"Happy" in Galoshes

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"Happy" in Galoshes is the second solo album by American rock singer Scott Weiland. Weiland, known for his roles as the lead singer in Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, released his first album, 12 Bar Blues in 1998. "Happy" in Galoshes was originally reported to be a double album, but in actuality, it is a single album that is being offered in a deluxe edition. The deluxe edition offers a second disc of 10 extra tracks. The album was released November 25, 2008 on Weiland's own Softdrive Records. Produced by Doug Grean and Scott Weiland, with select tracks recorded by Steve Albini, the album features guest appearances by Paul Oakenfold and No Doubt members Adrian Young, Tony Kanal, and Tom Dumont. Oakenfold appears on a cover of David Bowie's "Fame." Weiland has cited Bowie as one of his main influences.

In an interview with The Pulse of Radio regarding the album, Weiland stated: "It'll definitely be a sonic journey like the first album was, a little bit more focused since I'm not on a narcotic journey like I was on the last one. But, you know, still sort of all over the map, because my influences are so wide and varied." In a recent interview with MTV News, Weiland stated that the songs on "Happy" In Galoshes were inspired by the death of his brother, Michael, and Weiland's separation from his wife of eight years, Mary Forsberg.[1]

On September 17, 2008, Spin.com posted an exclusive stream of "Paralysis", and the track "Missing Cleveland" was posted on Weiland's MySpace site. On October 24th, Spin also posted another new song, "Crash".

On October 27, rockdirt.com released the video for "Paralysis", which features actress Paz de la Huerta.[2]

On November 18, the album became available to preview on Scott Weiland's MySpace page.

Track listing

On October 11, 2008, Amazon.com listed the album on its website. The full track list was included:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Missing Cleveland"	4:13
2.	"Tangle With Your Mind"	3:42
3.	"Blind Confusion"	4:22
4.	"Paralysis"	3:50
5.	"She Sold Her System"	4:31
6.	"Fame" (feat. Paul Oakenfold)	3:26
7.	"Killing Me Sweetly"	4:33
8.	"Big Black Monster"	3:23
9.	"Crash"	3:47
10.	"Beautiful Day"	5:09
11.	"Pictures & Computers (I'm Not Superman)"	6:49
12.	"Arch Angel"	4:38
13.	"Be Not Afraid"	6:20

Deluxe Edition

Disc One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Missing Cleveland"	4:13
2.	"Tangle With Your Mind"	3:42
3.	"Blind Confusion"	4:22
4.	"Paralysis"	3:50
5.	"She Sold Her System"	4:31
6.	"Blister On My Soul"	4:08
7.	"Fame" (feat. Paul Oakenfold)	3:26
8.	"Killing Me Sweetly"	4:33
9.	"Big Black Monster"	3:23
10.	"Beautiful Day"	5:09

Disc Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crash"	3:51
2.	"Hyper-Fuzz-Funny-Car"	3.29
3.	"The Man I Didn't Know"	4:33
4.	"Sometimes Chicken Soup (Dig My Way To China To Find You)"	3:59
5.	"Somethings Must Go This Way"	4:45
6.	"Pictures And Computers (I'm Not Superman)"	6:49
7.	"Sentimental Halos"	5:35
8.	"Reel Around The Fountain" (The Smiths cover)	5:25
9.	"Arch Angel"	4:38
10.	"Be Not Afraid" (Catholic Hymn Hidden track)	6:20

Personnel

• Scott Weiland - lead vocals, keyboards, piano
• Doug Grean - guitar, bass
• Tom Dumont - guitar
• Tony Kanal - bass
• Adrian Young - drums, percussion

External links

• Scott Weiland Official Site
• Scott Weiland Official MySpace Site
• Doug Grean Official Site
• Doug Grean MySpace Site