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Dark, disturbing, and beautiful, His Name Is Alive's Home Is in Your Head develops the deceptively simple, abstractly emotional music they introduced on Livonia. Held together by Warren Defever's artful production, its 23 songs range from jealous contemplation to spiritual concerns, from gentle folk to white noise guitar outbursts. Karin Oliver's supple voice lends itself to an array of musical and emotional settings: she's acidly sweet on "The Charmer"'s brittle taunt "Where is your head now?/I should nail it to her door/Where are your hands now?/I know what you'd use them for." On "Why People Disappear," she's pensive: "Maybe I know as much as I ever will/We've been forever." The numerous instrumentals and interludes add to the overall yearning, searching mood. "Her Eyes Were Huge Things" builds subtle strumming and Oliver's sighs into an evocative spell, while "Hope Called in Sick" crashes in with loud, wailing guitars. The group's sound collages also find more purpose here than on Livonia; the chanting children on "Put Your Finger in Your Eye" are downright unnerving, and "Spirit and Body" conjures a story of loss out of a ticking watch and just-audible snippets of conversation. With the oddly comforting finale, "Dreams Are of the Body," Home Is in Your Head completes a seamless exploration of music and emotion. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Are You Coming Down This Weekend? His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (:18)
Her Eyes Were Huge Things His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (1:37)
The Charmer His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (2:14)
Hope Called in Sick His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (1:36)
My Feathers Needed Cleaning His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (2:27)
The Well His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (2:25)
There's Something Between Us and He's Changing My Words Bone Machine His Name Is Alive (1:20)
The Phoenix, a Pool of Ice His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (:50)
Are We Still Married? His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (2:51)
Put Your Finger in Your Eye His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (:44)
Home Is in Your Head His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (2:23)
Why People Disappear His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (4:17)
Here Eyes Are Huge His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (1:11)
Save the Birds His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (:23)
Chances Are We Are Mad His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (2:37)
Mescalina His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (:48)
Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (3:25)
Very Bad a Bitter Hand His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (3:02)
Beautiful and Pointless His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (2:25)
Tempe His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (3:25)
Spirit and Body His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (1:49)
Love's a Fish Eye His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (3:32)
Dreams Are of the Body His Name Is Alive His Name Is Alive (2:40)
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Home Is in Your Head
Studio album by His Name Is Alive
Released July 25, 1991
Recorded 1989-1990
Genre Rock
Length 48:19
Label 4AD Records
Producer His Name Is Alive, Ivo Watts-Russell, John Fryer
Professional reviews
His Name Is Alive chronology
Livonia
(1990)		 Home Is in Your Head
(1991)		 The Dirt Eaters EP
(1992)

Home Is in Your Head is an album by His Name Is Alive, originally released in 4AD in the UK in 1991, and in 1992 on 4AD/Rykodisc in the USA.

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History

Like their 4AD debut, Livonia, His Name Is Alive's Home Is in Your Head comprises tracks that originated in Warren Defever's basement 4-track recorder, later remixed by Ivo Watts-Russell and John Fryer into something suitable for release. Featuring mostly material recorded from 1989-1990, some songs date from the same era as the songs from Livonia (1985-1989). 4AD's press release for Livonia in 1990 mentions that the band's second 4AD album (which turned out to be this album) was already completed. Home Is In Your Head was released in the fall of 1991.

"Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking" was later used in the film Jerry Maguire in a key scene. This jokingly earned HNIA the moniker "the band that gave Tom Cruise a nervous breakdown."

Track listing

Original 4AD release

The original release 1991 release of Home Is in Your Head on 4AD (CAD1013) on LP, cassette and CD, contained the following tracklsting:

  1. "Are You Coming Down This Weekend?" – 0:18
  2. "Her Eyes Were Huge Things" – 1:37
  3. "The Charmer" – 2:14
  4. "Hope Called in Sick" – 1:36
  5. "My Feathers Needed Cleaning" – 2:27
  6. "The Well" – 2:25
  7. "There's Something Between Us and He's Changing My Words" – 1:20
  8. "The Phoenix, a Pool of Ice" – 0:50
  9. "Are We Still Married?" – 2:51
  10. "Put Your Finger in Your Eye" – 0:50
  11. "Home Is in Your Head" – 2:23
  12. "Why People Disappear" – 4:17
  13. "Here Eyes Are Huge" – 1:11
  14. "Save the Birds" – 0:23
  15. "Chances Are We Are Mad" – 2:37
  16. "Mescalina" – 0:48
  17. "Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking" – 3:26
  18. "Very Bad a Bitter Hand" – 3:02
  19. "Beautiful and Pointless" – 2:25
  20. "Tempe" – 3:25
  21. "Spirit and Body" – 1:49
  22. "Love's a Fish Eye" – 3:32
  23. "Dreams Are of the Body" – 2:39

Tracks four, five and six are a suite of songs collectively known as "The Song of Schizophrenia".

All of the tracks are written by Warren Defever, credited as His Name Is Alive, except for "The Well", which was written by Karin Oliver, "Tempe", written by Jymn Auge, and "There's Something Between Us and He's Changing My Words", which is a cover of a song by Bone Machine. Defever and Auge actually co-wrote this song, as Bone Machine was an early band of theirs. Guitarist Auge had guested on Livonia, and by this album was a full-time member of HNIA.

A hidden song is included on the last track. After a brief moment of silence following the conclusion of "Dreams Are of the Body", a song called "The Other Body" begins. This is a demo track that ends abruptly, as the tape ran out during recording.

Rykodisc USA release and later 4AD reissue

The cover for the 1992 Rykodisc USA release of Home Is In Your Head. This was based on the back cover of the 4AD release.

The album was only available in the USA as an import until 1992, when Rykodisc reissued the album on CD. The Rykodisc release, which is now out of print, also contained The Dirt Eaters EP, which had been released early in 1992. When 4AD reissued the album on CD in 1998, they also included these tracks. This is the track listing for this version:

  1. "Are You Coming Down This Weekend?" - 0:18
  2. "Her Eyes Were Huge Things" - 1:37
  3. "The Charmer" - 2:14
  4. "Hope Called in Sick" - 1:36
  5. "My Feathers Needed Cleaning" - 2:27
  6. "The Well" - 2:25
  7. "There's Something Between Us and He's Changing My Words" - 1:20
  8. "The Phoenix, a Pool of Ice" - 0:50
  9. "Are We Still Married?" - 2:51
  10. "Put Your Finger in Your Eye" - 0:50
  11. "Home Is in Your Head" - 2:23
  12. "Why People Disappear" - 4:17
  13. "Here Eyes Are Huge" - 1:11
  14. "Save the Birds" - 0:23
  15. "Chances Are We Are Mad" - 2:37
  16. "Mescalina" - 0:48
  17. "Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking" - 3:26
  18. "Very Bad a Bitter Hand" - 3:02
  19. "Beautiful and Pointless" - 2:25
  20. "Tempe" - 3:25
  21. "Spirit and Body" - 1:49
  22. "Love's a Fish Eye" - 3:32
  23. "Dreams Are of the Body" - 2:39
  24. "Man on the Silver Mountain" - 3:45
  25. "Are We Still Married?" - 2:59
  26. "Is This the Way the Tigers Do?" - 3:37
  27. "We Hold the Land in Great Esteem" - 4:03
  28. "The Dirt Eaters" - 3:44

The running time for this version is 66:28. The Rykodisc version contained a different cover, which was a slightly re-worked version of the back cover of the 4AD release. All 4AD releases have used the same front and back cover.


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