Happy Rhodes

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Happy Rhodes
Happy Rhodes in 2003
Background information
Birth name	Kimberley Tyler Rhodes
Born	August 9, 1965 Poughkeepsie New York, US
Origin	Albany New York, US
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Art Rock Acoustic Pop Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, Vocalist, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Years active	1984–present
Associated acts	Project Lo, Bartlett/Rhodes
Website	http://www.auntiesocialmusic.com/

Happy Rhodes (born August 9, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and electronic musician with a three and a half octave vocal range. She has released 10 albums since 1986.

Contents 1 Family 2 Musical background 3 Influences 4 Vocal Range 5 Live Performances 5.1 Ectofest 5.2 Misc live info 6 Fans 6.1 Ecto (the mailing list) 7 Dark Lyrics 8 The Monsters 9 Discography 9.1 Rhodes Volume I (1986) 9.2 Rhodes Volume II (1986) 9.3 Rearmament (1986) 9.4 Ecto (1987) 9.5 Warpaint (1991) 9.6 Equipoise (1993) 9.7 RhodeSongs (1993) 9.8 Building the Colossus (1994) 9.9 The Keep (1995) 9.10 Many Worlds Are Born Tonight (1998) 9.11 Find Me (Recorded in 2001. Unreleased) 10 Collaborations 11 External links

[edit] Family

Born Kimberley Tyler Rhodes but called "Happy" since infancy, she legally changed her name to Happy Tyler Rhodes at age 16. Through her father, Vernon H. Rhodes Jr., Rhodes is a distant relative of Cecil Rhodes and her first name "Kimberley" is after the Kimberley diamond mines. Her middle name "Tyler" is after the American actress Mary Tyler Moore, who was a friend of Rhodes' mother, Susan D. Stamper, while both took dance classes at the New York City Ballet. Rhodes' maternal grandfather Dave Stamper wrote songs for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 through 1931, as well as composed the music for several other Broadway shows. A family legend claims that Stamper wrote the well-known song "Shine On, Harvest Moon" in 1903 for Nora Bayes when he was working as her Vaudeville piano accompanist, but sold the rights and credit to Bayes and her husband Jack Norworth. Rhodes' parents divorced when she was young. Rhodes has two brothers, Chris Rhodes and Mark Rhodes, who are twins.

[edit] Musical background

Rhodes received her first musical instrument, an acoustic guitar, as a gift from her mother, at age 11. At 14 she was performing original songs in school shows. She left school early at age 16, choosing to obtain a GED. From age 16 to 18, Rhodes began performing in "Open Mic Nights" at Caffè Lena in Saratoga, NY. During this period, Rhodes met Pat Tessitore, the owner of a recording studio, Cathedral Sound Studios in Rensselaer, NY, and became a studio intern to learn recording techniques. Tessitore was impressed with Rhodes' voice and songwriting, and volunteered to record all of the songs she had written to that point.

Tessitore introduced Rhodes to Kevin Bartlett, a musician who had his own record label, Aural Gratification, and he urged her to gather up all the songs that she had recorded, to be released on cassette. She had enough songs to release three cassettes at the same time in 1986, Rhodes Vol. I, Rhodes Vol.II, and Rearmament. In 1987, she released the cassette of Ecto. Her first CD release was Warpaint, in 1991. The first four albums were only available on hand-dubbed cassettes until they were re-released on CD in 1992. For the CD releases, Rhodes Vol. I was re-named Rhodes I, and Rhodes Vol. II was re-named Rhodes II. Each of the CD re-releases contained bonus tracks not on the original cassettes. Aural Gratification released nine Happy Rhodes albums between 1986 and 1995, including Equipoise and RhodeSongs in 1993, Building The Colossus in 1994 and The Keep in 1995. Rhodes left Aural Gratification in 1998.

Rhodes' 10th album, Many Worlds Are Born Tonight, was released in August 1998 by Samson Music, a label founded by Norm Waitt Jr., brother of Ted Waitt, co-founder of the Gateway Computer company. Rhodes was dropped from Samson when the label decided to concentrate on other genres of music and Samson transferred rights to the material back to Rhodes, as well as unsold product.

In 2001 Rhodes recorded an 11th album, called Find Me, which is unreleased.

Rhodes married musician Bob Muller in 2006 and they currently live on a farm in central upstate New York.

