October (Claire Hamill album)

October
Studio album by Claire Hamill
Released	1973
Recorded	October 1972; The Manor Studio & Morgan Studios
Genre	Folk-rock
Length	34:29
Label	Island
Producer	Paul Samwell-Smith
Claire Hamill chronology
One House Left Standing (1971) October (1973) Stage Door Johnnies (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

October is the second album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released in 1973. Hamill has identified the subject of the track "Speedbreaker" as being John Martyn with whom she had an affair.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Island" (Steve Smith) - 3:21
2. "To the Stars" (Hamill) - 2:03
3. "Please Stay Tonight" (Hamill) - 3:02
4. "Wall to Wall Carpeting" (Hamill) - 2:22
5. "Speedbreaker" (Hamill) - 3:12
6. "I Don't Get Any Older" (Mike Coles, Hamill) - 2:32
7. "Warrior of the Water" (Hamill) - 2:56
8. "The Artist" (Hamill) - 2:39
9. "Baby What's Wrong (With You)" (Jimmy Reed) - 4:30
10. "Sidney Gorgeous" (Hamill) - 1:56
11. "Crying Under the Bedclothes" (Hamill) - 3:37
12. "Peaceful" (Hamill) - 2:19

Personnel

• Gerry Conway - Drums
• Tony Dimitriades - Coordination
• Pat Donaldson - Bass
• Claire Hamill - Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
• Barry Hammond - Engineer
• Nick Harrison - String Arrangements
• Simon Heyworth - Engineer
• Chris Laurence - Bass
• Wayne Perkins - Guitar, Vocals
• Jean Roussel - Keyboards, Piano
• Paul Samwell-Smith - Arranger, Producer
• Steve Smith - Keyboards, Vocals
• Tim Smith - Guitar, Vocals
• Henry Spinetti - Conga, Percussion
• Alan White - Drums

References

1. "October - Claire Hamill | AllMusic". allmusic.com.
2. John Neil Munro Some People Are Crazy: The John Martyn Story (2008)

External links

• Claire Hamill's website