Home (Hothouse Flowers album)

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.

Home
Studio album by
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
Allmusic[1]
Smash Hits(5/10)[2]

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 CertificationCertified 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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