Cock Robin – Precious Dreams (The Complete CBS Recordings 1985-1990) 3-cd
• Featuring 47 tracks over 3 CDs, including the band’s three studio albums recorded between 1985 and 1990 – ‘Cock Robin’ (1985), follow up, ‘After Here Through Midland’ (1987), and the ripe for rediscovery, ‘First Love / Last Rites’ (1989).
• Plus single B-sides and 12” remixes.
Cock Robin’s self-titled debut album achieved multi-platinum success across Europe in 1985. It included the hits ‘The Promise You Made’ (Germany #6, France #4, Netherlands #2, UK #28), ‘Thought You Were On My Side’ (Germany #21, France #39, Netherlands #4), and ‘When Your Heart Is Weak’ (Germany #8, France #9, Netherlands #19), their sole US chart hit which peaked at #35 and was a staple video in the early days of MTV. The success of the singles propelled the album into the top 10 (Netherlands #3, Belgium #2, Germany #5, France #7).
Their second album, ‘After Here Through Midland’, followed in 1987 and was another huge success across Europe. It included the hit ‘Just Around The Corner’ (Netherlands #14, Belgium #11, Germany #16, France #14.) Europe’s love affair with the band propelled the album into the top 10 (Netherlands #6, Belgium #3, Germany #6, France #4) and it went platinum in France.
Third album, ‘First Love / Last Rites’ produced by Rhett Davies, who worked with Roxy Music, was released in 1989. Despite its high quality the album fared less well except in France where it reached #11 and went 2 x gold. In the US and Japan the album was issued in 1990 with their cover of Conway Twitty’s ‘It’s Only Make Believe’ added as track six and that’s been included here.
Singer-songwriter Peter-Kingsbery who led Cock Robin from 1982 to 1990 when they disbanded, reformed the band in 2006.
Cd 1 Cock Robin
1-1 Thought You Were On My Side 4:19
1-2 When Your Heart Is Weak 4:40
1-3 Just When You're Having Fun 3:43
1-4 The Promise You Made 3:55
1-5 Because It Keeps On Working 4:40
1-6 Born With Teeth 4:15
1-7 Once We Might Have Known 5:10
1-8 More Than Willing 4:29
1-9 A Little Innocence 5:36
Bonus Tracks :
1-10 When Your Heart Is Weak (Single Mix) 4:30
1-11 Have You Any Sympathy? 4:17
1-12 Peace On Earth 2:55
1-13 Once We Might Have Known (Remix) 4:12
1-14 When Your Heart Is Weak (Dance Mix) 6:33
1-15 The Promise You Made (Extended Version) 6:38
1-16 Thought You Were On My Side (Extended Remix) 5:24
1-17 When Your Heart Is Weak (Instrumental) 4:36
Cd 2 : After Here Through Midland
2-1 Just Around The Corner 4:16
2-2 The Biggest Fool Of All 4:25
2-3 El Norte 4:49
2-4 I'll Send Them Your Way 4:14
2-5 Another Story 3:57
2-6 Coward's Courage 4:47
2-7 Every Moment 4:06
2-8 Precious Dreams 4:28
2-9 After Here Through Midland 4:05
Bonus Tracks:
2-10 Open Book 3:53
2-11 Blood Of A Saint 3:50
2-12 For Dear Life 5:04
2-13 Just Around The Corner (Extended Remix) 6:06
2-14 The Biggest Fool Of All (Dance Mix) 6:13
2-15 El Norte (Reinforced Dance Mix) 6:12
2-16 El Norte (El Club Mix) 5:17
2-17 El Norte (Los Bonus Beats) 2:54
Cd 3 First Love/Last Rites
3-1 Stumble And Fall 4:41
3-2 Straighter Line 4:28
3-3 Win Or Lose 3:47
3-4 One Joy Bang 4:11
3-5 For Experience Sake 4:39
3-6 It's Only Make Believe 3:28
3-7 Hunting Down A Killer 4:23
3-8 Any More Than I Could Understand 3:55
3-9 My First Confession 4:38
3-10 Manzanar 3:41
3-11 Worlds Apart 6:07
Bonus Tracks:
3-12 We've Changed 4:25
3-13 Don't Think Twice It's Alright 3:25
Label : Cherry Pop – CRPOP3BOX276
Barcode : 5013929447608