Honey, I'm Homely!

Honey, I'm Homely!
Studio album by Dance Hall Crashers
Released	September 9, 1997
Recorded	1997 Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California) NRG Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	Ska punk, pop punk
Length	44:10
Label	MCA
Producer	Dance Hall Crashers, Stoker
Dance Hall Crashers chronology
Lockjaw (1995) Honey, I'm Homely! (1997) Purr (1999)

Honey, I'm Homely! is the third studio album by American rock band Dance Hall Crashers. Produced by the band themselves and Stoker, the album was released on September 9, 1997, in the United States by MCA Records.

Background

Dance Hall Crashers signed to MCA's new 510 subsidiary in 1995 and released Lockjaw, highlighting the band's increasing direction into a punchier, pop punk style. Prior to recording Honey, I'm Homely!, DHC toured with bands such as Blink-182 and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and a host of Epitaph punk bands.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
NME	7/10[3]

Rick Anderson of Allmusic called Honey, I'm Homely! "excellent," writing that "the Dance Hall Crashers succeed by worrying about tunes first and rhythmic signifiers second (if at all)."^[2] NME deemed it a "jumpy, fidgety, fun album," noting that "the amazing thing is how few tracks here descend into cliché."^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dance Hall Crashers (Elyse Rogers, Karina Deniké, Jason Hammon, Mikey Weiss and Gavin Hammon). 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost Again"	3:24
2.	"Will Tomorrow Ever Come"	2:40
3.	"All Mine"	3:22
4.	"Salted"	2:26
5.	"Next to You"	2:58
6.	"I Want It All"	3:18
7.	"Elvis & Me"	2:47
8.	"Whisky & Gin"	3:19
9.	"Cold Shower"	2:27
10.	"Last Laugh"	2:55
11.	"Mr. Blue"	2:40
12.	"Stand By"	2:53
13.	"The Truth About Me"	3:29
14.	"Big Mouth"	2:32
15.	"Over Again"	3:00
Total length:		44:10

Personnel

Information adapted from liner notes.^[4]

Dance Hall Crashers Elyse Rogers – vocals, management, production Karina Deniké – vocals, production Jason Hammon – guitar, production Mikey Weiss – bass guitar, production Gavin Hammon – drums, percussion, production Additional musicians Kincaid Smith – trumpet on "Salted," "Next to You," "Cold Shower," and "The Truth About Me" Efren Santana – saxophone on "All Mine," "Salted," "Next to You," "Cold Shower," and "The Truth About Me"

Production Tim Palmer – mixing engineer Mark O'Donoughue – mixing engineer Frank Rinella – recording engineer Stoker – recording engineer, production Howie Weinberg – mastering engineer Artwork William George – cover illustration Coco Shinomiya – art direction Chris Cuffaro – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[5] 22 References Thompson, Dave (2000). Third Ear: Alternative Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books, 800 pp. First edition, 2000. Rick Anderson. "Review: Honey, I'm Homely!". Allmusic. Retrieved January 30, 2014. "Review: Honey, I'm Homely!". NME. July 14, 1998. Retrieved January 30, 2014. Honey, I'm Homely! (liner notes). Dance Hall Crashers. US: MCA. 1997. MCAD-11676. "Honey, I'm Homely! Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 30, 2014. External links Official website