Happy? (Public Image Ltd album)
Happy? was Public Image Ltd's sixth studio album, released in 1987.
Cover artwork
The cover art by Richard Evans is a homage to the style of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and an acknowledgement is made in the liner notes.
Track listing
"Seattle"
"Rules and Regulations"
"The Body"
"Save Me"
"Hard Times"
"Open and Revolving"
"Angry"
"Fat Chance Hotel"/"Save Me" (unlisted instrumental)
Track by track commentary by band members
"Seattle":
John Lydon (1989): “The 'Happy?' LP did have a doom, death and destruction feel about it, very crunchy, tanks rolling, very military in its approach.”“'Happy?' was much more militant in its approach, kind of pissed off at the world. That was the attitude [...] Bear in mind that 'Happy?' was the first album that we as a band had done, so we were sort of being very cagey with each other in the writing. Nobody really let rip.”
John McGeoch (1987/90) “We only went into the studio when all songs were written. Seattle was written in Seattle.”“We started to make the album in '87, and writing together was just an organic development from the way we were working together on the 'Album' material on tour [...] I don't think '9' was a bummer, but looking back with the luxury of hindsight, I'm more content with 'Happy?'”