Hope and Despair

Hope and Despair is the debut solo album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins.[3] It was released in 1989.

Hope and Despair
Studio album by
Edwyn Collins
Released29 May 1989
RecordedFebruary–April 1989
StudioWhitehouse Studios, Köln; "Swamp" Priory Road, London
GenreRock
Length55:35
LabelDemon[1]
ProducerPhil Thornalley, Tom Dokoupil
Edwyn Collins chronology
Hope and Despair
(1989)		 Hellbent on Compromise
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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[4]
  • 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. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  2. "Hope and Despair - Edwyn Collins | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. "TrouserPress.com :: Edwyn Collins". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. Maxwell, Grace (July 6, 2010). Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins. Random House. ISBN 9781407028057 – via Google Books.


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