''Happy Love Sick'' is the debut solo album by

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who is best known as frontman of

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band

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. The album includes the original singles " Slide Along Side" and "Turning Me On". The single " Starry Eyed Surprise", a collaboration between

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and Shellshock that was originally released in 2002 on Oakenfold's album '' Bunkka'', also appears on this CD.

Musical style and reception

Regarding his new direction on the album, Shellshock stated to the ''

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'' in 2004 "I tried to remove the heavy rock element f Crazy Town This is more surfer hip-hop: hip-hop with

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overtones, some

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and R&B influences." Tim Sendra of

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ranked the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote in his review that while ''Happy Love Sick'' was marred by a somewhat repetitive series of songs, it was nonetheless "a surprisingly good album that should be a feature at late-summer slow drags, beach bonfires, and freshman mixers."

Track listing

Singles

References

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