[edit] Influences

Rhodes has cited Wendy Carlos, Kate Bush, Queen, Yes, David Bowie, Bach and Peter Gabriel as primary influences. Her father owned a large record collection which included Bagpipe music and Switched-On Bach, by the then- Walter Carlos. By age nine, Rhodes could sing along with every note from that album. As a teenager she discovered the music of Queen and was impressed by their harmonies, which she later emulated on her first few albums. When Rhodes was introduced at age 16 to Kate Bush's music by an English pen pal, she was impressed by Bush's original writing style, vocal abilities and independence as a female artist.

Rhodes has cited Bach's Air on a G String as her favorite piece of music.

Many younger artists have cited Rhodes as an influence on their own music and/or outlook, including Noe Venable, Robert German, and Lisse Kathe.

[edit] Vocal Range

Rhodes is a natural alto, but self-trained her voice to reach the soprano range singing along with Kate Bush's album "The Kick Inside" and Wendy Carlos' album " Switched-On Bach".

Her high voice can sound very similar to Kate Bush, and her highest recorded sung vocal phrase is D6, two octaves above middle C (C4) in a live performance of the Queen song "Lily of the Valley"[1].

She has sung higher notes as background vocals, singing nonsense syllables like "ah" and "la". Her highest example of this type of singing is in her song "Runners" from her album Equipoise, where she hits G-Sharp6, two octaves above middle C (C4)[2].

Her low voice can sound similar to Annie Lennox, and her lowest recorded note is A2, one octave below middle C, in her song "Charlie"[3] on her album Find Me.

Her songs "When the Rain Came Down"[4] on the album Ecto, and "Winter"[5] on Many Worlds Are Born Tonight exhibit this range.

A2 to G-Sharp6 (aka A-Flat6) gives Rhodes a total range of 4 octaves.

[edit] Live Performances

Since 1992 Rhodes has only played live 50 times as a headliner. Rhodes has never undertaken a major tour of the United States, and has never played live anywhere outside of the United States. Most of her live shows have been in the northeast of America, primarily Philadelphia, the only city in the United States where she has a following, and New York City. Rhodes has sold out every show she's performed in Philadelphia when she was the headliner. She has performed several times at the Tin Angel, where she always plays two shows in an evening. Rhodes has also played the Painted Bride Arts Center in 1998, the Middle East Club in 1995, the Mann Theater (opening for 10,000 Maniacs) and the University Museum Auditorium, both in 1992. In New York City Rhodes has played the Bottom Line several times, and performed at the El Flamingo Club in 1998. In 1994 Rhodes performed at YesFest, a convention for fans of the band Yes. She has also performed at the Knitting Factory in New York City as a guest of the band Project Lo.

As a solo artist Rhodes has only performed in Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY, Troy, NY, Albany, NY, Saratoga, NY, Woodstock, NY, Bearsville, NY, New Haven, CT, Danbury, CT, Maple Shade, NJ, Denville, NJ, Bryn Mawr, PA, Mechanicsburg, PA, Cleveland, OH, Toledo, OH, Kenosha, WI, Chicago, IL and Santa Cruz, CA.

[edit] Ectofest

In 1999 Meredith Tarr of New Haven, CT and Chuck Stipak of Danbury, CT organized a one-day music festival in Danbury, CT to honor Rhodes and the mailing list Ecto, with all proceeds going to charity. The lineup for "Ectofest 1999," held on September 4, 1999, consisted of Rhodes, Rachael Sage, Sloan Wainwright, Susan McKeown and the Mila Drumke Band. Tarr and Stipak repeated the festival the next year and on September 2, 2000 "Ectofest 2000" featured Rhodes, Jessica Weiser, Anne Heaton, Amy Fairchild, Sloan Wainwright, Merrie Amsterburg and Susan McKeown.

In 2001, West Coast fans organized "Ectofest West" in Santa Cruz, California, held on June 9, 2001 at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center. Rhodes flew to California to perform but on the day of the concert she accidentally cut the ring finger on her fret hand while using a Leatherman tool, and severed the deep flexor tendon, as well as causing nerve damage. She was taken to the hospital where the hand was temporarily treated and bandaged. Rhodes performed 12 songs that evening sans guitar, relying on bandmates Eric Nicholas, Carl Adami and Bob Muller to fill in her parts. Rhodes had surgery on the finger when she returned from California and underwent physical therapy so she could play the guitar again. Ectofest West is the only time Rhodes has performed in front of an audience west of Chicago. Other performers at the festival were Cyoakha Grace, Two Loons for Tea, Jill Tracy and Veda Hille. Rhodes was scheduled to play Ectofest 2001 on August 25, 2001 in Danbury, CT but had to bow out because of her injury. Performers at that show were Edie Carey, Mila Drumke , Trina Hamlin, Jargon Society, Rachael Sage and Molly Zenobia. 2001's show was the last Ectofest.

