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Recorded
  
1986–1987

Artist
  
Johnny Hates Jazz

Label
  
Virgin Records

Turn Back the Clock (1988)
  
Tall Stories (1991)

Release date
  
1988

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Released
  
January 1988 (UK) 29 March 1988 (US)

Length
  
36:24 (original) 56:44 (reissue)

Producer
  
Mike Nocito, Calvin Hayes, Phil Thornalley

Genres
  
Pop music, Electropop, Sophisti-pop

Pop music albums
  
Tall Stories, The Very Best of Johnny H, Raindance, Runaway Horses, Now That's What I Call Music 11

Johnny hates jazz turn back the clock album 1988


Turn Back the Clock is the debut album by British band Johnny Hates Jazz, released at the beginning of 1988. The album, whose most famous single was "Shattered Dreams," peaked at #1 on the UK Albums Chart, and #56 on the US Billboard 200. Kim Wilde sings backing vocals on the song "Turn Back the Clock," which reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #10 in New Zealand. The track "Foolish Heart" was originally released as a single in 1986 as "Me and My Foolish Heart."

Contents

The song "Listen", written and co-produced by Phil Thornalley was later re-recorded for his only solo album Swamp, also released in 1988.

Johnny hates jazz shattered dreams uk version


Track listing

All songs written by Clark Datchler except where noted.

Standard version

1988 original vinyl album and US compact disc release 7 90860-2
  1. "Shattered Dreams" – 3:24
  2. "Heart of Gold" – 3:20
  3. "Turn Back the Clock" – 4:30
  4. "Don't Say It's Love" – 3:43
  5. "What Other Reason" – 3:20
  6. "I Don't Want to Be a Hero" – 3:37
  7. "Listen" – 3:44 (Phil Thornalley)
  8. "Different Seasons" – 3:31 (Clark Datchler, Calvin Hayes)
  9. "Don't Let It End This Way" – 3:40
  10. "Foolish Heart" – 3:33 (Ian MacDonald, C. Hayes, M. Nocito, P. Thornalley)

Bonus tracks

1988 compact disc release CDV 2475
  1. "Heart of Gold (J. Mendelsohn Mix)" – 6:41
  2. "Turn Back the Clock (J. Mendelsohn Mix)" – 7:03
  3. "I Don't Want to Be a Hero (Extended Mix)" – 6:36
2008 UK remastered edition CDVR 2475
  1. "Shattered Dreams (12" Extended Mix)" – 5:11
  2. "Heart of Gold (Extended Mix)" – 6:42
  3. "Turn Back the Clock (12" Extended Mix)" – 7:03
  4. "Don't Say It's Love (Extended Mix)" – 6:36
  5. "Foolish Heart (12" Mix)" – 5:50
  6. "Turn Back the Clock (Unreleased Version)" – 4:35

Production

  • Producers: Mike Nocito, Calvin Hayes, Phil Thornalley
  • Engineers: Mike Nocito, Greg Jackman, Bob Kraushaar, Julian Mendelsohn, Phil Thornalley
  • Assistant Engineers: Matt Berry, Richard Edwards, Terry Irwin, Roy Spong, Tim Weider
  • Mastering: Kevin Metcalfe

    • Johnny Hates Jazz

  • Clark Datchler: vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar
  • Calvin Hayes: keyboards, drums
  • Mike Nocito: guitar, bass

    • Additional musicians

  • J.J. Belle, Neil Hubbard: guitars
  • Chris Newman: synthesizers, keyboards, Fairlight CMI
  • Peter-John Vitesse [sic]: keyboards
  • Frank Ricotti: percussion
  • Martin Drover, Malcolm Duncan, Molly Duncan, Neil Sidewell: horns
  • Stevie Lange, Miriam Stockley, Kim Wilde: additional vocals
  • Anne Dudley: arrangements

    • Songs

    1Shattered Dreams3:27
    2Heart of Gold3:21
    3Turn Back The Clock4:30

    References

    Turn Back the Clock (album) Wikipedia
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