Honey, I'm Homely! Explained

Honey, I'm Homely!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dance Hall Crashers
Cover:	Honey, I'm Homely!.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Lockjaw
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Purr
Next Year:	1999

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

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)." NME deemed it a "jumpy, fidgety, fun album," noting that "the amazing thing is how few tracks here descend into cliché."

Personnel

Information adapted from liner notes.^[2]

Dance Hall Crashers

• Elyse Rogers – vocals, management, production
• Karina Deniké – vocals, production
• Jason Hammon – guitar, production
• Mikey Weiss – bass guitar, production
• Gavin Hammon – drums, percussion, production

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

• Tim Palmer – mixing engineer
• Mark O'Donoughue – mixing engineer
• Frank Rinella – recording engineer
• Stoker – recording engineer, production
• Howie Weinberg – mastering engineer

Artwork

• William George – cover illustration
• Coco Shinomiya – art direction
• Chris Cuffaro – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Notes and References

1. Thompson, Dave (2000). Third Ear: Alternative Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books, 800 pp. First edition, 2000.
2. Honey, I'm Homely! . 1997 . . liner notes . . US . MCAD-11676.
3. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Dance Hall Crashers|chart=all}} ''Honey, I'm Homely!'' Chart History]. January 30, 2014. Billboard.