[edit] Misc live info

• Rhodes didn't perform again until April 2003, when she performed at a house concert in New Haven, CT with percussionist Bob Muller. Rhodes has also performed at house concerts in Maple Shade, NJ, Toledo, OH and Kenosha, WI.

• Rhodes' most recent solo performance was at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia on January 29, 2005, where she sold out two shows in the same evening.

• Rhodes has toured three times as guest keyboardist and vocalist for the Bon Lozaga band Project Lo, in 1997, 1999 and 2000.

• Through the years, Rhodes has performed live with backing musicians Bob Muller, Kevin Bartlett, Bon Lozaga, Carl Adami, Hansford Rowe, Kelly Bird, Martha Waterman, Eric Nicholas, Mark Foster, Ray Jung, Matthew Guarnere, Dave Sepowski, Peter Sheehan, Dean Sharp, Jamie Edwards and Paul Huesman.

• Rhodes has opened for or played on the same bill as 10,000 Maniacs, Shawn Colvin, Jeffrey Gaines, Pete & Maura Kennedy, Kyle Davis, Barbara Kessler, Willy Porter, and Steve Forbert, among others.

• Musicians opening for Rhodes include Bon Lozaga, Caryn Lin, Joy Askew, Jen Hess, Ritual Motion, The Nudes, and Richard Johnson.

[edit] Fans

In 1991, Rhodes developed a following in Philadelphia, PA through airplay on WXPN-FM. Her song "Feed The Fire" (from her album Warpaint) was said to be one of the station's most requested songs of 1991. Rhodes has received airplay and has been interviewed on radio shows such as the syndicated programs Echoes, and The World Cafe. She has received airplay on Morning Becomes Eclectic from KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, and WDST in Woodstock, NY, where Rhodes lived for a time.

Much of the attention Rhodes has received has been via less traditional routes:

• In 1987 Aural Gratification released a sampler tape of Rhodes' music from the album Ecto. In late summer 1988 one of these cassettes was obtained by a programmer for an all-female-artists radio show called Suspended In Gaffa (named after a Kate Bush song) on KKFI-FM in Kansas City, MO. The programmer's discussion of Rhodes' music during 1989-1991 on the Kate Bush Usenet newsgroup rec.music.gaffa led to the formation in 1991 of the "Ecto" mailing list, named after Rhodes' 4th album and the song by the same name on the album.

• In 2000, an unknown person mislabeled one of Rhodes' non-album tracks, "When The Rain Came Down" (a bonus track on the CD re-release of Ecto), as being a duet between Kate Bush and Annie Lennox (who have never worked together), and shared it on the original Napster file-sharing network.

[edit] Ecto (the mailing list)

• Ecto the Internet mailing list was created on June 13, 1991 by Jessica Dembski Koeppel out of Rutgers University. Originally called "Ectoplasm," the mailing list name was changed within a few days. It has operated continuously since its inception, and has from the beginning encouraged discussion of other musicians besides Happy Rhodes, especially female artists. The mailing list changed hands in the mid-'90's to Jeff Wasilko, who now hosts the mailing list at his smoe domain, which hosts several other music mailing lists. Among fans, the term "Ecto," used as a genre name, has grown to encompass a number of musicians who do not fit comfortably in other musical genres, such as Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel and Jane Siberry. Rhodes' fans have called themselves "Ectophiles" since almost the beginning of the mailing list, and the name was the inspiration for Tori Amos fans calling themselves "Toriphiles." Ecto is no longer the busy list it once was, but it still exists and members still occasionally discuss Happy Rhodes.

• Rhodes thanks the "Ectophiles" in the liner notes of the CD re-releases of Rhodes I, Rhodes II, Rearmament, Ecto and Many Worlds Are Born Tonight.

• Rhodes and the mailing list Ecto were the inspiration for the creation of The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music, a collection of music reviews by Ectophiles created in 1998 by poet and author Neile Graham.

