Happiness Finally Came to Them

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]

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
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
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]

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

1. "Ralph Carney: Happiness Finally Came to Them > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
2. Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
3. Coley, Byron (May 1988). "Underground: Daved Hild". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 4 (2): 29. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
4. Happiness Finally Came to Them (sleeve). Carney • Hild • Kramer. New York City, New York: Shimmy Disc. 1987.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

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