Happy Birthday to Me (album)

Happy Birthday to Me is the third album by the pop punk band The Muffs.[5] It was released in 1997 on Reprise Records.[6]

Happy Birthday to Me
Studio album by
The Muffs
ReleasedMay 20, 1997
GenrePunk rock, pop punk, garage rock
Length35:37
LabelReprise
ProducerKim Shattuck
The Muffs chronology
Blonder and Blonder
(1995)		 Happy Birthday to Me
(1997)		 Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]

Happy Birthday to Me was vocalist/guitarist Kim Shattuck's favorite Muffs album.[7]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "the band's most convincing songs are designed for those with short attention spans and bad attitudes: Shattuck's guitar snarls, she gripes and then they're over."[8] The Los Angeles Times called the songs "concise, crisply played and melodic."[9] Salon wrote that the album "takes the listener on a blissful, blistering 45-minute joyride."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Kim Shattuck.

  1. "Crush Me" - 1.48
  2. "That Awful Man" - 1.59
  3. "Honeymoon" - 1.55
  4. "All Blue Baby" - 2.50
  5. "My Crazy Afternoon" - 2.35
  6. "Is It All Okay?" - 3.01
  7. "Pennywhore" - 1.21
  8. "Outer Space" - 3.12
  9. "I'm a Dick" - 1.53
  10. "Nothing" - 1.28
  11. "Where Only I Could Go" - 2.09
  12. "Upside Down" - 2.42
  13. "You and Your Parrot" - 2.17
  14. "Keep Holding Me" - 3.09
  15. "The Best Time Around" - 3.18

Personnel
  • Kim Shattuck – Guitar, Vocals
  • Ronnie Barnett – Bass
  • Roy McDonald – Drums
  • Sally Browder and Steve Holroyd – Engineer
  • The Muffs – Producer

References
  1. "Happy Birthday to Me - The Muffs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Muffs". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Happy Birthday to Me". EW.com.
  4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 794.
  5. "Roadkill". www.austinchronicle.com.
  6. "The Muffs | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. Davidson, Eric (November 27, 2010). We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879309725 – via Google Books.
  8. Jenkins, Mark (July 18, 1997). "THE MUFFS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  9. "Rough Tough Muffs". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1997.
  10. "Sharps and Flats: The Muffs". Salon. May 24, 1997.
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