Happy Birthday to Me (album)

Happy Birthday to Me is the third album by the pop punk band The Muffs.[5] It was released in 1997 on Reprise Records.[6]

Happy Birthday to Me
Studio album by The Muffs
Released	May 20, 1997
Genre	Punk rock, pop punk, garage rock
Length	35:37
Label	Reprise
Producer	Kim Shattuck
The Muffs chronology
Blonder and Blonder (1995) Happy Birthday to Me (1997) Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]

Happy Birthday to Me was vocalist/guitarist Kim Shattuck's favorite Muffs album.[7]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "the band's most convincing songs are designed for those with short attention spans and bad attitudes: Shattuck's guitar snarls, she gripes and then they're over."[8] The Los Angeles Times called the songs "concise, crisply played and melodic."[9] Salon wrote that the album "takes the listener on a blissful, blistering 45-minute joyride."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Kim Shattuck.

1. "Crush Me" - 1.48
2. "That Awful Man" - 1.59
3. "Honeymoon" - 1.55
4. "All Blue Baby" - 2.50
5. "My Crazy Afternoon" - 2.35
6. "Is It All Okay?" - 3.01
7. "Pennywhore" - 1.21
8. "Outer Space" - 3.12
9. "I'm a Dick" - 1.53
10. "Nothing" - 1.28
11. "Where Only I Could Go" - 2.09
12. "Upside Down" - 2.42
13. "You and Your Parrot" - 2.17
14. "Keep Holding Me" - 3.09
15. "The Best Time Around" - 3.18

Personnel

• Kim Shattuck – Guitar, Vocals
• Ronnie Barnett – Bass
• Roy McDonald – Drums
• Sally Browder and Steve Holroyd – Engineer
• The Muffs – Producer

References

1. "Happy Birthday to Me - The Muffs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Muffs". www.robertchristgau.com.
3. "Happy Birthday to Me". EW.com.
4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 794.
5. "Roadkill". www.austinchronicle.com.
6. "The Muffs | Biography & History". AllMusic.
7. Davidson, Eric (November 27, 2010). "We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
8. Jenkins, Mark (July 18, 1997). "THE MUFFS:" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
9. "Rough Tough Muffs". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1997.
10. "Sharps and Flats: The Muffs". Salon. May 24, 1997.