Happy Birthday to Me (album)

Happy Birthday to Me
Studio album by
the Muffs
ReleasedMay 20, 1997
GenrePunk rock, pop punk, garage rock
Length35:37
LabelReprise
ProducerKim Shattuck
The Muffs chronology
Blonder and Blonder
(1995) 		Happy Birthday to Me
(1997) 		Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow
(1999)

Happy Birthday to Me is the third album by the American pop punk band the Muffs.[1] It was released in 1997 on Reprise Records.[2]

Happy Birthday to Me was vocalist/guitarist Kim Shattuck's favorite Muffs album.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert Christgau(dud)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[7]

The Washington Post wrote that "the band's most convincing songs are designed for those with short attention spans and bad attitudes: Shattuck's guitar snarls, she gripes and then they're over."[8] The Los Angeles Times called the songs "concise, crisply played and melodic."[9] Salon wrote that the album "takes the listener on a blissful, blistering 45-minute joyride."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Kim Shattuck.

  1. "Crush Me" - 1.48
  2. "That Awful Man" - 1.59
  3. "Honeymoon" - 1.55
  4. "All Blue Baby" - 2.50
  5. "My Crazy Afternoon" - 2.35
  6. "Is It All Okay?" - 3.01
  7. "Pennywhore" - 1.21
  8. "Outer Space" - 3.12
  9. "I'm a Dick" - 1.53
  10. "Nothing" - 1.28
  11. "Where Only I Could Go" - 2.09
  12. "Upside Down" - 2.42
  13. "You and Your Parrot" - 2.17
  14. "Keep Holding Me" - 3.09
  15. "The Best Time Around" - 3.18

Personnel

  • Kim Shattuck – Guitar, Vocals
  • Ronnie Barnett – Bass
  • Roy McDonald – Drums
  • Sally Browder and Steve Holroyd – Engineer
  • The Muffs – Producer

References

  1. ^ "Roadkill". www.austinchronicle.com.
  2. ^ "The Muffs | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Davidson, Eric (November 27, 2010). We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879309725 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Happy Birthday to Me - The Muffs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Muffs". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ "Happy Birthday to Me". EW.com.
  7. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 794.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Mark (July 18, 1997). "THE MUFFS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  9. ^ "Rough Tough Muffs". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1997.
  10. ^ "Sharps and Flats: The Muffs". Salon. May 24, 1997.