januari 24, 2021

Cock Robin - After Here Through Midland (1987) - €7,99

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After Here Through Midland is the second album by Cock Robin and was released in 1987.
Again it was a big success in continental Europe as their first eponymous album, reaching the Top 10, but was largely ignored in the United States where the album reached only #166 in the Billboard 200. 
The single "Just Around the Corner" proved to be the biggest hit in Europe, and it remains a staple on adult contemporary and pop music stations in France. 

More mature, After Here Through Midland lacks the sparkle of Cock Robin's debut. 
The one time they engaged an American producer in Don Gehman (John Cougar Mellencamp, Hootie and the Blowfish), After Here has a more U.S. rock-country blend to it. 
Sometimes with a male lead vocal, and sometimes a female lead vocal, and usually delivered in an earnest, downbeat and almost melancholy style, the songs are pleasant mid-tempo pop-rock - sometimes in danger of being a little 'samey' and blending into one another. As such, it makes very good easy listening and background listening.
In the end, it achieved little in the States, again doing the business in Europe -- "Just Around the Corner," "The Biggest Fool of All," and "El Norte" notched up the U.K. singles chart. "I'll Send Them Your Way" could have landed them the U.S. hit they so deserved. "Another Story" is picturesque -- almost like an Edward Hopper painting of small-town America: small wooden house with porch, a deserted street, heavy grey sky, and one illuminated streetlight. 
"Nobody's home, so I'll go looking out for trouble," sings Anna LaCazio. Not their best but still better than most. 


Side A
A1.  Just Around The Corner  (4:12)
A2.  The Biggest Fool Of All  (4:21)
A3.  El Norte  (4:45)
A4.  I’ll Send Them Your Way  (4:12)
A5.  Another Story  (3:56)

Side B
B1.  Coward’s Courage  (4:45)
B2.  Every Moment  (4:04)
B3.  Precious Dreams  (4:25)
B4.  After Here Through Midland  (4:09)


Cock Robin

Additional musicians
  • Tod Yvega, Mark Binder: Synclavier operators
  • Tod Yvega, Mark Binder, Richard Gibbs: synthesizer programmers
  • Tim Pierce: guitars
  • Denny Fongheiser: drums, percussion
  • Dennis Herring: acoustic guitar on "The Biggest Fool Of All"
  • Brian Kilgore: conga on "Precious Dreams

Notes
Released: 1987
Genre:  Synth-pop
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  CBS 450890 1

Vinyl:  VG
Cover:  G

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