Heartbreak Hill (album) explained

Heartbreak Hill
Type:	studio
Artist:	Strawbs
Cover:	heartbreak hill.jpg
Released:	1995
Recorded:	1978
Genre:	Progressive rock
Length:	44:15 (51:38 inc. bonus track)
Label:	Road Goes on Forever
Producer:	Tom Allom
Prev Title:	Greatest Hits Live
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Strawbs in Concert
Next Year:	1995

Heartbreak Hill is the fifteenth studio album by English band Strawbs. The album was recorded in 1978 but, due to record deal and management difficulties, was not released until 1995. The recording schedule conflicted with guitarist Dave Lambert's plans to record a solo album, so session musicians Jo Partridge and Miller Anderson were recruited to supply electric guitar.

The album was the first to feature keyboardist Andy Richards as part of the band line-up.

Track listing

1. "Something for Nothing" (Dave Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 7:23
2. "Another Day Without You" (Cousins) – 2:57
3. "We Can Make it Together" (Cousins, Cronk) – 4:18
4. "Heartbreak Hill" (Cousins, Cronk) – 7:31
5. "Starting Over" (Cousins, Andy Richards) – 10:48
6. "Two Separate People" (Cousins, Cronk, Richards, Tony Fernandez) – 2:55
7. "Desert Song" (Cousins) – 4:19
8. "Let it Rain" (Cousins, Cronk, Richards) – 4:04

Bonus track

The Platinum CD edition of the album includes the track

1. "Something for Nothing (The Whiplash Mix)" (Cousins, Cronk) – 7:23

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
• Chas Cronk – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Tony Fernandez – drums, percussion
• Andy Richards – keyboards
• Dave Lambert – guitar on track 1

Additional personnel

• Jo Partridge – electric guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Miller Anderson – guitar on track 3, vocals on tracks 3 and 8

Recording

• Tom Allom – Producer

References in popular culture

The album was referred to in a Viz cartoon strip entitled "Spot The Clue with Tim Westwood". The strip was a detective story in which, in a bizarre twist, the killer was caught after claiming that they had been listening to a selection of vinyl LPs including Heartbreak Hill, which due to the various legal issues surrounding its release had not been issued on vinyl at the time the strip was published.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom		Road Goes on Forever	CD	RGF/WC CD024
United Kingdom		Witchwood Media	CD	WMCD 2033

References

• Heartbreak Hill on Strawbsweb