Happy Returns

~ Recording by Steven Wilson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase.
  • 2015-02-25 JP
2.5Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase.
  • 2015-02-27 DE
  • 2015-03-02 XE
1.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase.
  • 2015-02-27 DE
  • 2015-03-02 XE
  • 2015-03-03 US
1.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase. (media book edition)
  • 2015-02-27 DE
  • 2015-03-02 XE
2.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase. (media book edition)
  • 2015-02-27 DE
  • 2015-03-02 XE
1.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase. (deluxe box set)
  • 2015-02-27 DE
  • 2015-03-02 XE
3.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase. (deluxe box set)
  • 2015-02-27 DE
  • 2015-03-02 XE
4.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase. (deluxe box set)
  • 2015-02-27 DE
  • 2015-03-02 XE
1.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase.
  • 2015-02-27 DE
  • 2015-03-02 XE
1.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase.
  • 2015-02-27 XE
1.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase.
2.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase. (special edition)
  • 2019-08-23 XE
1.10Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase. (special edition)
  • 2019-08-23 XE
2.5Happy Returns6:00Steven WilsonHand. Cannot. Erase. (Neon Pink & Purple Splatter)
  • 2025-08-15 XE
Promotion
1.11Happy Returns6:02Steven WilsonClassic Rock #218: The Best of the Year 2015
  • 2015-12 GB
1.1Happy Returns6:01Steven WilsonHighlights 2015

Relationships

programming, producer and mixer:Steven Wilson
additional engineer:Brendan Dekora
Steve Price
assistant engineer:Laurence Anslow
engineer:Steve Orchard
acoustic guitar, mellotron [M4000], solo guitar [solo 1] and lead vocals:Steven Wilson
additional guitar:Dave Gregory
Chapman stick and background vocals:Nick Beggs
drums (drum set):Chad Wackerman
guitar:Guthrie Govan
Steven Wilson
Hammond organ [Hammond B3] and piano:Adam Holzman
solo guitar [solo 2]:Guthrie Govan
strings:The London Session Orchestra
choir vocals:Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
strings arranger:Dave Stewart
Steven Wilson
choir vocals arranger:Dave Stewart
additionally recorded at:Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom
EastWest Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom
No Man’s Land in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:No Man’s Land in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
sampled by:Il-Buras u l-Bużillis by Unfit For Purpose
edits:Happy Returns (edit)
recording of:Happy Returns

Happy Returns

lyricist and composer:Steven Wilson