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- Get Happy!! is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, and his third with the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation). It was released on 15 February 1980 through F-Beat Records in the United Kingdom and Columbia Records in the United States. Following an incident on tour in March 1979 in which Costello drunkenly insulted several American artists, the artist took time off from the Attractions throughout the summer before rejoining them in October to record his next album. Produced by Nick Lowe and engineered by Roger Béchirian, the sessions began in London but moved to the Netherlands after Costello found the material derivative of his previous album Armed Forces (1979). The sessions were marred with issues but amassed a large number of songs; the final album contains 20 tracks across a single LP. Taking its title from a song of the same name, Get Happy!! is a departure from Costello's prior works, being influenced by R&B, ska and soul music of the 1960s. Two cover songs, Sam & Dave's "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" and the Merseybeats' "I Stand Accused", are included. In contrast to the upbeat music, the mostly downbeat lyrics cover recurring themes such as doomed romances. Initial album sleeves reversed the side labels, which was corrected for later reissues. The cover art reflects the soul influence and was designed to resemble a 1960s Stax record, with initial copies boasting a pre-worn sleeve. Initially delayed due to a dispute with Warner Bros. and Costello's former label Radar, Get Happy!! charted at number two in the UK and number 11 in the US, but sold less than Armed Forces. It was supported by a UK tour and three singles, of which "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" reached the UK top five. The album received positive reviews from music critics. Many focused on the quantity of tracks, which they felt varied in quality, although others gave high praise to the record and Costello himself, NME naming it the second-best album of the year. Get Happy!! marked a step away from the angry persona Costello had enveloped in his career up to that point. He continued putting more of himself into subsequent works, including 1981's Trust. Retrospectively, commentators view Get Happy!! as one of Costello's best works, discussing the number of tracks and highlighting the performances of the Attractions as a standout. Appearing on lists of the best albums of the 1980s by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Slant Magazine, it has been reissued multiple times with bonus tracks and extensive liner notes written by Costello himself. (en)
- Get Happy!! est le quatrième album d'Elvis Costello, son troisième avec The Attractions. Sur cet album, Costello effectue une rupture spectaculaire avec le son de sa première "trilogie" d'albums, succès commerciaux tous les trois: le son y est en effet beaucoup plus influencé par le R&B et la musique soul. La couverture présente un effet volontairement "rétro", ressemblant à une vieille pochette d'LP, avec des marques visibles à l'avant et à l'arrière de la pochette. Le titre est peut-être une référence à la musique gospel, où le terme "Get Happy" est synonyme de la descente du Saint-Esprit (Costello lui-même laisse entendre qu'il s'agit de la bonne interprétation dans le manuel de la réédition 2003). C'est peut-être aussi une référence à une chanson du même titre, écrite par Harold Arlen et Ted Koehler. (fr)
- Get Happy!! è il quarto album di Elvis Costello, il suo terzo con il gruppo di supporto The Attractions. In questo disco lo stile musicale è influenzato dall'R'n'B e dal soul. L'album è stato posizionato al #11 della lista dei 100 migliori album degli anni '80 secondo Rolling Stone. Inoltre è recensito da AllMusic con il giudizio di 5/5. (it)
- 《Get Happy!!》는 1980년에 발매된 엘비스 코스텔로의 음반이다. (ko)
- ゲット・ハッピー (Get Happy!!)は、1980年発表のエルヴィス・コステロ&のアルバム。全英1位を記録した。 (ja)
- Get Happy!! é uma álbum de soul music gravado por Elvis Costello and the Attractions e lançado em 1980. Baseado no estilo de soul popularizado pelo selo estadunidense , o disco contém faixas como "Riot Act", "New Amsterdam", "Motel Matches" e "High Fidelity". (pt)
