Thank Your Lucky Stars (Whitehouse album)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Studio album by Whitehouse
Released	July 1990
Recorded	September 1988 at Electrical Audio
Genre	Power electronics, noise, avant-garde
Length	21:45
Label	Susan Lawly
Producer	William Bennett, Steve Albini
Whitehouse chronology
Alternate cover
	Special Edition Cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Thank Your Lucky Stars is the tenth studio album by power electronics band Whitehouse, released in 1990 through the newly formed Susan Lawly label. Recorded in September 1988, it was the group's first studio album after a period of inactivity during the later half of the 1980s and the first to feature contributions from writer and musician Peter Sotos and production work from Steve Albini. A special edition was issued in 1997 on CD format that contained bonus tracks previously released on other Whitehouse albums and singles.

Production[]

Albini said that each song on the album was influenced by a different heavy metal song.^[2]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hungry For Pain"	W. Bennett, P. Sotos	6:43
2.	"Thank Your Lucky Stars"	D. Tibet, W. Bennett	5:28
3.	"Try And Be Grateful"	P. Sotos, W. Bennett	4:47
4.	"My Cock's On Fire"	W. Bennett	4:29

Special Edition CD Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originated from	Length
5.	"Neronia"	S. Albini	Twice Is Not Enough	5:15
6.	"Sadist"	K. Tomkins	Thank Your Lucky Stars 7" single	6:10
7.	"Still Going Strong"	P. Sotos	Still Going Strong/Ankles And Wrists 7" single	4:00
Total length:				37:10

Personnel[]

William Bennett – vocals, synthesizers, production
Kevin Tomkins – lyrics, photography
Peter Sotos – synthesizers, lyrics
Steve Albini – recording, production
Hayley – photography
Leslie Jacobs – photography
Denis Blackham – mastering

References[]

^ McFarlain, Dave. Whitehouse – Thank Your Lucky Stars Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
^ Albini, Steve (1999). "Eyewitness Record Reviews". In Heylin, Clinton (ed.). The Da Capo Book of Rock & Roll Writing. Da Capo Press. pp. 414–415. ISBN 9780306809200.

External links[]

Thank Your Lucky Stars at Discogs (list of releases)

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[Allmusic-1] McFarlain, Dave. Whitehouse – Thank Your Lucky Stars Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

[2] Albini, Steve (1999). "Eyewitness Record Reviews". In Heylin, Clinton (ed.). The Da Capo Book of Rock & Roll Writing. Da Capo Press. pp. 414–415. ISBN 9780306809200.

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