Home Is in Your Head is the second studio album by His Name Is Alive

His Name Is Alive

His Name Is Alive is an experimental rock band/project from Livonia, Michigan. After several self-released cassettes, they debuted on 4AD Records in 1990, starting a long run at the label...

, originally released via 4AD in the UK on September 9, 1991, and on Rykodisc

Rykodisc

Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...

 in the USA in 1992.

History

Like their 4AD debut, Livonia

Livonia (His Name Is Alive album)

Livonia is the debut LP by His Name Is Alive. It was originally released on 4AD in the UK in 1990 and in 1992 on 4AD/Rykodisc in the USA.-History:...

, His Name Is Alive's Home Is in Your Head comprises tracks that originated in Warren Defever

Warren Defever

Warren Defever is a musician and producer from Livonia, Michigan. He is most known for his chameleonic project His Name Is Alive, though he is active in numerous other circles...

's basement on a 4-track recorder, later remixed by Ivo Watts-Russell

Ivo Watts-Russell

Ivo Watts-Russell was joint-founder with Peter Kent of the English indie record label 4AD. He has also produced several records, himself preferring to use the term "musical director" to explain his role in the creation....

 and John Fryer

John Fryer (music)

John Fryer is an English record producer. Best known for his production work, he also branched out as a musician as one of only two constant members of This Mortal Coil , providing keyboards, strings and synthesizer sequencing for the band, and its offshoot, The Hope Blister.- Career :Starting out...

 into something suitable for release. Primarily featuring material recorded between 1989 and 1990, some songs date from the same era as the songs from Livonia (1985-1989). 4AD's press release for Livonia in 1990 mentions that the band's second 4AD album (which turned out to be this album) was already completed.

"Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking" was later used in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr. It was written, co-produced, and directed by Cameron Crowe...

in a key scene. This jokingly earned HNIA the moniker "the band that gave Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....

 a nervous breakdown."

Track listings and release details

Tracks four, five and six are a suite of songs collectively known as The Song of Schizophrenia.

All tracks are written by Warren Defever, credited as His Name Is Alive; except for "The Well," which was written by Karin Oliver

Karin Oliver

Karin Oliver is a former singer for the Livonia, Michigan band His Name Is Alive. She was with the band from 1989 to 1998. After leaving the band following the USA release party for the Ft. Lake album, she pursued a career in marketing full time. She also provided vocals for Velour 100, a band...

; "Tempe," written by Jymn Auge; and "There's Something Between Us and He's Changing My Words," which is a cover of a song by Bone Machine. Defever and Auge actually co-wrote this song, as Bone Machine was an early band of theirs. Guitarist Auge had guested on Livonia, and by this album was a full-time member of HNIA.

A hidden song is included on the last track. After a brief moment of silence following the conclusion of "Dreams Are of the Body," a song called "The Other Body" begins. This is a demo track that ends abruptly, as the tape ran out during recording.

The album was only available in the USA as an import until 1992, when Rykodisc issued the album domestically on CD. The Rykodisc release, which is now out of print, also contained The Dirt Eaters EP

The Dirt Eaters EP

The Dirt Eaters in an EP by His Name Is Alive, originally released by 4AD in early 1992. It has never been released on its own in the United States, as it was included on the 4AD/Rykodisc USA reissue of Home Is In Your Head in 1992.-History:...

, which had been released in the UK in early 1992. When 4AD reissued the album on CD in 1998, they also included these tracks. The Rykodisc version featured a different album cover, which was a slightly re-worked version of the back cover of the 4AD release.

Original 4AD release

1. "Are You Coming Down This Weekend?" – 0:18
2. "Her Eyes Were Huge Things" – 1:37
3. "The Charmer" – 2:14
4. "Hope Called in Sick" – 1:36
5. "My Feathers Needed Cleaning" – 2:27
6. "The Well" – 2:25
7. "There's Something Between Us and He's Changing My Words" – 1:20
8. "The Phoenix, a Pool of Ice" – 0:50
9. "Are We Still Married?" – 2:51
10. "Put Your Finger in Your Eye" – 0:50
11. "Home Is in Your Head" – 2:23
12. "Why People Disappear" – 4:17
13. "Here Eyes Are Huge" – 1:11
14. "Save the Birds" – 0:23
15. "Chances Are We Are Mad" – 2:37
16. "Mescalina" – 0:48
17. "Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking" – 3:26
18. "Very Bad a Bitter Hand" – 3:02
19. "Beautiful and Pointless" – 2:25
20. "Tempe" – 3:25
21. "Spirit and Body" – 1:49
22. "Love's a Fish Eye" – 3:32
23. "Dreams Are of the Body" / "The Other Body" – 2:39

Rykodisc release

1. "Are You Coming Down This Weekend?" – 0:18
2. "Her Eyes Were Huge Things" – 1:37
3. "The Charmer" – 2:14
4. "Hope Called in Sick" – 1:36
5. "My Feathers Needed Cleaning" – 2:27
6. "The Well" – 2:25
7. "There's Something Between Us and He's Changing My Words" – 1:20
8. "The Phoenix, a Pool of Ice" – 0:50
9. "Are We Still Married?" – 2:51
10. "Put Your Finger in Your Eye" – 0:50
11. "Home Is in Your Head" – 2:23
12. "Why People Disappear" – 4:17
13. "Here Eyes Are Huge" – 1:11
14. "Save the Birds" – 0:23
15. "Chances Are We Are Mad" – 2:37
16. "Mescalina" – 0:48
17. "Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking" – 3:26
18. "Very Bad a Bitter Hand" – 3:02
19. "Beautiful and Pointless" – 2:25
20. "Tempe" – 3:25
21. "Spirit and Body" – 1:49
22. "Love's a Fish Eye" – 3:32
23. "Dreams Are of the Body" / "The Other Body" – 2:39
24. "Man on the Silver Mountain" – 3:45
25. "Are We Still Married?" – 2:59
26. "Is This the Way the Tigers Do?" – 3:37
27. "We Hold the Land in Great Esteem" – 4:03
28. "The Dirt Eaters" – 3:44

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue #
United Kingdom	September 9, 1991	4AD 4AD 4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...	CD	CAD 1013 CD
			LP	CAD 1013
			Cassette	CAD C 1013
United States	July 21, 1992	Rykodisc Rykodisc Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...	CD (with 5 bonus tracks)	RCD 20245