Home
Studio album by
Deep Blue Something
Released1994
StudioAlley Cat (Denton, Texas)
GenrePower pop, folk rock
Length40:53
Label
ProducerDeep Blue Something, David Castell
Deep Blue Something chronology
11th Song
(1993)		 Home
(1994)		 Byzantium
(1998)

Home is the second studio album by the American band Deep Blue Something.[1] It was released by RainMaker Records in 1994, and rereleased on Interscope in 1995.[2] The band supported the album by touring with Duran Duran.[3]

Production

The songs were written and sung by the Pipes brothers.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Austin Chronicle[6]

Trouser Press 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."[7] The Washington Post 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."[8]

The Austin Chronicle awarded the album zero stars (out of five), deeming it "lame," and its hit single "safely stupid."[6] The Philadelphia Inquirer 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."[4]

AllMusic praised the "power-pop sound straight out of late-'70s/early-'80s Great Britain."[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Todd Pipes, except where noted.

  1. "Gammer Gerten's Needle" [Instrumental] – 3:17
  2. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (Re-recorded version) – 4:16
  3. "Halo" – 2:44
  4. "Josey" (Toby Pipes / Kirk Tatom) – 4:07
  5. "A Water Prayer" – 3:20
  6. "Done" (Toby Pipes / Todd Pipes) – 3:20
  7. "Song to Make Love To" (Todd Pipes / Toby Pipes) – 3:08
  8. "The Kandinsky Prince" – 2:25
  9. "Home" – 4:28
  10. "Red Light" (Toby Pipes) – 4:04
  11. "I Can Wait" – 3:04
  12. "Wouldn't Change a Thing" – 3:59

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

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Deep Blue Something Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Koster, Rick (May 8, 2000). Texas Music. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312254254 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Findlay, Prentiss (12 Oct 1995). "Deep Blue Something has played around the Southwest...". The Post and Courier. p. D14.
  4. 1 2 Beckley, Fred (23 Feb 1996). "DEEP BLUE SOMETHING". FEATURES WEEKEND. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17.
  5. 1 2 "Home - Deep Blue Something | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. 1 2 "Record Reviews". www.austinchronicle.com.
  7. ↑ "Deep Blue Something". Trouser Press. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "DEEP BLUE AT 'HOME' WITH R.E.M. & '70S". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Deep Blue Something – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Deep Blue Something – Home" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Deep Blue Something – Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Deep Blue Something – Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Deep Blue Something – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Deep Blue Something – Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Deep Blue Something Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – Deep Blue Something – Home". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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