Home (Hothouse Flowers album)

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Home
Hothouse Flowers Home.jpg
Studio album by
Hothouse Flowers
ReleasedJune 1990
GenreRock
Length57:55
LabelLondon
ProducerClive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Hothouse Flowers
Hothouse Flowers chronology
People
(1988) 		Home
(1990) 		Songs from the Rain
(1993)
Singles from Home
  1. "Give It Up"
    Released: April 1990
  2. "I Can See Clearly Now"
    Released: July 1990
  3. "Movies"
    Released: October 1990
  4. "Christchurch Bells"
    Released: February 1991
  5. "Hardstone City"
    Released: July 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
Smash Hits(5/10)[2]

Home is the second studio album by Irish rock band Hothouse Flowers. Released in June 1990 via London Records, it reached number 5 on the UK Albums Chart and 1 on the Australian charts.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Hothouse Flowers, except where noted.

  1. "Hardstone City" – 3:45
  2. "Give It Up" – 3:31
  3. "Christchurch Bells" – 3:51
  4. "Sweet Marie" – 6:06
  5. "Giving It All Away" – 3:49
  6. "Shut up and Listen" – 4:08
  7. "I Can See Clearly Now" – 4:53 (Johnny Nash)
  8. "Movies" – 4:39
  9. "Eyes Wide Open" – 3:15
  10. "Water" – 4:10
  11. "Home" – 4:28
  12. "Trying to Get Through" – 4:24
  13. "Dance to the Storm" – 4:13
  14. "Seoladh Na Ngamhna" – :42 (traditional)

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 61
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 5
US Billboard 200[10] 122

Year-end chart[]

Chart (1991) Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart[11] 20

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Lewis, Jonathan. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  2. ^ Soutar, Mike. "Review: Hothouse Flowers - Home". Smash Hits. EMAP Metro (13–26 June 1990): 56.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hothouse Flowers – Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Hothouse Flowers – People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Hothouse Flowers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1991". ARIA. 1991. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 132.
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Hothouse Flowers – Home". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Home in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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