Hope Against Hope (album)

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Allmusic	^[1]

Hope Against Hope is the 1988 debut studio album by Band of Susans, released in 1988 on Blast First. The CD version includes their debut EP Blessing and Curse, which contains "Sometimes" and "Where Have All The Flowers Gone". They were based in New York City.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robert Poss

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not Even Close"	4:58
2.	"Learning to Sin"	3:04
3.	"Throne of Blood"	3:15
4.	"Elliott Abrams in Hell"	2:21
5.	"All the Wrong Reasons"	5:25

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I The Jury"	4:26
2.	"No God"	4:59
3.	"You Were an Optimist"	3:19
4.	"Ready to Bend"	3:51
5.	"Hope Against Hope"	4:59

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Sometimes"	3:53
12.	"Where Have All the Flowers Gone"	5:01

Personnel

Adapted from Hope Against Hope liner notes.^[3]

Band of Susans

Susan Lyall – electric guitar, backing vocals
Robert Poss – lead vocals, electric guitar, production
Alva Rogers – backing vocals
Ron Spitzer – drums
Susan Stenger – bass guitar, backing vocals
Susan Tallman – electric guitar

Production and additional personnel

Chris Gehringer – mastering
John Herman – assistant engineer
Jim Klein – engineering

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart^[4]	11

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1988	Blast First	CD, LP	FU5

References

^ Parker, Chris. "Band of Susans: Hope Against Hope > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
^ Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Hope Against Hope (sleeve). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

Hope Against Hope at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Parker, Chris. "Band of Susans: Hope Against Hope > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

[trouserpress-2] Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[linearnotes-3] Hope Against Hope (sleeve). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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