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There was no reason why Cock Robin shouldn't have been as big as anyone else around at the time. This collection showed a band that was bright, bubbly, and buoyant. "Thought You Were on My Side" oozed all the charm of a band in the studio for the first time. But it was the moody -- and, to a degree, menacing -- "When Your Heart Is Weak" that delivered their only hit Stateside. Certainly, things were not what they seemed. Under the chic shine of Steve Hillage's production lay a group led by intellectual Peter Kingsbery (just read the sleeve notes: "This, our first album, is for those who've helped birth this backwards child"). However, they used enough humor in their poetic license to do well in Europe.
Outside America, the pristine quality of "The Promise You Made" proved massive in France, number one in Holland, and also scored in Germany, Portugal, and even (albeit lower down the chart) the U.K. Most of the record was bathed in a sea of summer sound. "Because It Keeps on Working" and "Born With Teeth" have an almost Meat Loaf epic album feel, though both weigh in at around four minutes. "Once We Might Have Known" is semi-Go West. There's also a Gloria Estefan homage titled "Just When You're Having Fun." "More Than Willing," like "Promise," is simply stunning, but the song remained an album cut. In addition to "Weak," the album possessed another darker moment in its concluder "A Little Innocence."
© Kelvin Hayes /TiVo
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P. Kingsbery, Composer - P. Kingsbery, Lyricist - Cock Robin, Performer - Steve Hillage, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment
Greg Edward, Mixing Engineer - Jeff DeMorris, Engineer - P. Kingsbery, Composer - Don Gehman, Producer - Hans Huber, Engineer - Cock Robin, Performer - Toni Greene, Engineer - Mark Wilczak, Engineer - Danny Nebenzal, Engineer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Dave Eaton, Engineer - Joe Gastwirt, Arranger - Gordon Fordyce, Engineer - Joel Stoner, Engineer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
C. Twitty, Composer - C. Twitty, Lyricist - Cock Robin, Performer - J. Nance, Composer - J. Nance, Lyricist
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
Greg Edward, Mixing Engineer - Jeff DeMorris, Engineer - P. Kingsbery, Composer - Don Gehman, Producer - Hans Huber, Engineer - Cock Robin, Performer - Toni Greene, Engineer - Mark Wilczak, Engineer - Danny Nebenzal, Engineer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Dave Eaton, Engineer - Joe Gastwirt, Arranger - Gordon Fordyce, Engineer - Joel Stoner, Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
P. Kingsbery, Composer - P. Kingsbery, Lyricist - Cock Robin, Performer - Steve Hillage, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment
Greg Edward, Mixing Engineer - Jeff DeMorris, Engineer - P. Kingsbery, Composer - Don Gehman, Producer - Hans Huber, Engineer - Cock Robin, Performer - Toni Greene, Engineer - Mark Wilczak, Engineer - Danny Nebenzal, Engineer - Stephen Marcussen, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Dave Eaton, Engineer - Joe Gastwirt, Arranger - Gordon Fordyce, Engineer - Joel Stoner, Engineer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
B. Dylan, Composer - B. Dylan, Lyricist - Cock Robin, Performer
(P) 1963 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
P. Kingsbery, Composer - P. Kingsbery, Lyricist - Cock Robin, Performer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
P. Kingsbery, Composer - P. Kingsbery, Lyricist - Cock Robin, Performer - Steve Hillage, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
P. Kingsbery, Composer - P. Kingsbery, Lyricist - Cock Robin, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Cock Robin, Performer - Kingsbery, Composer - Kingsbery, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
P. Kingsbery, Composer - P. Kingsbery, Lyricist - Cock Robin, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Greg Edward, Mixing Engineer - Jeff DeMorris, Engineer - P. Kingsbery, Composer - Don Gehman, Producer - Hans Huber, Engineer - Cock Robin, Performer - Toni Greene, Engineer - Mark Wilczak, Engineer - Danny Nebenzal, Engineer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Dave Eaton, Engineer - Joe Gastwirt, Arranger - Gordon Fordyce, Engineer - Joel Stoner, Engineer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
P. Kingsbery, Composer - Cock Robin, Performer - Steve Hillage, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
P. Kingsbery, Composer - P. Kingsbery, Lyricist - Cock Robin, Performer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
P. Kingsbery, Composer - Cock Robin, Performer - Steve Hillage, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
There was no reason why Cock Robin shouldn't have been as big as anyone else around at the time. This collection showed a band that was bright, bubbly, and buoyant. "Thought You Were on My Side" oozed all the charm of a band in the studio for the first time. But it was the moody -- and, to a degree, menacing -- "When Your Heart Is Weak" that delivered their only hit Stateside. Certainly, things were not what they seemed. Under the chic shine of Steve Hillage's production lay a group led by intellectual Peter Kingsbery (just read the sleeve notes: "This, our first album, is for those who've helped birth this backwards child"). However, they used enough humor in their poetic license to do well in Europe.
Outside America, the pristine quality of "The Promise You Made" proved massive in France, number one in Holland, and also scored in Germany, Portugal, and even (albeit lower down the chart) the U.K. Most of the record was bathed in a sea of summer sound. "Because It Keeps on Working" and "Born With Teeth" have an almost Meat Loaf epic album feel, though both weigh in at around four minutes. "Once We Might Have Known" is semi-Go West. There's also a Gloria Estefan homage titled "Just When You're Having Fun." "More Than Willing," like "Promise," is simply stunning, but the song remained an album cut. In addition to "Weak," the album possessed another darker moment in its concluder "A Little Innocence."
© Kelvin Hayes /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:47
- Main artists: Cock Robin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Versailles
- Genre: Pop/Rock
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (France) S.A.
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