[edit] Dark Lyrics

Listeners who delve into Rhodes' lyrics are often surprised to realize how dark they are, especially in her earlier albums. Rhodes often wrote songs about depression, suicide, death, ghosts, monsters and aliens because they are subjects that interested her. Rhodes has never spoken in-depth about her childhood, but several interviews have indicated that it was unhappy. School was especially difficult and she has talked about being tormented and abused by her peers. Painting and writing music were escapes for her and negative feelings were often translated into lyrics. Rhodes has said in interviews that she suffered from depression at various times in her life, and many fans feel that she is particularly talented in putting her feelings while depressed into words via her lyrics, often identifying closely with them.

[edit] The Monsters

The monster paintings on Rhodes' albums often cause viewers to do a double-take, and sometimes give the wrong impression of the music contained within. As Rhodes explains (the following used with kind permission of Happy Rhodes):

“

My father was a painter among other things. I was the only child in the family who displayed artistic talent, so my dad would always coach me. He'd say things like, "Don't henscratch. Just put your pencil to the paper and keep continuous lines as if you KNOW what you're drawing." He also said that nothing I create could be bad; that anything that comes from my imagination can only be good. I loved that because it gave me permission to draw from my imagination. I liked drawing monsters because it served two purposes. It repelled others, which was always a good thing for me, and it allowed me the freedom of not having to study anatomy. I enjoy anatomy very much, but it's so nice to be able to paint something without worrying about correct proportions. I realized at some point that I painted monsters to be my friends and protectors. They were always kind souls who would rip to shreds anyone who tried to hurt me. The original cassette cover of Rhodes I, originally painted on a motorcycle saddlebag I sketched monsters throughout my adolescence, then when I was 14 I convinced my mother to let me paint a monster mural on my bedroom wall. It was about 7 feet tall, had horns, one leg ripped off, demonic eyes and taloned hands with twisted fingers. Oh - and long pointy teeth of course. The monster on my bedroom wall was named, "Alice." It was male not female. My brothers' friends would always ask to come in to see it. Later in my teens I started painting monsters on canvas. I was never a good painter but it was a great hobby for me at the time. I painted a monster on the saddlebag of a motorcycle. I took a picture of it and it became the album cover for Rhodes I. I continued painting monsters all over my room-some original and some from Dungeons and Dragons. When my mother sold the house a year later, I had to paint over every single one of them. I used two coats of primer and two coats of paint and Alice still kept bleeding through. Someday some poor little kid is going to wake up in the room and see the faint outline of a horrible creature staring at it.

”

[edit] Discography

Rhodes has released four studio albums and six compilation albums in her 20+ year career. Her first four albums were not conceived and recorded as album releases, they were a gathering together of songs recorded at Cathedral Sound Studios over a number of years. When fellow musician Kevin Bartlett offered to release Rhodes' songs on his cassette-only personal label Aural Gratification, Rhodes culled through the songs she had recorded and ordered them to her satisfaction. Rhodes I and Rhodes II are often considered to be a double album by fans because the songs are all very like-minded. The third cassette, Rearmament, is more electronic and often displays the influence of Wendy Carlos.The fourth cassette, Ecto, contained a greater number of the most recent songs Rhodes had recorded and shows a greater maturity and complexity, foreshadowing the music Rhodes would make in the future.

[edit] Rhodes Volume I (1986)

1986 cassette:13 tracks, 45 minutes
1992 CD 15 tracks, 50:15 minutes

• Produced by Pat Tessitore and Happy Rhodes.
• Recorded and Mixed by Pat Tessitore at Cathedral Sound Studios in Rensselaer, NY.

Rhodes' first album was a collection of songs written from 1984 through 1986. Originally released as a cassette tape, each copy sold was a 1 to 1 real-time dub. Rhodes I was re-released on CD in 1992.

Track listing: "Rainkeeper" (2:24) , "Oh The Drears" (3:17) , "Given In" (4:14) , "He's Alive" (4:22) , "Possessed" (2:55) , " I'll Let You Go" (3:59) , "Number One" (2:49) , "Case of Glass" (3:39) , "Moonbeam Friends" (2:49) , "I'm Not Awake, I'm Not Asleep" (3:23) , "The First to Cry" (3:00) , "Step Inside" (3:46) , "The Wretches Gone Awry" (2:36) , "The Flaming Threshold" (4:39) (CD bonus track, previously unreleased) , "Suicide Song" (2:24) (CD bonus track, previously unreleased)

All music, lyrics, voices, instruments and arrangements by Happy Rhodes, except "Possessed" music by Happy Rhodes, lyrics by Dave Snyder

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

[edit] Rhodes Volume II (1986)

Compilation of songs 1984–1986. Originally released as a cassette tape, each copy sold was a 1 to 1 real-time dub. Re-released on CD in 1992.

