Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?

Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?
Studio album by NoMeansNo
Released	May 21, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Punk rock
Length	58:56
Label	Alternative Tentacles
Producer	Nomeansno
NoMeansNo chronology
0 + 2 = 1 (1991) Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? (1993) Mr. Right & Mr. Wrong : One Down & Two to Go (1994)

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Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? is the sixth full-length album by the Canadian punk rock group Nomeansno.

After the departure of long-time guitarist and sometime singer Andy Kerr, the group's lineup reverted to their origins as a duo: brothers Rob and John Wright. However, Kerr is credited as a co-writer on several songs.

In Kerr's absence, the songs lost some of the rapid-fire, hardcore punk brevity he'd brought to the band. Mr Happy instead emphasizes a relatively slower heavy metal-influenced sound, with elaborate progressive rock flourishes; seven of the album's ten songs clock in at over 5 minutes. The album also features more keyboards and synthesizers than is typical of the band's recordings; the final track, "Cats, Sex, and Nazis", features audio samples of Faith No More's "We Care a Lot", the work of The Residents and Deep Purple, and a previously released NoMeansNo song, "I Am Wrong".

Track listing

1. "The Land of the Living" – 5:09
2. "The River" – 6:19
3. "Machine" – 7:48
4. "Madness and Death" – 4:46
5. "Happy Bridge" – 1:23
6. "Kill Everyone Now" – 8:06
7. "I Need You" – 7:03
8. "Slowly Melting" – 6:46
9. "Lullaby" – 3:39
10. "Cats, Sex, and Nazis" – 7:51

Personnel

• John Wright (Mr. Right) - Vocals, Drums, Keyboards
• Rob Wright (Mr. Wrong) - Vocals, Bass, Guitar

• Craig Bougie - Mixing
• Brian (Who) Else - Engineering, Mixing
• George Horn - Mastering
• Prod Nattrass - Sequencing
• John Yates - Artwork

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