Sunday Morning Fever

Sunday Morning Fever is the third album from the British rock band The Candyskins. It is the band's first release after being dropped by Geffen Records and signing with the indie label, Ultimate, and is their last album with original bassist Karl Shale. The album boasts three singles that all cracked the UK Singles Chart: "Mrs. Hoover", "Hang Myself on You", and the band's only Top 40 hit "Monday Morning".

Background
The Candyskins released their second studio album Fun? in 1993; they were posed for breakthrough success but were dropped by major label Geffen Records. Legal issues kept the band out of the spotlight for a year after this. In late 1995, their manager, Richard Cotton, got the band a deal with the independent label Rotator. They issued the single "Mrs. Hoover," which reached number 65 on the UK Singles Chart. Another single, "Get On," became an independent hit in June 1996, which led to a UK tour alongside Space. After another hit with "Circles" and a reissued "Mrs. Hoover," Geffen Records opted to re-release Fun? in 1996. This irritated the band members; vocalist Nick Cope and his brother, guitarist Mark Cope, were later arrested for spray painting "No Fun" in Geffen's offices in London. They were due to support the Seahorses for that band's live debut in November 1996 but pulled out.

Release
Sunday Morning Fever was issued in the UK and Japan through the label Ultimate. "Hang Myself on You" was released as a single in April 1997, followed by "Feed It" in October 1997. The latter drew huge radio attention after the song's origin, about Heaven's Gate, was explained. The Candyskins toured with the likes of Del Amitri, Dodgy, and My Life Story, which maintained their momentum. Nick Cope said their management wanted them to focus on the US, neglecting the UK in the process.

Reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic writes, "the record is filled with alternately crunching and ringing guitar hooks and pretty melodies" and "has a raw, infectious energy" but "is hampered by undistinguished and uneven songwriting, as well as predictable melodies". Author Dave Thompson, in his book Alternative Rock (2000), wrote that it was "weighed down with a carnival of hits ... sweeping away the most stubborn cob webs."

Personnel

 * Nick Cope – vocals
 * Mark Cope – guitar
 * Nick Burton – lead guitar
 * Karl Shale – bass
 * John Halliday - drums
 * Rob Lord - keyboards

Charts
UK Singles Chart