Hope and Despair

Hope and Despair
Studio album by
Edwyn Collins
Released1989
RecordedFebruary–April 1989
StudioWhitehouse Studios, Köln; "Swamp" Priory Road, London
GenreCountry rock[1]
Length55:35
LabelDemon[2]
ProducerPhil Thornalley, Tom Dokoupil
Edwyn Collins chronology
Hope and Despair
(1989) 		Hellbent on Compromise
(1990)
Singles from Hope and Despair
  1. "Coffee Table Song"
    Released: 1989
  2. "50 Shades of Blue"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[3]

Hope and Despair is the debut solo album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins.[4][5] It was released in 1989.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Edwyn Collins; except where indicated

  1. "Coffee Table Song" – 4:51
  2. "50 Shades of Blue" – 3:55
  3. "You're Better Than You Know" – 4:12
  4. "Pushing It to the Back of My Mind" – 3:47
  5. "If Ever You're Ready" – 4:21
  6. "Darling, They Want It All" – 3:42
  7. "The Wheels of Love" – 4:54
  8. "The Beginning of the End" – 3:57
  9. "The Measure of a Man" (Dennis Bovell) – 3:38
  10. "Testing Time" – 3:51
  11. "Let Me Put My Arms Around You" – 4:06
  12. "The Wide Eyed Child in Me" – 2:51
  13. "Ghost of a Chance" – 4:08
  14. "Hope and Despair" – 3:22

Personnel

  • Edwyn Collins – guitar, vocals, backing vocals
  • Dennis Bovell – bass
  • David Ruffy – drums
  • Bernie Clarke – Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
  • Roddy Frame- guitar, backing vocals[6]
  • Steven Skinner - guitar
  • Bruce Dern - steel guitar on "Pushing It to the Back of My Mind" and "The Wide Eyed Child in Me"
  • Alex Grey - Hammond organ on "50 Shades of Blue"
  • Tom Dokoupil - synthesizer on "Pushing It to the Back of My Mind"; string arrangement on "You're Better Than You Know"

References

  1. ^ Nicholson, Tim (10 June 1989). "33 rpm" (PDF). Record Mirror.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. ^ "Hope and Despair Edwyn Collins". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Edwyn Collins". Trouser Press.
  5. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 219.
  6. ^ Maxwell, Grace (6 July 2010). Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins. Random House. ISBN 9781407028057.


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