Cock Robin (album)

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Released 1985 Artist Cock Robin Producer Steve Hillage Genres Pop rock, New wave		Recorded 1984, 1985 Release date 1985 Label Columbia Records

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Cock Robin is the first album by American band Cock Robin and was released in 1985.

It was a Top 10 hit album in numerous European countries whereas it charted only at #61 in the United States Top 75. The singles "When Your Heart Is Weak" and "The Promise You Made" met with the most success in Europe, and still get regular airplay on adult contemporary and pop music stations in countries like France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands.

The music video to "When Your Heart is Weak" was directed by Chris Gabrin. Filmed in the Arizona desert in May 1985.

Track listing

All songs by Peter Kingsbery.

Cock Robin

Peter Kingsbery – lead vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, synthesizer programming

Anna LaCazio – lead vocals and Casio keyboards

Louis Molino III – drums, percussion and backing vocals

Clive Wright – guitars, Roland GR 300

Additional musicians

Paulinho da Costa – percussion

Pat Mastelotto – percussion

Arno Lucas – percussion

Paul Fox – synthesizer programming

Steve Hillage – production, rhythm guitar (tracks 2, 14, 17)

David Sanborn – alto sax solo (tracks 14, 17)

Jimmy Maelen – percussion (tracks 14, 17)

Roy Martin – Simmons drums (tracks 14, 17)

Misc

Produced by Steve Hillage

Singles:

"When Your Heart Is Weak" – #35 U.S. Pop., August 1985.

"The Promise You Made" – Did not chart in the U.S.

"Thought You Were On My Side" – Did not chart in the U.S.

Charts

#7 France (2x Gold album)

#9 Germany

#4 Italy

#2 Netherlands (Platinum album)

#11 Switzerland

#30 Sweden

Songs

1Thought You Were on My Side4:17
2When Your Heart Is Weak4:39
3Just When You're Having Fun3:43

References

Cock Robin (album) Wikipedia

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