October (Claire Hamill album)
Appearance
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Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | October 1972 | |||
Studio | The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire & Morgan Studios, London | |||
Genre | Folk-rock | |||
Length | 34:29 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Paul Samwell-Smith | |||
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October is the second album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released in 1973. Hamill has identified the subject of the track "Speedbreaker" as being John Martyn with whom she had an affair.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Claire Hamill; except where indicated
- "Island" (Steve Smith) - 3:21
- "To the Stars" - 2:03
- "Please Stay Tonight" - 3:02
- "Wall to Wall Carpeting" - 2:22
- "Speedbreaker" - 3:12
- "I Don't Get Any Older" (Mike Coles, Hamill) - 2:32
- "Warrior of the Water" - 2:56
- "The Artist" - 2:39
- "Baby What's Wrong (With You)" (Jimmy Reed) - 4:30
- "Sidney Gorgeous" - 1:56
- "Crying Under the Bedclothes" - 3:37
- "Peaceful" - 2:19
Personnel
[edit]- Claire Hamill - vocals, guitar, piano
- Tim Smith, Wayne Perkins - guitar, vocals
- Pat Donaldson - electric bass
- Chris Laurence - bass
- Steve Smith - keyboards, vocals
- Jean Roussel - piano
- Alan White - drums, percussion
- Gerry Conway - drums
- Henry Spinetti - congas
- Nick Harrison - string arrangements
- Paul Samwell-Smith, song arrangements Claire Hamill
- Technical
- Barry Hammond, Simon Heyworth - engineer
- John B. McCoy, Tony Dimitriades - coordination
- Patrick Lichfield - photography
References
[edit]- ^ "October - Claire Hamill | AllMusic". allmusic.com.
- ^ John Neil Munro Some People Are Crazy: The John Martyn Story (2008)