The Happiest Man Alive composed by Stephen Jones. The Happiest Man Alive The Happiest Man Alive was the fourth of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name "Baby Bird" in 1996. It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set "The Original Lo-Fi". The album includes a version of the song "Candy Girl", subsequently a UK top-ten hit for Jones' band Babybird (written as one word). All songs recorded on a 4-track tape recorder no bigger than a VCR. No Casio keyboards, no bellows-operated jazz synthesisers, no calor gas
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