High on the Happy Side

High on the Happy Side is the third studio album by Scottish pop rock quartet Wet Wet Wet. The album was released on 27 January 1992, and reached the top of the charts on 8 February. The release of the album was preceded by the singles "Make It Tonight", "Put the Light On" and "Goodnight Girl", and followed by two further singles, "More than Love" and "Lip Service".[2]

High on the Happy Side
Studio album by Wet Wet Wet
Released	27 January 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Length	45:19
Label	Mercury
Producer	Wet Wet Wet Albhy Galuten (co-producer) Axel Kröll (co-producer)
Wet Wet Wet chronology
Wet Wet Wet: Live (1990) High on the Happy Side (1992) Wet Wet Wet: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1992)
Singles from High on the Happy Side
"Make It Tonight" Released: 2 September 1991 "Put the Light On" Released: 21 October 1991 "Goodnight Girl" Released: 23 December 1991 "More Than Love" Released: 9 March 1992 "Lip Service" Released: 29 June 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

High on the Happy Side was released both a single album and as a double album with Cloak & Dagger, a covers album released under the pseudonym Maggie Pie & The Impostors. To accompany the album's release, a video compilation entitled The Story So Far, containing videos for singles from both High on the Happy Side and Holding Back the River, was made available on 24 March 1992.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"More Than Love"	4:21
2.	"Lip Service"	4:59
3.	"Put the Light On"	3:57
4.	"High on the Happy Side"	4:38
5.	"Maybe Tomorrow"	4:17
6.	"Goodnight Girl"	3:40
7.	"Celebration"	2:50
8.	"Make It Tonight"	4:05
9.	"How Long"	4:15
10.	"Brand New Sunrise"	2:59
11.	"2 Days After Midnite"	5:04

High on the Happy Side – Japan Edition

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Just Like Any Other Day"	3:33
13.	"Ordinary Love"	2:55
14.	"Ambrosia Wykes"	7:28

High on the Happy Side – B-Sides

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big Sister Midnight"	5:27
2.	"Perfect Lie"	3:53

High on the Happy Side – The Story So Far (VHS)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet Surrender"
2.	"Broke Away"
3.	"Hold Back the River"
4.	"Stay with Me Heartache"
5.	"Make it Tonight"
6.	"Put the Light On"
7.	"Goodnight Girl"
8.	"More than Love"

Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger
Studio album by Wet Wet Wet
Released	27 January 1992
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet chronology
High on the Happy Side (1992) Cloak & Dagger (1992) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993)

Cloak & Dagger is a free album of cover versions released with the deluxe edition High on the Happy Side.[4] Included with the deluxe versions of the CD, Cassette & Vinyl pressings of the album, Cloak & Dagger was recorded and released under the pseudonym Maggie Pie & The Impostors, a fake veteran act from Scotland. Notably, the album cover pictures unofficial band member Graeme Duffin on an album cover for the first time, having only previously appeared in group shots featured in the booklet of the band's second studio album, Holding Back the River.

Tracklisting

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If You Only Knew"	Mose Allison	2:54
2.	"Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference"	Todd Rundgren	3:50
3.	"Atlantic Avenue"	Steve Ferrone Alan Gorrie White	2:47
4.	"Town Crier"	Elvis Costello	4:27
5.	"Angeline"	John Martyn	3:36
6.	"Get Ready"	William Robinson	3:08
7.	"Share Your Love"	Al "TNT" Braggs Deadric Malone	3:23
8.	"You've Got a Friend"	Carole King	4:33
9.	"Beg Your Pardon, Dear"	Tom Waits	3:25

Personnel

• Marti Pellow – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Graeme Clark – bass, double bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Neil Mitchell – piano, keyboards
• Tommy Cunningham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Graeme Duffin – electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals

Charts

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certification
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	GER [8]	NL [9]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]
1992	High on the Happy Side Released: 27 January 1992 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, Cassette, LP	1	19	13	18	8	48	40	UK: Silver

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Wet Wet Wet – High on the Happy Side". NZ Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
3. "Wet Wet Wet: High on the Happy Side - The Story So Far". Amazon. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
4. "Wet Wet Wet / Maggie Pie & The Imposters – High On The Happy Side / Cloak And Dagger". Discogs. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
5. "UK Charts > Wet Wet Wet". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
6. Australian chart peaks:
   • "Sweet Little Mystery" and "Popped In Souled Out" (Kent Music Report) peaks: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 335. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
   • Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography Wet Wet Wet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2016. N.B. "Sweet Little Mystery" peaked at #33 on the Kent Music Report chart two weeks before the ARIA-produced chart commenced.
   • Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
   • "Shed a Tear" (ARIA Chart) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Feb 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
7. "Austrian Charts > Wet Wet Wet". austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
8. "Chartverfolgung / Wet Wet Wet / Longplay". musicline.de PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
9. "Dutch Charts > Wet Wet Wet". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
10. "Swedish Charts > Wet Wet Wet". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
11. "Swiss Charts > Wet Wet Wet". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.