Hope and Despair

1989 studio album by Edwyn Collins

Hope and Despair

Studio album by

Edwyn Collins

Released| 1989
Recorded| February–April 1989
Studio| Whitehouse Studios, Köln; "Swamp" Priory Road, London
Genre| Country rock[1]
Length| 55:35
Label| Demon[2]
Producer| Phil Thornalley, Tom Dokoupil
Edwyn Collins chronology
|  | Hope and Despair
(1989)  | Hellbent on Compromise
(1990)

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Singles from  Hope and Despair

1. "Coffee Table Song"
Released: 1989
2. "50 Shades of Blue"
Released: 1989

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Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]

Hope and Despair is the debut solo album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins.[4][5] It was released in 1989.

## Track listing

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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

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* Edwyn Collins – guitar, vocals, backing vocals
* Dennis Bovell – bass
* David Ruffy – drums
* Bernie Clarke – Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
* Roddy Frame\- guitar, backing vocals[6]
* 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

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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.
3. ^ "Hope and Despair Edwyn Collins". AllMusic.
4. ^ "Edwyn Collins". Trouser Press.
5. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 219.
6. ^ Maxwell, Grace (6 July 2010). Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins. Random House. ISBN 9781407028057.

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Edwyn Collins

Studio albums|

* Hope and Despair
* Hellbent on Compromise
* Gorgeous George
* I'm Not Following You
* Doctor Syntax
* Home Again
* Losing Sleep
* Understated
* Badbea

Singles|

* "A Girl Like You"

Compilations|

* A Casual Introduction 1981/2001

Associated acts|

* Orange Juice

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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