Happiness Finally Came to Them

1987 studio album by Carney/Hild/Kramer

Studio album by

Ralph Carney/Hild/Kramer

Released

1987

Recorded

1985 (1985)–1987 (1987)

Studio

Noise New York
New York City

Genre

Experimental rock

Length

Vinyl: 42:49
CD: 52:16

Label

Shimmy Disc

Producer

Kramer

Ralph Carney chronology

Happiness Finally Came to Them
(1987)

Black Power
(1994)

Kramer chronology

Happiness Finally Came to Them
(1987)

Roll Out the Barrel
(1988)

Happiness Finally Came to Them is a studio album by Ralph Carney, Daved Hild and Kramer, released in 1987 through Shimmy Disc.^[1] It was the first album to be issued under any of the three musicians' names, serving as both Carney's and Kramer's launching point for their respective solo careers. Although most of the songs are credited to all three musicians, Hild served as the album's primary songwriter and lyricist.^[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hands"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	2:28
2.	"Telephone"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	1:26
3.	"Clown"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	3:35
4.	"Nothing"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	3:02
5.	"Bank"	Carney, Kramer	3:12
6.	"Slowly"	Carney, Hild	1:48
7.	"Wanda"	Carney, Kramer	1:48
8.	"Larry"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	3:01

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Name" (The Beatles cover)	Lennon–McCartney	5:02
2.	"Barometer"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	1:10
3.	"Treefrog"	Carney	1:36
4.	"Turkeyfaced"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	1:58
5.	"Javalena"	Carney	2:16
6.	"Disguise"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	2:00
7.	"Lotto"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	2:14
8.	"End"	Carney, Hild, Kramer, Plumbly	2:32
9.	"3-D"	Carney, Hild, Kramer	2:49

CD issue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Blood Drinking Head Choppers"	Hild	9:27

Personnel

Adapted from Happiness Finally Came to Them liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

Ralph Carney – saxophones, guitars, vocals
Daved Hild – vocals, drums, percussion
Kramer – bass guitar, organ, tape, vocals, production, engineering

Additional musicians

Robin Amos – synthesizer ("Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
Michael Cudahy – guitar (A3, A4, "Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
Suzanna Lee – vocals (B2)

Additional musicians (cont.)

David Licht – percussion (B4, B9)
Frank London – trumpet ("Blood Drinking Head Choppers")
Pete Plumbly – guitar (B8)
Garo Yellin – cello (A8, B4, B9, "Blood Drinking Head Choppers")

Production and additional personnel

David Larr – art direction
Michael Macioce – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1987	Shimmy Disc	LP	Shimmy-007
Europe	1990	Shimmy Disc	CD	SDE 9027/CD

References

^ Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ Coley, Byron (May 1988). "Underground: Daved Hild". Spin. 4 (2). SPIN Media LLC: 29. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ Happiness Finally Came to Them (sleeve). Carney • Hild • Kramer. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)