Hope Against Hope (album)

Hope Against Hope
Studio album by Band of Susans
Released	1988
Recorded	May – June 1987
Studio	Platinum Island; (New York City, NY)
Genre	Noise rock, alternative rock
Length	49:36 (CD); 40:42 (vinyl)
Label	Blast First
Producer	Robert Poss
Band of Susans chronology

Hope Against Hope is the 1988 debut studio album by Band of Susans, released in 1988 on Blast First. The CD version includes their debut EP Blessing and Curse, which contains "Sometimes" and "Where Have All The Flowers Gone". They were based in New York City.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robert Poss.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not Even Close"	4:58
2.	"Learning to Sin"	3:04
3.	"Throne of Blood"	3:15
4.	"Elliott Abrams in Hell"	2:21
5.	"All the Wrong Reasons"	5:25

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I The Jury"	4:26
2.	"No God"	4:59
3.	"You Were an Optimist"	3:19
4.	"Ready to Bend"	3:51
5.	"Hope Against Hope"	4:59

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Sometimes"	3:53
12.	"Where Have All the Flowers Gone"	5:01

Personnel

Adapted from Hope Against Hope liner notes.[3]

Band of Susans

Susan Lyall – electric guitar, backing vocals
Robert Poss – lead vocals, electric guitar, production
Alva Rogers – backing vocals
Ron Spitzer – drums
Susan Stenger – bass guitar, backing vocals
Susan Tallman – electric guitar

Production and additional personnel

Chris Gehringer – mastering
John Herman – assistant engineer
Jim Klein – engineering

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[4]	11

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1988	Blast First	CD, LP	FU5

References

Parker, Chris. "Band of Susans: Hope Against Hope > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
Hope Against Hope (sleeve). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1988.CS1 maint: others (link)
Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Hope Against Hope at Discogs (list of releases)

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[allmusic-1] Parker, Chris. "Band of Susans: Hope Against Hope > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

[trouserpress-2] Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

[linearnotes-3] Hope Against Hope (sleeve). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1988.CS1 maint: others (link)

[4] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)