Happy Love Sick

Happy Love Sick
Studio album by Shifty
Released United Kingdom July 13, 2004
United States September 6, 2004
Recorded 2001 - 2004
Genre
Length 44:35
Label Maverick
Producer Shifty Shellshock, Paul Oakenfold, The Neptunes, Pharrell, TC, Tom Dumont, John Dumont, J-Hits
Singles from Happy Love Sick
  1. "Slide Along Side"
    Released: August 2, 2004
  2. "Turning Me On"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Canal Pop[2]

Happy Love Sick is the debut solo album by Shifty Shellshock who is best known as frontman of rap rock band Crazy Town. The album includes the original singles "Slide Along Side" and "Turning Me On". The single "Starry Eyed Surprise", a collaboration between Paul Oakenfold and Shellshock that was originally released in 2002 on Oakenfold's album Bunkka, also appears on this CD.

Musical style and reception

Regarding his new direction on the album, Shellshock stated to the Los Angeles Times in 2004 "I tried to remove the heavy rock element [of Crazy Town]. This is more surfer hip-hop: hip-hop with reggae overtones, some dance music and R&B influences."[3] Tim Sendra of Allmusic wrote in his review that it is "a surprisingly good album that should be a feature at late-summer slow drags, beach bonfires, and freshman mixers."

Track listing

All tracks written by Shifty Shellshock, with additional co-writers listed below.

No.TitleCo-writer(s)Length
1."Special" 3:05
2."Ez Cuz You're Beautiful"Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph3:12
3."Slide Along Side"TC, Kraig Tyler, Doug Miller, Bret "Epic" Mazur3:48
4."Turning Me On"Paul Oakenfold4:00
5."Lolita" 3:08
6."Magical" 3:36
7."Shorty Rock"Ko and the Knockouts4:13
8."Starry Eyed Surprise" (featured with Paul Oakenfold)Andy Gray, Paul Oakenfold3:45
9."A Better Place" 4:12
10."When We Were Young"Tom Dumont3:29
11."Take Away the Pain" 4:23
12."All Along" 3:30

Leftover tracks and B-sides

  • "Innocent Girl"
  • "Boom Box"
  • "The Love We Once Knew"
  • "Life"

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions
ITA
[4]		 UK
[5]		 SWE
[6]		 SWI
[7]		 FRA
[8]		 AUS
[9]		 NLD
[10]		 GER
[11]		 NZ
[12]		 US
Hot 100
[13]		 US
Top 40
[13]
2002 Starry Eyed Surprise
(featured with Paul Oakenfold)		 — 6 — — — 37 53 — 19 41 13
2004 Slide Along Side 11 29 36 42 45 48 24 63 — — 38
Turning Me On — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Canal Pop review Archived 2005-12-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Komaiko, Leslie (August 5, 2004). "Happy is as 'Happy' does". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Italian Charts - Shifty
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 496. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ↑ Swedish Charts - Shifty
  7. ↑ Swiss Charts - Shifty
  8. ↑ French Charts - Shifty
  9. ↑ Australian Charts Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Search for 'Shifty' and 'Paul Oakenfold'
  10. ↑ Dutch Charts Search for 'Shifty' and 'Paul Oakenfold'
  11. ↑ German Charts - Shifty
  12. ↑ New Zealand Charts - Starry Eyed Surprise
  13. 1 2 Allmusic Search for 'Shifty' and 'Paul Oakenfold'
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