High on the Happy Side

High on the Happy Side is the third studio album by Scottish pop rock quartet Wet Wet Wet. The album was released on 27 January 1992, and reached the top of the charts on 8 February. The release of the album was preceded by the singles "Make It Tonight", "Put the Light On" and "Goodnight Girl", and followed by two further singles, "More than Love" and "Lip Service".[2]

High on the Happy Side
Studio album by
Wet Wet Wet
Released27 January 1992
Recorded1991
GenrePop, pop rock
Length45:19
LabelMercury
Producer
  • Wet Wet Wet
  • Albhy Galuten (co-producer)
  • Axel Kröll (co-producer)
Wet Wet Wet chronology
Wet Wet Wet: Live
(1990)		 High on the Happy Side
(1992)		 Wet Wet Wet: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(1992)
Singles from High on the Happy Side
  1. "Make It Tonight"
    Released: 2 September 1991
  2. "Put the Light On"
    Released: 21 October 1991
  3. "Goodnight Girl"
    Released: 23 December 1991
  4. "More Than Love"
    Released: 9 March 1992
  5. "Lip Service"
    Released: 29 June 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

High on the Happy Side was released both a single album and as a double album with Cloak & Dagger, a covers album released under the pseudonym Maggie Pie & The Impostors. To accompany the album's release, a video compilation entitled The Story So Far, containing videos for singles from both High on the Happy Side and Holding Back the River, was made available on 24 March 1992.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow.

No.TitleLength
1."More Than Love"4:21
2."Lip Service"4:59
3."Put the Light On"3:57
4."High on the Happy Side"4:38
5."Maybe Tomorrow"4:17
6."Goodnight Girl"3:40
7."Celebration"2:50
8."Make It Tonight"4:05
9."How Long"4:15
10."Brand New Sunrise"2:59
11."2 Days After Midnite"5:04
High on the Happy Side – B-Sides
No.TitleLength
1."Ordinary Love"2:55
2."Big Sister Midnight" (Lip Service - original demo)5:27
3."Make it Tonight" (E.T. Mix)4:18
4."Just Like Any Other Day"3:33
5."Goodnight Girl" (No Strings Attached version)3:40
6."Ambrosia Wykes"7:28
7."Put the Light on" (acoustic) 
8."More than Love" (E.T. Mix)4:25
9."Goodnight Girl" (Rhythm Mix)3:39
10."Perfect Lie"3:53
11."Lip Service" (Youth Mix)4:33
12."Lip Service" (live, Birmingham NEC, 17/03/92)5:56
13."More Than Love" (live, Wembley Arena, 20/03/92)4:40
14."Celebration" (live, Edinburgh Playhouse, 15/03/92)3:48
15."Put the Light On" (live, Sheffield Arena, 09/03/92)3:05
16."Brand New Sunrise" (live, Plymouth Pavilions, 06/03/92)3:08
17."Hold Back the River" (live, Manchester Apollo, 02/03/92) 
18."Temptation" (live, Glasgow SECC, 13/03/92) 
19."Atlantic Avenue" (live, Birmingham NEC, 16/03/92) 
High on the Happy Side – The Story So Far (VHS)
No.TitleLength
1."Sweet Surrender" 
2."Broke Away" 
3."Hold Back the River" 
4."Stay with Me Heartache" 
5."Make it Tonight" 
6."Put the Light On" 
7."Goodnight Girl" 
8."More than Love" 

Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger
Studio album by
Wet Wet Wet
Released27 January 1992
GenrePop, pop rock
LabelMercury Records
ProducerWet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet chronology
High on the Happy Side
(1992)		 Cloak & Dagger
(1992)		 Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(1993)

Cloak & Dagger is a free album of cover versions released with the deluxe edition High on the Happy Side.[4] Included with the deluxe versions of the CD, Cassette & Vinyl pressings of the album, Cloak & Dagger was recorded and released under the pseudonym Maggie Pie & The Impostors, a fake veteran act from Scotland. Notably, the album cover pictures unofficial band member Graeme Duffin on an album cover for the first time, having only previously appeared in group shots featured in the booklet of the band's second studio album, Holding Back the River.

Tracklisting
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If You Only Knew"Mose Allison2:54
2."Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference"Todd Rundgren3:50
3."Atlantic Avenue"
2:47
4."Town Crier"Elvis Costello4:27
5."Angeline"John Martyn3:36
6."Get Ready"William Robinson3:08
7."Share Your Love"
3:23
8."You've Got a Friend"Carole King4:33
9."Beg Your Pardon, Dear"Tom Waits3:25

Personnel
  • Marti Pellow – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Graeme Clark – bass, double bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Neil Mitchell – piano, keyboards
  • Tommy Cunningham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Graeme Duffin – electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals

Charts
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certification

UK
[5]		 AUS
[6]		 AUT
[7]		 GER
[8]		 NL
[9]		 SWE
[10]		 SWI
[11]
1992 High on the Happy Side
  • Released: 27 January 1992
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
 1 19 13 18 8 48 40
  • UK: Silver

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side". NZ Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. "Wet Wet Wet: High on the Happy Side - The Story So Far". Amazon. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. "Wet Wet Wet / Maggie Pie & The Imposters – High On The Happy Side / Cloak And Dagger". Discogs. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. "UK Charts > Wet Wet Wet". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. Australian chart peaks:
    • "Sweet Little Mystery" and "Popped In Souled Out" (Kent Music Report) peaks: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 335. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography Wet Wet Wet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2016. N.B. "Sweet Little Mystery" peaked at #33 on the Kent Music Report chart two weeks before the ARIA-produced chart commenced.
    • Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    • "Shed a Tear" (ARIA Chart) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Feb 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  7. "Austrian Charts > Wet Wet Wet". austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  8. "Chartverfolgung / Wet Wet Wet / Longplay". musicline.de PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  9. "Dutch Charts > Wet Wet Wet". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  10. "Swedish Charts > Wet Wet Wet". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  11. "Swiss Charts > Wet Wet Wet". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
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