Happiness Is the Road | ||||
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Released | 20 October 2008 (physical release) | |||
Recorded | 2007/2008 | |||
Studio | The Racket Club (Buckinghamshire) | |||
Genre | Neo-prog, pop rock, alternative rock | |||
Length | 108:06 | |||
Label | Intact Records EMI (CD only) | |||
Producer | Michael Hunter & Marillion | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Classic Rock | [2] |
Happiness Is the Road is Marillion's 15th studio album, released in 2008 as two separate album-length volumes respectively titled Essence and The Hard Shoulder. The overall playing time is 110 minutes (116 including a hidden track), taking it to double album length.
The album sees Marillion experimenting with a host of new instruments, including dulcimers, glockenspiels, a harmonium, French horns and even sleigh bells, a harp and zither. The title track "Happiness Is the Road" was inspired by Eckhart Tolle's book The Power of Now.[3] The album's artwork was created by the Spanish artist Antonio Seijas in co-operation with Marillion's long-time designer Carl Glover.