Happiness in Magazines

Infobox Album | Name = Happiness in Magazines
Type = Album
Artist = Graham Coxon

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Released = May 17 2004
Recorded = ?
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 45:01
Label = Transcopic, Parlophone
Producer = Stephen Street
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k06ktr4tkl3x link]
*Pitchfork (7.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16356-happiness-in-magazines 6/22/2004]
*PopMatters (7/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/coxongraham-happiness.shtml 1/27/2005]
*"Q" Rating|4|5 (June 2004)
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6826018/happiness_in_magazines 1/10/2005] | Last album = "The Kiss of Morning"
(2002)
This album = "Happiness in Magazines"
(2004)
Next album = "Love Travels at Illegal Speeds"
(2006) |

"Happiness in Magazines" is the fifth solo album by Graham Coxon. It was produced by Stephen Street who also produced Blur's first five albums and is Coxon's most commercially-successful album to date. "Happiness in Magazines" reached 19 in the UK Albums chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Graham Coxon.
#"Spectacular" – 2:48
#"No Good Time" – 3:21
#"Girl Done Gone" – 3:57
#"Bittersweet Bundle of Misery" – 4:53
#"All Over Me" – 4:16
#"Freakin' Out" – 3:42
#"People of the Earth" – 3:04
#"Hopeless Friend" – 3:22
#"Are You Ready?" – 4:42
#"Bottom Bunk" – 3:16
#"Don't Be a Stranger" – 3:29
#"Ribbons and Leaves" – 4:11

;Bonus tracks
*"Life It Sucks" (Japan)
*"Right to Pop!" (United States)

Personnel

*Graham Coxon - everything except:
*Louis Vause - organ and piano on tracks 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10
*Angie Pollock - backing vocals on tracks 4 and 11; marimba on track 11
*The Duke Street Quartet - strings on tracks 5, 8 and 9
*John Metcalf - string arrangement on tracks 5, 8 and 9; horn arrangement on track 12
*Marcus Bates - French horn on track 12
*Pip Eastop - French horn on track 12
*Phillip Woods - French horn on track 12
*Stephen Street - producer
*Cenzo Townshend - engineer
*Alex Hutchinson - sleeve design

ingles

Four singles have been released from "Happiness in Magazines".
*"Freakin' Out", released March 8 2004 - charted at #37
*"Bittersweet Bundle of Misery", released May 3 2004 - charted at #22
*"Spectacular", released July 26 2004 - charted at #32
*"Freakin' Out" / "All Over Me", released October 25 2004 - charted at #19

Release details

The album has been released in various countries.