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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 box set The Original Lo-Fi.

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Dying Happy
Studio album by Baby Bird
Released	27 May 1996
Recorded	Recorded between 1988 & 1995 on a four track tape recorder
Genre	Lo-fi/Indie
Length	42:01
Label	Baby Bird Recordings
Producer	Stephen Jones
Baby Bird chronology
The Happiest Man Alive (1996) Dying Happy (1996) Ugly Beautiful (1996)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.

1. "Losing My Hair" – 3:42
2. "Tomorrow's Gone" – 5:36
3. "Petrol Cigarette" – 2:34
4. "When Everyone Speaks English, the World Will Explode" – 6:03
5. "Homesick Satellites" – 2:34
6. "TV" – 3:07
7. "The Unemployable Rub Oil on Her Coffin" – 2:20
8. "Grandma Begs to Be 18 Again" – 2:34
9. "It's Alright Dad, Isn't It" – 2:35
10. "Lead Cloud" – 2:34
11. "Cheap Astronaut" – 5:15
12. "Metal Waterpistol" – 3:04

Personnel

• Stephen Jones – Recording, Artwork
• Colin Bradley – Editing
• Al Levy – Photography
• Andrej Glusgold – Photography
• DED Associates – Artwork

References

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