Track listing: "Come Here" (3:55) , "The Revelation" (3:01) , "Many Nights" (2:50) , "Under And Over The Brink" (2:36) , "Let Me Know, Love" (3:23) , "Where Do I Go?" (3:25) , "Not For Me" (2:49) , "One Alien" (3:26) , "No One Here" (4:13) , "To The Funny Farm" (2:10) , "Asylum Master" (3:18) , "Beat it Out" (3:33) , "The Chase" (4:19) , "Take Me With You" (5:45) (CD bonus track, previously unreleased) , "Under And Over The Brink" (2:32) ("barely salvaged from the vault") (CD bonus track, previously unreleased)

All music, lyrics, voices, instruments and arrangements - Happy Rhodes

1986 tape US Aural Gratification AGC 0007 13 tracks, 50 minutes
1992 CD US Aural Gratification AGCD0007 15 tracks, 49:50 minutes

• Produced by Pat Tessitore and Happy Rhodes.
• Recorded and Mixed by Pat Tessitore at Cathedral Sound Studios in Rensselaer, NY.

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

[edit] Rearmament (1986)

Compilation of songs 1984–1986. Originally released as a cassette tape, each copy sold was a 1 to 1 real-time dub. Re-released on CD in 1992.

Track listing: "The Perfect Irony" (4:02), "For We Believe" (2:50), "I Am A Legend" (4:09), "'Til The Dawn Breaks" (5:57), "The Issue Is" (3:24), "Friend You'll Be" (3:39), "Dreams Are" (5:45), "Box H.A.P." (3:05), "I Have a Heart" (4:44), "Crystal Orbs" (3:44), "Because I Learn" (3:43), "Baby Don't Go" (4:13), "Rhodes Waltz" (2:40), "Ally Ally Oxenfree" (3:43), "Be Careful What you Say" (5:37) (a Bartlett/Rhodes song) (CD bonus track, previously unreleased)

All music, lyrics, voices, instruments and arrangements - Happy Rhodes

1987 tape US Aural Gratification AGC 0013 13 tracks, 60 minutes
1992 CD US Aural Gratification AGCD0013 15 tracks, 68:46 minutes

• Produced by Pat Tessitore and Happy Rhodes.
• Recorded and Mixed by Pat Tessitore at Cathedral Sound Studios in Rensselaer, NY.

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

[edit] Ecto (1987)

Compilation of songs 1984–1987. Originally released as a cassette tape, each copy sold was a 1 to 1 real-time dub. Re-released on CD in 1992.

Track listing: "I'm Going Back" (4:18), "If Love Is A Game, I Win" (5:32), "Would That I Could" (4:11), "Off From Out From Under Me" (3:53), "Project 499" (2;13), "I Won't Break Down" (3:28), "If So" (3:36), "Ecto" (4:40), "I Cannot Go On" (4:07), "Ode" (4:10), "Don't Want To Hear It" (4:56), "Poetic Justice" (2:59), "To Be E. Mortal" (8:15),"Look For The Child" (5:54) (CD bonus track, previously unreleased), "When The Rain Came Down" (5:44) (CD bonus track, previously unreleased)

All music, lyrics, voices, instruments and arrangements - Happy Rhodes

1987 tape US Aural Gratification AGC 0013 13 tracks, 60 minutes
1992 CD US Aural Gratification AGCD0013 15 tracks, 68:46 minutes

• Produced by Pat Tessitore and Happy Rhodes.
• Recorded and Mixed by Pat Tessitore at Cathedral Sound Studios in Rensselaer, NY.

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

[edit] Warpaint (1991)

Warpaint was the first of Rhodes' albums to be written and recorded as an album release, and the first to be released on CD.

Track listing: "Waking Up" (4:06), "Feed The Fire" (4:33), "Murder" (4:55) , "To Live In Your World" (3:33), "Phobos" (5:13), "Wrong Century" (4:25), "Lay Me Down" (3:51), "Terra Incognita" (4:33), "All Things (Mia ia io)" (4:48), "Words Weren't Made For Cowards" (5:22), "Warpaint" (6:15), "In Hiding" (3:12)

All music, lyrics, voices and arrangements - Happy Rhodes (except as noted in album credits)

1991 tape US Aural Gratification AGC 0017 12 tracks, 56 minutes
1991 CD US Aural Gratification AGCD0017 12 tracks, 56:00 minutes (First CD pressing is without barcode)
1993 CD SA (South Africa) Brettian Productions CDBRT (WR) 037 12 tracks, 56:00 minutes

• Produced by Kavin Bartlett and Happy Rhodes
• Recorded and Mixed by Pat Tessitore at Cathedral Sound Studios in Rensselaer, NY.

