Overcome by Happiness

Overcome by Happiness is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Pernice Brothers, released on May 19, 1998 by Sub Pop.

Overcome by Happiness
Studio album by Pernice Brothers
Released	May 19, 1998
Genre	Indie rock
Length	36:02
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Michael Deming
Pernice Brothers chronology
Overcome by Happiness (1998) The World Won't End (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
NME	8/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Pernice.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crestfallen"	3:53
2.	"Overcome by Happiness"	3:40
3.	"Sick of You"	1:23
4.	"Clear Spot"	2:21
5.	"Dimmest Star"	3:48
6.	"Monkey Suit"	3:01
7.	"Chicken Wire"	4:05
8.	"Wait to Stop"	3:29
9.	"All I Know"	2:51
10.	"Shoes and Clothes"	2:47
11.	"Wherein Obscurely"	3:02
12.	"Ferris Wheel"	4:40

References

1. Rabid, Jack. "Overcome by Happiness – The Pernice Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
2. Christgau, Robert (2000). "The Pernice Brothers: Overcome by Happiness". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
3. Brunner, Rob (June 5, 1998). "Overcome by Happiness". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
4. Mulvey, John (June 6, 1998). "Pernice Brothers – Overcome By Happiness". NME. Archived from the original on November 13, 1999. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
5. Caramanica, Jon (2004). "Pernice Brothers". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 629. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.