Happiness Finally Came to Them

Studio album by Carney • Hild • Kramer

Released

1987

Recorded

1985 – 1987

Studio

Noise New York
(New York City, NY)

Genre

Experimental rock

Length

Vinyl: 42:49
CD: 52:16

Ralph Carney chronology

Happiness Finally Came to Them
(1987)

Black Power
(1994)

Kramer chronology

Happiness Finally Came to Them
(1987)

Roll Out the Barrel
(1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Happiness Finally Came to Them is a studio album by Ralph Carney, Daved Hild and Kramer, released in 1987 through Shimmy Disc.^[2] It was the first album to be issued under any of the three musicians names, serving as both Carney's and Kramer's launching point for their respective solo careers. Although most of the songs are credited to all three musicians, Hild served as the album's primary songwriter and lyricist.^[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hands"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	2:28
2.	"Telephone"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	1:26
3.	"Clown"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	3:35
4.	"Nothing"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	3:02
5.	"Bank"	Carney, Kramer	3:12
6.	"Slowly"	Carney, Hild	1:48
7.	"Wanda"	Carney, Kramer	1:48
8.	"Larry"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	3:01

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Name" (The Beatles cover)	Lennon–McCartney	5:02
2.	"Barometer"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	1:10
3.	"Treefrog"	Carney	1:36
4.	"Turkeyfaced"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	1:58
5.	"Javalena"	Carney	2:16
6.	"Disguise"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	2:00
7.	"Lotto"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	2:14
8.	"End"	Carney, Hild, Kramer, Plumbly	2:32
9.	"3-D"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	2:49

CD issue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Blood Drinking Head Choppers"	Hild	9:27

Personnel

Adapted from Happiness Finally Came to Them liner notes.^[4]

Musicians

Ralph Carney – saxophones, guitars, vocals
Daved Hild – vocals, drums, percussion
Kramer – bass guitar, organ, tape, vocals, production, engineering

Additional musicians

Robin Amos – synthesizer ("Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
Michael Cudahy – guitar (A3, A4, "Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
Suzanna Lee – vocals (B2)

Additional musicians (cont.)

David Licht – percussion (B4, B9)
Frank London – trumpet ("Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
Pete Plumbly – guitar (B8)
Garo Yellin – cello (A8, B4, B9, "Blood Drinking Head Choppers")

Production and additional personnel

David Larr – art direction
Michael Macioce – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1987	Shimmy Disc	LP	Shimmy-007
Europe	1990	Shimmy Disc	CD	SDE 9027/CD

References

↑ "Ralph Carney: Happiness Finally Came to Them > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
↑ Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
↑ Coley, Byron (May 1988). "Underground: Daved Hild". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 4 (2): 29. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
↑ Happiness Finally Came to Them (sleeve). Carney • Hild • Kramer. New York City, New York: Shimmy Disc. 1987.

External links

Happiness Finally Came To Them at Discogs (list of releases)

Kramer

Discography

Studio albums	The Guilt Trip The Secret of Comedy Let Me Explain Something to You About Art Songs from the Pink Death The Greenberg Variations The Brill Building

Collaborative albums	Happiness Finally Came to Them Roll Out the Barrel Real Men Who's Afraid? Egomaniacs Hot Day in Waco A Remark Hugh Made Black Power Gunsmoke Hit Men Huge Rubber Hair Reasons in the Sun The Sound of Music

Live albums	Still Alive in '95

Compilation albums	Music for Crying

Shockabilly	Earth vs. Shockabilly Colosseum Vietnam Heaven

Bongwater	Double Bummer Too Much Sleep The Power of Pussy The Big Sell-Out

B.A.L.L.	Period Bird Trouble Doll Hardball

Captain Howdy	Tattoo of Blood Money Feeds My Music Machine

Related articles	Shimmy Disc

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