• Happy Rhodes -
  • Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion
• Kevin Bartlett
  • Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion
• Bob Van Detta
  • Bass on "Warpaint"
• Mitch Elrod
  • Additional vocals on "Wrong Century"
• Martha Waterman
  • Keyboards on "In Hiding"
• Elizabeth Jones
  • Violin on "Lay Me Down"

[edit] Equipoise (1993)

Track listing: "Runners" (6:00), "He Will Come" (4:08), "The Flight" (4:52), "Out Like A Lamb" (6:48), "Save Our Souls" (6:16), "Closer" (5:05), "Temporary And Eternal" (4:51), "Cohabitants" (5:41), "Play The Game" (6:28), "Mother Sea" (5:24), "I Say" (5:39)

All music, lyrics, voices and arrangements - Happy Rhodes (except as noted in album credits)

1993 tape US Aural Gratification AGC 0019 11 tracks
1993 CD US Aural Gratification AGCD0019 11 tracks, 61:14 minutes

• Produced by Kevin Bartlett and Happy Rhodes
• Recorded and Mixed by Pat Tessitore at Cathedral Sound Studios in Rensselaer, NY.

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards
• Kevin Bartlett:
  • Guitar, Percussion, Bass Percussion, Keyboards
• Chuck D'Aloia:
  • Guitars
• Ray Jung:
  • Fretless Bass
• Mark Foster:
  • Snare Drum
• Andy Wyman:
  • Bagpipe
• Martha Waterman:
  • Piano
• Kelly Bird:
  • Additional vocals on "Closer"

[edit] RhodeSongs (1993)

A collection of quieter songs from Rhodes' first 6 albums, with an emphasis on the first 4. It also included acoustic versions of earlier songs and a cover of David Bowie's "Ashes To Ashes," as well as the Acoustic Tribute Version of the song "Feed The Fire," a song originally written to pay homage to musicians Rhodes admired. The special version included snippets of songs by Kate Bush, Yes and David Bowie.

Track listing: "Feed The Fire" (album version, from Warpaint) (4:35), "The Wretches Gone Awry" (album version, from Rhodes I) (2:36), "Ode" (album version, from Ecto) (4:13), "I Say" (album version, from Equipoise) (5:41), "Save Our Souls" (acoustic version) (5:31), "The Revelation" (album version, from Rhodes II) (3:04), "Because I Learn" (album version, from Rearmament) 3:43), "If So" (album version, from Ecto) (3:40), "Given In" (for "World Cafe", 1991) (4:11), "In Hiding" (acoustic version) (3:31), "I Have A Heart" (album version, from Rearmament) (4:44), "Ashes to Ashes" (acoustic David Bowie cover) (3:46), "Let Me Know, Love" (album version, from Rhodes II) (3:26), "Temporary and Eternal" (album version, from Equipoise) (4:49), "Summer" (previously unreleased) (3:06), "Feed The Fire" (acoustic Tribute version) (4:02), "Buggy Track" (0:08)

All music, lyrics, voices, instruments and arrangements - Happy Rhodes (except as noted in credits)

1993 tape US Aural Gratification AGC 0021 17 tracks, 64:49 minutes
1993 CD US Aural Gratification AGCD0021 17 tracks, 64:49 minutes

• Produced by Happy Rhodes and Kevin Bartlett
• Engineered by Pat Tessitore at Cathedral Sound Studios, Rensselaer, NY

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
• Kevin Bartlett:
  • Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards
• Chuck D'Aloia:
  • Nylon String Guitar
• Ray Jung:
  • Bass

"Ashes To Ashes" - by David Bowie - Tintoretto Music, Fleur Music, Administered by Screen Gems / EMI

"Feed The Fire" (Acoustic Tribute Version) features lines from:
"Long Distance Runaround" - Jon Anderson, Topographic Music, Ltd., Administered by WB Music
"Running Up That Hill" - Kate Bush, Kate Bush Music Ltd.,
"Starman" - David Bowie, Tintoretto Music, Fleur Music, Moth Music, Administered by Chrysalis Music, Screen Gems / EMI

[edit] Building the Colossus (1994)

