Гормональды сіңістер: 1992 жылғы студиялық альбом

1992 studio album by Shakespears Sister

Hormonally Yours is the second studio album by British pop rock act Shakespears Sister, released on 17 February 1992 by London Records. The album went on to become a critical and commercial success, and is their best selling album to date. Hormonally Yours peaked at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified double platinum by the BPI, spending 55 weeks on the chart. The album spawned five singles, three of which reached the UK top 20. The album's second single, "Stay" became the group's best selling single, topping the UK Singles Chart for eight consecutive weeks. It also peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The title of Hormonally Yours derived from both members being pregnant while making the album. Five singles were released from the album, including "Stay", which topped the UK Singles Chart, and is to date the group's best selling single. An early cassette pressing of the album featured an alternate cover and font previously used on the "Goodbye Cruel World" single. Some versions like the German edition of the album appears to contain a straight mix of "Are We in Love Yet" similar to the BBC Radio live session while others feature the Chris Thomas remix, though he is credited in all releases. Later UK CD issues of 'Hormonally Yours' contain the 7" versions of "Goodbye Cruel World", "I Don't Care", and "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)" while the LP, MC, and the original CD presses contain the original album versions. The US pressing of the album also differed greatly, featuring the album versions of "Goodbye Cruel World", "I Don't Care" and "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)", another remixed version of "Are We in Love Yet", and slightly different versions of "Black Sky" and "The Trouble With Andre" with the former track not segueing into the latter like other pressings, as well as a shortened version of "The Trouble With Andre" and the full length version of "Let Me Entertain You", as well as featuring a different cover on the CD edition with the titles being vertical like the cassette pressings. While recording the album, the band watched the 1950s sci fi B movie Cat Women of the Moon and it inspired the lyrics of the songs "Stay", "Catwoman" and "Moonchild". The album was released as part of a multi disc, remastered reissue (also on vinyl) as part of the Our History deluxe box set in December 2020.

Tom Demalon from AllMusic praised the album, calling Hormonally Yours "a beautifully quirky, emotionally rich, and nearly flawless pop record", and saying that "It's a vibe that benefits from the contrast between the throaty vocals of Siobahn Fahey and the falsetto flutter of Marcella Detroit. Hormonally Yours is a wonderful, charming album marred only by a few weak lyrics." Betty Page of NME felt the duo wanted to "emulate their male rock star heroes rather than carve out their own uniquely feminine niche". She commented, "There's nothing truly contemporary here, nothing truly surprising or startling. Just a strangely misplaced desire to be glam rock muthas. It's like Marcella wants to be Bowie, Siobhan wants to be Bolan, haunted by the ghost of Dave Stewart's guitar." In July 1992, the single was re released and charted better, peaking at No. 32. It also reached No. 1 in Ireland and Switzerland. The third single from Hormonally Yours, "I Don't Care", reached No. 7 in the UK, and No. 10 in Ireland. and peaked at No. 97 in Australia on the ARIA singles chart.

A video compilation was released in 1992 of the same name as the album. It featured the five music videos released so far from the album.