''Dying Happy'' was the fifth of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name ''Baby Bird'' in 1996. It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD

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'' The Original Lo-Fi''.

Critical reception

"Halfway between songs and instrumentals, some of the tracks on Dying Happy just don't work at all, but some of them are riveting." – ''

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Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones. #"Losing My Hair" – 3:42 #"Tomorrow's Gone" – 5:36 #"Petrol Cigarette" – 2:34 #"When Everyone Speaks English, the World Will Explode" – 6:03 #"Homesick Satellites" – 2:34 #"TV" – 3:07 #"The Unemployable Rub Oil on Her Coffin" – 2:20 #"Grandma Begs to Be 18 Again" – 2:34 #"It's Alright Dad, Isn't It" – 2:35 #"Lead Cloud" – 2:34 #"Cheap Astronaut" – 5:15 #"Metal Waterpistol" – 3:04

Personnel

* Stephen Jones – recording, artwork *Colin Bradley – editing *Al Levy – photography *Andrej Glusgold – photography *DED Associates – artwork

References

{{Authority control 1996 albums Babybird albums