Home is the second studio album by the Irish rock band Hothouse Flowers, released in 1990. It reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 1 on the Australian chart.
Critical reception
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "the gospel-influenced rave-ups that punctuate the band's second album call into question how much soul it can squeeze from the boogie". The Windsor Star determined that the band "is best when it rams straight ahead on full-blown horn tunes, like 'Hardstone City' and 'Giving It All Away'".
Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic deemed Home an "underrated gem".
Track listing
2025 expanded edition
Personnel Hothouse Flowers Liam Ó Maonlaí – piano, lead vocals, Hammond organ, bodhrán Fiachna Ó Braonáin – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, bass (6) Peter O'Toole – bouzouki, backing vocals, mandolin, bass Leo Barnes – saxophone, backing vocals, Hammond organ Jerry Fehily – drums, backing vocals, percussion, cymbal
Additional musicians Noel Eccles – percussion Daniel Lanois – dobro (6) Luís Jardim – percussion (9, 10) Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (2, 10) Carol Kenyon, The Angelical Voice Choir – backing vocals (7) The Camden Kids – backing vocals (8) Phillip Pike – didgeridoo (10) Nawalifh Ali Khan – fiddle (10) Gavyn Wright, Wilf Gibson – violin (2, 8) Andrew Parker, Garfield Jackson – viola (2, 8) Helen Liebmann, Martin Loveday – cello (2, 8) Aisling Drury-Byrne, Dairine Ni Mheadra – cello (11) Steve Nieve – Hammond organ and piano (7), string arrangement (2, 8)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1990–91) Peakposition US Billboard 200
Year-end chart Chart (1991) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 20
Certifications
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