EktorasClub: Cock Robin

2018-09-17

Cock Robin – Best Ballads

Cock Robin – Best Ballads

Biography:

Cock Robin is a U.S. pop-rock band, mostly popular in the 1980s, particularly in Europe where they were to become famous. The band was founded by singer-songwriter Peter Kingsbery in 1982, split up in 1990, and was reformed in 2006.Named after a 17th century story titled “The Marriage of C. Robin and Jenny Wren”, the band formed in California and was signed to CBS Records. Cock Robin’s first, self-titled album was produced by Steve Hillage and, although largely ignored in their native country, as with the majority of their output, was an overnight success in Europe, especially in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands, where the singles “When Your Heart Is Weak”, “The Promise You Made” and “Thought You Were on My Side” became big hits, and the album itself a chart-topper. “When Your Heart Is Weak” was the band’s only chart single in the U.S., where it reached #35 in the late summer of 1985. It also became a Top 20 hit and radio favorite in South Africa in early 1985.

In 1987, the band, reduced from the original quartet to the duo of Peter Kingsbery and Anna LaCazio, released their second album, After Here Through Midland, produced by Don Gehman, who had previously worked with John Mellencamp, among others. As with their debut, C. Robin’s second album attracted much attention in continental Europe where the LP entered the Top 5 and scored hits with the singles “Just Around the Corner”, “The Biggest Fool of All”, and “El Norte”.

Two years later, in 1989, the band released their third, and, to many critics, most successful album, First Love Last Rites, with Roxy Music veteran Rhett Davies in the role of producer. As with their previous releases, the LP fared well in mainland Europe, but, due to poor management and promotion, failed to make an impact stateside. The duo would go their separate ways shortly following the release of the album, with Kingsbery releasing a string of solo projects in France, most notably a hit single “Only the Very Best”, recorded for the Jean Luc Plomondon concept musical album “Tycoon”, in 1992.

The band was reformed in 2006, releasing the fourth album ”I Don’t Want To Save The World”, much to the joy of a loyal following of fans.

In 2009, the band is coming back with a new album, a live recording of the 2006 Chalons-en-Champagne concert, and a tour in France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

EC1069	Cock Robin – Best Ballads
Label:	Columbia
Catalog#:	480500 2
Format:	CD [Compilation]
Made in:	Germany
Released:	1995
Barcode:	5 099748 050021
Style:	Pop Rock, Synth-pop

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Cock Robin – Best Ballads
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1. For Experience Sake
2. Promise You Made, The
3. Just Around the Corner
4. Thought You Were on My Side
5. Another Story
6. When You Heart is Weak
7. The Biggest Fool of All
8. El Norte
9. Worlds Apart
10. Stumble And Fall
11. After Here Through Midland
12. It’s Only Make Believed
13. A Little Innocence
14. The Part That I Miss
15. Win Or Lose
Total Time: 01:16:15

Companies etc ▼

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH
Copyright (c) – Columbia
Distributed By – Sony Music

Credits ▼

Cover – Angelika Bartels, The Image Bank
Photography – Eika Aoshima (Side 3)*, Fons van Rosian (Cover, Side 12)*, Joe Bangai (Side 4)*, Nick Ormondt (Side 11)*, Peter Mazel (Side 8)*
Songwriter – Anna Lacazio (tracks: 1), Peter Kingsbery (tracks: 1-15)

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