Heartbreak Hill (album)
Heartbreak Hill | ||||
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Studio album by Strawbs | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 44:15 (51:38 inc. bonus track) | |||
Label | Road Goes on Forever | |||
Producer | Tom Allom | |||
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Platinum Edition cover | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Heartbreak Hill is the fifteenth studio album by English band Strawbs. The album was recorded in 1978 but, due to record deal and management difficulties, was not released until 1995. The recording schedule conflicted with guitarist Dave Lambert's plans to record a solo album, so session musicians Jo Partridge and Miller Anderson were recruited to supply electric guitar.
The album was the first to feature keyboardist Andy Richards as part of the band line-up.
Track listing
- "Something for Nothing" (Dave Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 7:23
- "Another Day Without You" (Cousins) – 2:57
- "We Can Make it Together" (Cousins, Cronk) – 4:18
- "Heartbreak Hill" (Cousins, Cronk) – 7:31
- "Starting Over" (Cousins, Andy Richards) – 10:48
- "Two Separate People" (Cousins, Cronk, Richards, Tony Fernandez) – 2:55
- "Desert Song" (Cousins) – 4:19
- "Let it Rain" (Cousins, Cronk, Richards) – 4:04
Bonus track
The Platinum CD edition of the album includes the track
- "Something for Nothing (The Whiplash Mix)" (Cousins, Cronk) – 7:23
Personnel
- Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Chas Cronk – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Fernandez – drums, percussion
- Andy Richards – keyboards
- Dave Lambert – guitar on track 1
- Additional personnel
- Jo Partridge – electric guitar, mandolin, vocals
- Miller Anderson – guitar on track 3, vocals on tracks 3 and 8
Recording
- Tom Allom – Producer
References in popular culture
The album was referred to in a Viz cartoon strip entitled "Spot The Clue with Tim Westwood". The strip was a detective story in which, in a bizarre twist, the killer was caught after claiming that they had been listening to a selection of vinyl LPs including Heartbreak Hill, which due to the various legal issues surrounding its release had not been issued on vinyl at the time the strip was published.
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United Kingdom | 1995 (1995) | Road Goes on Forever | CD | RGF/WC CD024 |
United Kingdom | 2006 (2006) | Witchwood Media | CD | WMCD 2033 |
References
- Heartbreak Hill on Strawbsweb
Notes
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r303757
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- Dave Cousins
- Dave Lambert
- Chas Cronk
- Tony Fernandez
- Dave Bainbridge
- Tony Hooper
- Ron Chesterman
- Sandy Denny
- Rick Wakeman
- Richard Hudson
- John Ford
- Blue Weaver
- Rod Coombes
- John Hawken
- Andy Richards
- Brian Willoughby
- Oliver Wakeman
- Adam Wakeman
- All Our Own Work (with Sandy Denny)
- Strawbs
- Strawberry Sampler Number 1
- Dragonfly
- From the Witchwood
- Grave New World
- Bursting at the Seams
- Hero and Heroine
- Ghosts
- Nomadness
- Deep Cuts
- Burning for You
- Deadlines
- Don't Say Goodbye
- Heartbreak Hill
- Ringing Down the Years
- Blue Angel
- Déjà Fou
- The Broken Hearted Bride
- Dancing to the Devil's Beat
- Hero & Heroine in Ascencia
- Prognostic
- The Ferryman's Curse
- Settlement
- Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios
- Strawbs in Concert
- Greatest Hits Live
- Concert Classics
- The Complete Strawbs (Chiswick '98 Live)
- Live at Nearfest
- Recollection
- Lay Down with the Strawbs
- Strawbs by Choice
- The Best of Strawbs
- Preserves Uncanned
- A Choice Selection of Strawbs
- Halcyon Days
- Sandy Denny and the Strawbs
- The Collection
- Tears and Pavan
- Baroque & Roll
- Full Bloom
- Painted Sky
- "Oh How She Changed"
- "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus"
- "Forever"
- "Benedictus"
- "Here It Comes"
- "Lay Down"
- "Part of the Union"
- "Shine on Silver Sun"
- "Hero and Heroine"
- "Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)"
- "Grace Darling"
- "Lemon Pie"
- "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You"
- "Charmer"
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