ALTERED IMAGES

I COULD BE HAPPY
(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" DANCE MIX)

Altered Images were a Scottish new wave band whose members were ex-school friends with an equal interest in the UK post-punk scene. After being championed by legendary DJ John Peel, they quickly garnered enough attention to be offered a deal with Epic Records, but mainstream success was not immediate; their first two singles failed to reach the top 40.

After the band's 1981 success of their first album, Happy Birthday, and an equally successful tour, they released their 1982 album Pinky Blue. The album showed them following a more pop route. The lead off single, I Could Be Happy, went to #7 in the UK with the album reaching #12, making it more successful than their previous effort. Despite this success many critics who supported them previously began to turn sour.

I COULD BE HAPPY
(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" DANCE MIX)