- Get Happy!! är ett album av Elvis Costello and the Attractions utgivet 1980. Det var Elvis Costellos fjärde album och det tredje tillsammans med The Attractions. Get Happy!! skiljer sig från de tidigare albumen genom framträdande influenser från soulmusik. Flera av låtarna hade tidigare framförts live under turnén "Armed Funk Tour", men gruppen var missnöjda med att soundet lät för mycket new wave. Inför inspelningen arrangerades därför låtarna om i R&B-stil. Costello hade under turnén köpt ett antal R&B-skivor med sina favoritartister och gruppen bestämde sig för att efterlikna soundet. Get Happy!! producerades liksom de tidigare tre albumen av Nick Lowe. Albumet fick vid sin utgivning ett något reserverat kritikermottagande, men blev en stor kommersiell framgång med bland annat 2:a plats på UK Albums Chart, 11:e plats på Billboard 200 och 6:e plats på Sverigetopplistan. Singeln I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down blev 4:a på UK Singles Chart och uppföljaren High Fidelity nådde plats 30. Låten New Amsterdam är en demoinspelning som Costello gjorde på egen hand. Inspelningens speciella sound lyckades aldrig återskapas av gruppen och soloversionen togs därför med på albumet. New Amsterdam utgavs som singel och EP och tog sig in på brittiska singellistans topp 40. Get Happy!! har på senare år ofta ansetts vara ett av Elvis Costellos och 1980-talets bästa album. (sv)
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- Three images of a young man with glasses and coat overlaid with geometric shapes and against an orange background. The words "Elvis Costello and the Attractions Get Happy!!" appear. (en)
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- We just changed direction completely. I said, 'Let's just play these songs as if we were a soul band, Booker T and the MGs, so we had a particular time frame in terms of arrangements. It was based on Stax and Motown around 1965 to 1968, but played by these maniacs who had just been flying around the world for two years, and going nuts." (en)
- [Get Happy!!] remains a pivotal work in [Costello's] long career, an assured first step toward even more grandiose experiments to come – from jazz, classical and baroque pop to hip-hop, New Orleans groove and Americana. It's also a great album, an extension of his first three classic LPs that also happens to consciously move away from them and into brave new (en)
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- —Elvis Costello, Radio One (en)
- —Michael Gallucci, Ultimate Classic Rock, 2015 (en)
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- Get Happy!! è il quarto album di Elvis Costello, il suo terzo con il gruppo di supporto The Attractions. In questo disco lo stile musicale è influenzato dall'R'n'B e dal soul. L'album è stato posizionato al #11 della lista dei 100 migliori album degli anni '80 secondo Rolling Stone. Inoltre è recensito da AllMusic con il giudizio di 5/5. (it)
- 《Get Happy!!》는 1980년에 발매된 엘비스 코스텔로의 음반이다. (ko)
- ゲット・ハッピー (Get Happy!!)は、1980年発表のエルヴィス・コステロ&のアルバム。全英1位を記録した。 (ja)
- Get Happy!! é uma álbum de soul music gravado por Elvis Costello and the Attractions e lançado em 1980. Baseado no estilo de soul popularizado pelo selo estadunidense , o disco contém faixas como "Riot Act", "New Amsterdam", "Motel Matches" e "High Fidelity". (pt)
- Get Happy!! is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, and his third with the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation). It was released on 15 February 1980 through F-Beat Records in the United Kingdom and Columbia Records in the United States. Following an incident on tour in March 1979 in which Costello drunkenly insulted several American artists, the artist took time off from the Attractions throughout the summer before rejoining them in October to record his next album. Produced by Nick Lowe and engineered by Roger Béchirian, the sessions began in London but moved to the Netherlands after Costello found the material derivative of his previous album Armed Forces (1979). The sessions were marred with issue (en)
- Get Happy!! est le quatrième album d'Elvis Costello, son troisième avec The Attractions. Sur cet album, Costello effectue une rupture spectaculaire avec le son de sa première "trilogie" d'albums, succès commerciaux tous les trois: le son y est en effet beaucoup plus influencé par le R&B et la musique soul. La couverture présente un effet volontairement "rétro", ressemblant à une vieille pochette d'LP, avec des marques visibles à l'avant et à l'arrière de la pochette. (fr)
- Get Happy!! är ett album av Elvis Costello and the Attractions utgivet 1980. Det var Elvis Costellos fjärde album och det tredje tillsammans med The Attractions. Get Happy!! skiljer sig från de tidigare albumen genom framträdande influenser från soulmusik. Get Happy!! har på senare år ofta ansetts vara ett av Elvis Costellos och 1980-talets bästa album. (sv)
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- Get Happy!! (fr)
- Get Happy!! (it)
- Get Happy!! (ko)
- ゲット・ハッピー (ja)
- Get Happy!! (pt)
- Get Happy!! (sv)
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