Let the Happiness In
"Let the Happiness In" | ||||
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Single by David Sylvian | ||||
from the album Secrets of the Beehive | ||||
B-side | "Blue of Noon"/"Buoy" (remix) | |||
Released | 28 September 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987, London and Bath, England; Chateau Miraval, Le Val, France; Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands | |||
Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 5:37 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Sylvian | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Nye, David Sylvian | |||
David Sylvian singles chronology | ||||
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"Let the Happiness In" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Sylvian. It is the first single from his album Secrets of the Beehive.
The instrumental B-side "Blue of Noon" was an unfinished out-take recorded during the Brilliant Trees sessions.[1]
Formats and track listing
All songs written by David Sylvian
- European 7" single (VS 1001)
- "Let The Happiness In" – 5:30
- "Blue Of Noon" – 5:39
- European 12" single (VST 1001)
- "Let The Happiness In" – 5:30
- "Blue Of Noon" – 5:39
- "Buoy (remix)" – 5:54
B-Sides
Credits 'Blue of Noon':
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: piano, synths
- Wayne Braithwaite: double bass
- Steve Jansen: drums
- Produced by David Sylvian and Steve Nye
- Mixed by Nigel Walker.
David Sylvian said about the track: "Blue of Noon was never a finished piece as far as I was concerned (it was originally a song in fact). I felt it needed work to help it stand on its own feet."
Steve Jansen said about the track: "Yes it was recorded in Berlin during Brilliant Trees sessions. It was a live recording, we played the track a number of times and this was the best take. Wayne (bass) may have dropped in for a line here or there once the drums and piano were recorded."[2]
Credits 'Buoy (Remix)':
Written by Mick Karn, Original version taken from Mick Karn's solo album Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters, released in 1987.
- Mick Karn: bass, saxophone, dida, synthesiser, backing vocals
- Steve Jansen: drums, synthesiser, backing vocals
- David Sylvian: vocals
- Produced by Karn and Jansen
- Remix by Sylvian and Nigel Walker
Chart positions
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart[3] | 66 |
References
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- Brilliant Trees
- Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities
- Gone to Earth
- Secrets of the Beehive
- Dead Bees on a Cake
- Blemish
- When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima
- Manafon
- There's a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight
- Weatherbox
- Approaching Silence
- Everything and Nothing
- Camphor
- Sleepwalkers
- A Victim of Stars 1982–2012
- "Red Guitar"
- "The Ink in the Well"
- "Pulling Punches"
- "Words with the Shaman"
- "Taking the Veil"
- "Silver Moon"
- "Let the Happiness In"
- "Orpheus"
- "Pop Song"
- "I Surrender"
Studio albums | |
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Live albums | |
Compilation albums |
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- "Bamboo Houses"
- "Forbidden Colours"
- "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)"
- World Citizen
- Ember Glance: The Permanence of Memory
- The First Day
- "Jean the Birdman"
- Darshan
- Damage: Live