Happy Town (album)
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| Studio album by Jill Sobule | ||||
| Released | March 18, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Adult alternative | |||
| Length | 46:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Robin Eaton, Mark Goldenberg, Brad Jones |
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Happy Town is the third album by the American singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, released in 1997. (see 1997 in music). The album contains the singles "Bitter" and "When My Ship Comes In" as well as the fan favorite "Half a Heart" and the satirical social commentary "Soldiers of Christ" where Sobule sings from the point of view of a Christian Conservative to illustrate the existence of homophobia in religion. "Love Is Never Equal" appeared in the 2005 Jenny McCarthy film, Dirty Love.
"Bitter" peaked at #74 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in June 1997. The album peaked at #83 on the Australian ARIA albums chart during the same month.
The album cover illustration, which initially featured a Prozac pill, was changed to show a pair of test tubes when Wal-Mart refused to carry the album in its stores. The company asserted that the original image promoted drug abuse The album's lead single, "Bitter", peaked at #74 on Australia's ARIA Top 100 Singles chart on its release.
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