Hope Against Hope (album)

Hope Against Hope
Studio album by Band of Susans
Released 1988 (1988)
Recorded May – June 1987 (1987-06)
Studio Platinum Island
(New York City, NY)
Genre Noise rock, alternative rock
Length 49:36 (CD)
40:42 (vinyl)
Label Blast First
Producer Robert 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. 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.[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Robert Poss. 

Side one
No. Title Length
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. Title Length
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

Personnel

Adapted from Hope Against Hope liner notes.[3]

Band of Susans
Production and additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[4] 11

Release history

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

References

  1. ↑ Parker, Chris. "Band of Susans: Hope Against Hope > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ Hope Against Hope (sleeve). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1988.
  4. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

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