Track listing: "Hold Me" (4:40), "Just Like Tivoli" (6:04), "Dying" (5:44), "Collective Heart" (4:43), "Building the Colossus" (4:18), "Omar" (4:47), "Pride" (2:39), "You Never Told Me" (5:03), "If I Ever See the Girl Again" (5:33), "Down, Down" (6:15), "Big Dreams, Big Life" (2:31), "Glory" (6:00)

All music, lyrics, voices, and arrangements - Happy Rhodes (except as noted in credits)

• Produced by Happy Rhodes and Kevin Bartlett
• Engineered by Pat Tessitore at Cathedral Sound Studios, Rensselaer, NY

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Vocals, Electronic Percussion, Keyboards, Nylon String Guitar, 12-String Guitar:, Acoustic Guitar, Synth Organ
• Kevin Bartlett:
  • Electric Guitar, E-Bow Guitar, 12-String Guitar, 6-Strong Guitar, Nukelele Island Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electronic Percussion, Bass, Electric Bass, Synth Bass, Wacka-Wacka, Keyboards
• David Torn:
  • Electronic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Seismic Anomalic Electric Guitar, Loops, Subliminal Guitar Loop,
• Jerry Marotta:
  • Drums, Toms, Percussion
• Dave Sepowski:
  • Electric Guitar
• Chuck D'Aloia:
  • Slide Guitars, Nylon String Guitar
• Peter Sheehan:
  • Additional Percussion
• Monica Wilson:
  • Cello

Chatter in "Glory" by: Happy Rhodes, Kelly Bird, Karen Campbell, Rachael Cooper, Theresa Burns Parkhurst, Amy Abdou, Abba Rage

[edit] The Keep (1995)

October 24, 1995

A compilation of acoustic versions of previously-released songs, and rarities 1984–1995.

Track listing: "Temporary And Eternal" (5:33), "Life On Mars" (3:20), "Collective Heart" (4:45), "The Yes Medley" (6:05), "Save Our Souls" (6:00), "Flash Me Up" (2:14), "For We Believe" (2:34), "Summer" (3:28), "Oh Holy Night" (3:27), "Look For The Child" (4:20), "Hold Me" (3:25), "Bye Moon" (2:07), "Prey Of The Strange" (3:36), "Oh Hand Of Mine" (3:49)

All music, lyrics, voices and arrangements - Happy Rhodes (unless otherwise noted in album credits)

1995 tape US Aural Gratification AGC 0031 14 tracks
1995 CD US Aural Gratification AGCD0031 14 tracks, 56:10 minutes

• Album Produced by Kevin Bartlett.
• Individual songs Produced by
  • Happy Rhodes
  • Happy Rhodes and Kevin Bartlett
  • John Diliberto
  • Bruce Raines
  • John Patoubas

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Vocals, Nylon Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
• Kevin Bartlett:
  • Electric Guitar, Loops, Effects
• Carl Adami:
  • Bass, Devices
• Dean Sharp:
  • Percussion
• Kelly Bird:
  • Backing vocals, Acoustic Guitar

"The Yes Medley":
"I Sleep Alone" written by Trevor Rabin. Published by Uni/Chappell Music, Warnell Chappell Music
"Soon" written by Jon Anderson. Published by Topographic Music BMI
"Endless Dream" written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson. Published by Tremander's Songs BMI and Fizz Music Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Corp. ASCAP
"Hearts" written by Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Alan White, Tony Kaye. Published by Affirmative Music BMI

[edit] Many Worlds Are Born Tonight (1998)

Track listing: "100 Years" (5:25), "Many Worlds Are Born Tonight" (4:52), "The Chariot" (5:22), "Ra Is A Busy God" (6:21), "If Wishes Were Horses, How Beggars Would Ride" (5:02), "Roy (Back From The Offworld)" (5:33), "Tragic" (6:09), "Proof" (4:22), "Looking Over Cliffs" (4:57), "Winter" (3:58), "Serenading Genius" (6:37)

1998 CD US - Samson Music GC0141 11 tracks, 58:38 minutes

All music, lyrics, voices, arrangements, sequencing, programming, sampling - Happy Rhodes (unless otherwise noted in album credits)

• Produced by Happy Rhodes.

