The Happiest Place in Town (song) explained

The Happiest Place in Town
Cover:HappiestPlaceTownSingle01.jpg
Caption:7" single cover
Type:single
Artist:Do-Ré-Mi
Album:The Happiest Place in Town
A-Side:Happiest Place in Town
B-Side:Take Me Anywhere
Released:30 May 1988[1]
Genre:New wave, rock
Label:Virgin Records
Producer:Martin Rushent
Prev Title:Haunt You
Prev Year:1988

"The Happiest Place in Town" is a song by Australian rock/pop group Do-Ré-Mi released by Virgin Records in May 1988 as the fourth and final single, from their second studio album The Happiest Place in Town.[2] [3]

The photograph on the artwork features a shot of an old style pinball parlour with the phrase "the happiest place in town" on the awning. The parlour was located on George Street in Sydney, near the intersection with Rawson Place (which is evidenced by the traffic signal seen in the cover art photograph) and near the Great Southern Hotel.

Track listing

  1. "The Happiest Place in Town" (Dorland Bray, Stephen Philip)
  2. "Take Me Anywhere" (Bray, Helen Carter, Philip)

Personnel

Do-Ré-Mi members

Recording details

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Music Report No 722 – 30 May 1988 > Singles: New Releases. Australian Music Report. 23 February 2020.
  2. Book: McFarlane, Ian . . Ian McFarlane . Allen & Unwin. 1999 . Encyclopedia entry for 'Do-Ré-Mi' . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=286. 1-86448-768-2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040930231503/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=286 . 2008-10-15 . 2004-09-30 .
  3. Web site: Do-Ré-Mi . Nimmervoll . Ed . Ed Nimmervoll . HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll) . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en2/doremi/doremi.htm . 26 July 2012 . 10 February 2014 .