The Sun Is Often Out


The Sun Is Often Out is the debut album by Longpigs, released in 1996 on U2's record label, Mother Records.
Five singles were released from the album, initially to little success. The first two"She Said" and "Jesus Christ"both failed to crack the UK Top 40, both stalling at No. 67. The third single, "Far", fared a little better, scraping into the Top 40, reaching No. 37 and receiving significant radio airplay, particularly on the national pop and rock radio station, BBC Radio 1. However, the next single, "On and On", would be the band's breakthrough single, reaching No. 16 in the UK. With this momentum the album was released in April, and shortly after, "She Said" was re-released, also making it to No. 16 in the UK singles chart. The final single from the album, "Lost Myself", narrowly missed giving the band a third successive Top 20 single, stalling at No. 22.

Critical reception

The Sun Is Often Out was declared one of 1996's 50 best albums by Q and Melody Maker and retains a favourable 4-star rating on the AllMusic website, by both critics and fans.

Track listing

All songs written by Crispin Hunt except where noted.
  1. "Lost Myself" – 5:04
  2. "She Said" – 4:24
  3. "Far" – 3:46
  4. "On and On" – 4:10
  5. "Happy Again" – 4:17
  6. "All Hype" – 3:23
  7. "Sally Dances" – 3:44
  8. "Jesus Christ" – 4:00
  9. "Dozen Wicked Words" – 5:00
  10. "Elvis" – 4:22
  11. "Over Our Bodies" – 21:15

Longpigs

  • Crispin Hunt – vocals, guitar
  • Richard Hawley – guitar, vocals
  • Simon Stafford – bass, piano, Hammond organ, vocals
  • Dee Boyle – drums, vocals

    Additional personnel

  • Kevin Bacon – producer
  • Jonathan Quarmby – producer
  • Stephen Harris - Engineer - Mixer
  • Hugh Jones – additional mix and production on "Far"
  • Gil Norton – additional mix and production on "On and On"