Happy Love Sick is the only solo studio album by Shifty Shellshock who was best known as frontman of rap rock band Crazy Town. The album includes the original singles "Slide Along Side" and "Turning Me On". The single "Starry Eyed Surprise", a collaboration between Paul Oakenfold and Shellshock that was originally released in 2002 on Oakenfold's album Bunkka, also appears on this CD.
Musical style and reception Regarding his new direction on the album, Shellshock stated to the Los Angeles Times in 2004 "I tried to remove the heavy rock element [of Crazy Town]. This is more surfer hip-hop: hip-hop with reggae overtones, some dance music and R&B influences." Tim Sendra of AllMusic ranked the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote in his review that while Happy Love Sick was marred by a somewhat repetitive series of songs, it was nonetheless "a surprisingly good album that should be a feature at late-summer slow drags, beach bonfires, and freshman mixers."
Track listing
Singles
YearTitlePeak chart positionsITAItalian Charts - ShiftyUKSWESwedish Charts - ShiftySWISwiss Charts - ShiftyFRAFrench Charts - ShiftyAUSAustralian Charts Search for 'Shifty' and 'Paul Oakenfold'NLDDutch Charts Search for 'Shifty' and 'Paul Oakenfold'GERNZNew Zealand Charts - Starry Eyed SurpriseUS Hot 100Allmusic Search for 'Shifty' and 'Paul Oakenfold'US Pop 2002 Starry Eyed Surprise(featured with Paul Oakenfold) — 6 — — — 37 53 — 19 41 13 2004 Slide Along Side 11 29 36 42 45 48 24 63 — — 38 Turning Me On — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart
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