Heartburn (album) explained

Heartburn
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Kevin Coyne
Cover:	Kevin Coyne Heartburn.jpg
Released:	1976
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Norman Smith
Prev Title:	Let's Have A Party
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	In Living Black and White
Next Year:	1977

Hertburn is a studio album by musician Kevin Coyne, his ninth, released in 1976 on the Virgin label.

Background

The album cover, designed by Hipgnosis, depicts someone jumping off a building.^{[1] [2]} A poster for release was also produced, by Cooke Key Associates, from photographs by Brian Cooke/Redferns.^[3]

The track "Don't Make Waves" (b/w "Mona Where's My Trousers") was issued as a single in 1976^[4] and the songs "Shangri-la" and "Daddy" we both used as B-sides for singles the same year.^{[5] [6]}

Reception

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Track listing

All songs written by Kevin Coyne except where noted.

Side 1

1. "Strange Locomotion" (Coyne, Cudworth) – 3:28
2. "Don't Make Waves" – 2:50
3. "Happy Band" – 2:36
4. "I Love My Mother" (arr. Graham Preskett; Summers, Coyne) – 4:40
5. "Shangri-La" – 5:26

Side 2

6. "America" – 4:07
7. "Big White Bird" – 2:05
8. "Games Games Games" – 5:32
9. "My Mother's Eyes" (Baer, lyrics by Gilbert) – 3:27
10. "Daddy" – 4:12

Personnel

Musicians

• Kevin Coyne – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Andy Summers – guitar
• Zoot Money – keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Thompson – bass
• Peter Woolf – drums, percussion

Technical

• Engineer: Phil Chapman
• Producer: Norman Smith
• Recorded at Olympic Studios
• Artwork, photography, design – Hipgnosis

Notes and References

1. Book: McKay, George. Shakin' All Over: Popular Music and Disability. 28 October 2013. University of Michigan Press. 9780472052097 . Google Books.
2. Web site: Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Kevin Coyne, 'Heartburn'. James. Stafford. 21 January 2020.
3. Web site: Poster for the Kevin Coyne album 'Heartburn' released by Virgin.... Getty Images.
4. Web site: Don't Make Waves . 45cat.com . 25 June 2022.
5. Web site: Walk On By . 45cat.com . 25 June 2022.
6. Web site: Fever . 45cat.com . 25 June 2022.
7. Web site: Kevin Coyne: Heartburn. By John Tobler : Articles, reviews and interviews from Rock's Backpages.. www.rocksbackpages.com.
8. Web site: Kevin Coyne - Heartburn Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic. www.allmusic.com.
9. Web site: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN - Record Collector Magazine.