The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
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| Studio album by The Housemartins | ||||
| Released | September 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Yellow 2, , Greater Manchester | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 38:06 | |||
| Label | Go! Discs (UK) - Elektra Entertainment (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | John Williams | |||
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| Robert Christgau | (A−) |
The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death was the second and last studio album by The Housemartins. It was released in 1987, and produced three singles - "Five Get Over Excited", "Me and the Farmer" and "Build". The title song is about the British Royal Family, which found them gaining controversy in the tabloid papers similar to that of other bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Smiths and The Stone Roses.
All tracks written by Heaton/Cullimore.
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