Hope Against Hope (album)

Hope Against Hope
Studio album by
Released1988 (1988)
RecordedMay – June 1987 (1987-06)
StudioPlatinum Island
(New York City, NY)
GenreNoise rock, alternative rock
Length49:36 (CD)
40:42 (vinyl)
LabelBlast First
ProducerRobert Poss
Band of Susans chronology
Blessing and Curse
(1987)
Hope Against Hope
(1988)
Love Agenda
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Hope Against Hope is the 1988 debut studio album by Band of Susans, released in 1988 on Blast First.[2][3] 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.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Robert Poss

Side one
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
11."Sometimes"3:53
12."Where Have All the Flowers Gone"5:01

Personnel

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Adapted from Hope Against Hope liner notes.[5]

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[6] 11

Release history

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

References

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  1. ^ Parker, Chris. "Band of Susans: Hope Against Hope > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  2. ^ O'Dair, Barbara (May 1988). "Band of Susans". Spin. Vol. 4, no. 2. p. 13.
  3. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 61.
  4. ^ Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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