• Engineered by Happy Rhodes with additional tracking by Kevin Bartlett at Aural Gratification
• All vocals engineered by Kevin Bartlett

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Nylon String Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Hand Percussion
• Kevin Bartlett:
  • Harmonic, Shadow and Original E-bow, Bass, Bass Loops, Drippy Bass, Hand Percussion, Jug, Vase, Linguini Grill, Log Drums, Bongos, Mini Djembe and Chime
• Jerry Marotta:
  • Drums, Barney Rubble Drums, Nails of Goat and "Oh"
• Carl Adami:
  • Bass and BassLoopie Things
• Rob Taylor:
  • Violin
• Kelly Bird:
  • Additional Voices on "Proof"
• Mitch Elrod:
  • Additional Voices on "Proof"

• Samples
  • Peter Siedlaczeks' Classical Choir
  • David Torn's Tonal Textures #22
  • Gota Yashiki's Groove Activator
  • Project Lo's Dabblings In Darkness, "Three Rivers Of Lor"
  • David Torn's Tonal Textures #6,
  • Rich Goodhart's Never Give A Sword To A Man Who Can't Dance, "Ritual Dreaming" Copyright 1995
  • SSS Laidback Drumtools
  • Big Fish Audio's Loopalicious and Drum Looks 3
  • Trevor Rabin's Can't Look Away "Something To Hold On To" Copyright 1989
  • "Warrior Songs" - Purchased on the streets of N.Y.C from an American Indian...
  • Rarefaction's A Poke In The Ear With A Sharp Stick ...Voice.
  • David Torn's Tonal Textures, #'s 20, 23 and 27

[edit] Find Me (Recorded in 2001. Unreleased)

Track listing (times given are for unmastered versions): "Fall" (4:47), "Charlie" (3:59), "The Chosen One" (3:45), "Can't Let Go" (5:14), "One And Many" (4:36), "Find Me" (5:02), "Here And Hereafter" (4:25), "She Won't Go" (3:54), "Treehouse" (?), "Little Brother" (?), "I Am Your Queen" (? )

In 2005 Rhodes released a limited-edition CD sampler consisting of the first 8 songs listed. The sampler was sold to fans via her mailing list Ecto and other fan outlets. The CDs sold out quickly and another pressing is not planned. Rhodes has said that she does plan to release the album in the future.

The song "Shutdown" was recorded for the album but is not expected to be on the album release.

All music, lyrics, voices, arrangements, sequencing, programming, sampling - Happy Rhodes (unless otherwise noted in album credits)

• Produced by Bob Muller

• Happy Rhodes:
  • Acoustic Guitar
• Bon Lozaga:
  • Guitar
• Hansford Rowe:
  • Bass
• Carl Adami:
  • Bass
• Ted Kumpel:
  • Guitar
• Jon Cather:
  • Guitar
• Rob Schwimmer:
  • Piano
• Fab Dupont:
  • Additional Programming

[edit] Collaborations

• Kevin Bartlett: the duo Bartlett/Rhodes (1987-1989)
  • Bartlett/Rhodes demo recording (never publically released)

• Bon Lozaga and | Project Lo
  • Lead vocals on "Mercy Street," a Peter Gabriel cover, and "Perfection" from Project Lo's 1997 album Black Canvas.

• Samite
  • Atmospheric backing vocals on "Stars To Share" from Samite's 1999 album Stars To Share.

• William Ackerman
  • Lead vocals on "Before We Left All This Behind" from Ackerman's 2001 album Hearing Voices.

• Bob Holroyd
  • Rhodes sang the Kate Bush part of the Peter Gabriel song "Games Without Frontiers" from Holroyd's 2003 album Without Within.

• Jeff Oster
  • Atmospheric vocalizations on the instrumental songs "Haleakala," "Behind The Veil," "As I Live And Breathe, "Final Approach," "Matt's Mood" from Oster's 2005 album Released.

[edit] External links

• Auntie Social Music - Official Happy Rhodes web site
• Happy Rhodes MySpace page - a fan page, but authorized by Happy Rhodes
• Vickie's Place for Happy Rhodes Song Samples - authorized by Happy Rhodes
• Vickie's Place for Happy Rhodes Rarities - authorized by Happy Rhodes
• Ecto Home Page - Happy Rhodes' lyrics - authorized by Happy Rhodes
• Rhodeshows - A fan site listing Happy's live shows
• List of live concert clips on YouTube
• List of Subtitled/Closed Captioned concert clips on Google Video
• Ectophiles' Guide to Happy Rhodes
• Terra Incognita - a fan site
• Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music

Persondata
NAME	Rhodes, Happy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Singer/songwriter/musician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 9 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH	Poughkeepsie, New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH