Hope and Despair
Studio album by
Released29 May 1989
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Hope and Despair is the debut solo album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins.[4] 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[5]
  • 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 via Google Books.
  3. "Hope and Despair - Edwyn Collins | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. "TrouserPress.com :: Edwyn Collins". www.trouserpress.com.
  5. Maxwell, Grace (6 July 2010). Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins. Random House. ISBN 9781407028057 via Google Books.


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