Changing Hearts Explained

Changing Hearts
Type:	studio
Artist:	Polyrock
Cover:	Changing Hearts.jpg
Studio:	RCA Studios
Genre:	New wave, post-punk
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Philip Glass, Kurt Munkacsi
Prev Title:	Polyrock
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Above the Fruited Plain
Next Year:	1982

Changing Hearts is the second studio album by the American band Polyrock, released in 1981.^{[1] [2]} It was produced by Philip Glass, who was attracted to the band's use of musical repetition.^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Billy and Tommy Robertson write some of the most vulnerable songs this side of David Byrne, with solid (if lean) performances and production."^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Bill and Tom Robertson, unless noted.

1. "Changing Hearts" - 2:55
2. "Love Song" - 4:46
3. "Quiet Spot" - 1:26
4. "Cries and Whispers - 3:31
5. "Mean Cow" - 2:29
6. "In Full Circle" - 3:43
7. "Like Papers on a Rack" - 3:29
8. "The New U.S." - 3:54
9. "Slow Dogs" - 3:46
10. "Hallways" - 2:24
11. "Rain" - 4:00 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)

Credits

Produced by Philip Glass & Kurt Munkacsi.

Notes and References

1. News: Tucker . Ken . Polyrock Has Shifted Its Strategy . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 18 Feb 1983 . E30.
2. Book: Blush, Steven. New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. October 4, 2016. St. Martin's Publishing Group. 9781250083623. Google Books.
3. News: Sterritt . David . A brave new sound in American pop: free-ranging, full of energy . The Christian Science Monitor . 28 June 1982 . Arts.
4. News: Lioce . Tony . Complex Polyrock hasn't lost sight of rock roots . The Providence Journal . September 10, 1982 . W6.
5. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Polyrock. www.trouserpress.com.