10.
2. Web site: Dodgy Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Mathur . Paul . Albums — Homegrown by Dodgy . Melody Maker . Nov 26, 1994 . 71 . 46 . 38.
4. News: Barber . Nicholas . ROCK . The Independent . 20 Nov 1994 . The Critics Page.
5. Web site: Dodgy . Official Charts . 19 July 2022.
6. News: Roberts . Leo . The artful Dodgy . Daily Mirror . May 25, 1995 . Features . 19.
7. News: Sullivan . Caroline . DODGY Homegrown . The Guardian . 28 Oct 1994 . The Guardian Features Page.
8. News: Masterston . Andrew . Short Cuts . The Age . July 21, 1995 . Entertainment Guide . 8.