''Home'' is the second studio album by American band
Deep Blue Something. It was released by RainMaker Records in 1994, and rereleased on
Interscope
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in 1995. The band supported the album by touring with
Duran Duran
Duran Duran () are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor (bass guitarist), John Taylor. After several early changes, the band's line-up settled ...
.
Production
The songs were written and sung by the Pipes brothers.
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Critical reception
''Trouser Press
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'' wrote: "Bringing the brain-dead grandiosity of late-'70s harmony-rockers like Styx and Supertramp to the modern world, Deep Blue Something ... combines big acoustic/electric strumming and airy, melodramatic singing into a resoundingly hollow album unimproved by its good intentions." ''The Washington Post
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'' stated: "A folk-rock band that frequently attacks its material with hard-rock vehemence, Deep Blue Something is the latest Southern combo to mate R.E.M. with '70s mainstream rock."The Austin Chronicle
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'' awarded the album zero stars (out of five), deeming it "lame," and its hit single "safely stupid."The Philadelphia Inquirer
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'' called ''Home'' "a melodic amalgamation of kicky power pop, hair-in-your-face shoe-gazer drone, and neo-progressive '70s guitar rock, all infused with punk energy, sly optimism, and plenty of jangly guitars."AllMusic
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praised the "power-pop sound straight out of late-'70s/early-'80s Great Britain."
Track listing
All songs written by Todd Pipes, except where noted.
# "Gammer Gerten's Needle" nstrumental– 3:17
# " Breakfast at Tiffany's" (Re-recorded version) – 4:20
# "Halo" – 2:48
# "Josey" (Toby Pipes / Kirk Tatom) – 3:23
# "A Water Prayer" – 3:22
# "Done" (Toby Pipes / Todd Pipes) – 3:21
# "Song to Make Love To" (Todd Pipes / Toby Pipes) – 3:09
# "The Kandinsky Prince" – 2:28
# "Home" – 4:13
# "Red Light" (Toby Pipes) – 4:28
# "I Can Wait" – 3:03
# "Wouldn't Change a Thing" – 4:05
# "Dear Prudence
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" ( Lennon / McCartney) – 3:05
# "Sun" (Todd Pipes / Toby Pipes / Kirk Tatom) – 4:17
Personnel
Band members
* Todd Pipes – bass guitar, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, lead & backing vocals
* Toby Pipes – acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, lead & backing vocals
* Kirk Tatom – acoustic & electric guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
* John Kirtland – drums, percussion
Production
* David Castell – producer, engineer (track 2), mastering, mixing
* Greg Ellenwood – engineer (tracks 1, 3–12)
* Gil Pena – cover art
* Robert Greeson – art direction
* James Bland – band photo
* Manish Patel – "cigarette and match strike" (track 9)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1994 albums
1995 albums
Deep Blue Something albums
Interscope Records albums
Albums produced by David Castell