Fire in the Sky (album)

Fire In the Sky is an album by the rock group Half Japanese, released in 1993.^[1] "Tears Stupid Tears" is a cover of the Daniel Johnston song.^[2]

Fire In the Sky
Studio album by Half Japanese
Released	1993
Genre	Indie rock, punk, post-punk, experimental rock, lo-fi, alternative rock
Length	62:06
Label	Safe House
Producer	Don Fleming[1] Maureen Tucker
Half Japanese chronology
We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (1990) Fire In the Sky (1993) Hot (1995)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
Orlando Sentinel	[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	7/10[6]

Dean McFarlane of AllMusic called Fire in the Sky "the album that pushed the group from the obscure fringe of the U.S. post-punk underground into a full-blown indie rock legend." Trouser Press wrote that "Jad [Fair] works up a head of punk-rock steam that allows him to zoom manically through hi-energy blasts like 'U.F.O. Expert' and 'Tears Stupid Tears.'”^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"U.F.O. Expert"	1:10
2.	"Tears Stupid Tears"	2:02
3.	"Always"	12:25
4.	"This Could Be The Night"	4:36
5.	"Possum Head"	2:41
6.	"Frosty"	2:45
7.	"Turn Your Life Around"	2:55
8.	"I Love A Mystery"	2:55
9.	"12 Houses"	1:55
10.	"Hanger 18"	3:06
11.	"Magic Kingdom"	2:27
12.	"It's No Wonder"	3:04
13.	"Fire In The Sky"	2:22
14.	"Good Luck"	0:55
15.	"Gates Of Glory"	2:28
16.	"Everyone Knows"	2:30
17.	"I Heard Her Call My Name"	5:41
18.	"Eye Of The Hurricane"	3:08
19.	Untitled (hidden track)	3:01

Personnel

• Jad Fair - vocals, megaphone
• Don Fleming - guitar, vocals, organ
• Hank Beckmeyer - guitar, bass, backing vocal
• John Sluggett - drums, guitar, bass, backing vocal
• Maureen Tucker - drums
• Ira Kaplan - guitar
• David Doris - saxophone