Hope Against Hope (album)

Hope Against Hope
Hope Against Hope
Studio album by Band of Susans
Released	1988
Recorded	May – June 1987
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Hope Against Hope is the 1988 debut studio album by Band of Susans, released in 1988 on Blast First.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written 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

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Sometimes"	3:53
12.	"Where Have All the Flowers Gone"	5:01

Personnel

Adapted from Hope Against Hope liner notes.^[5]

Band of Susans

Susan Lyall – electric guitar, backing vocals
Robert Poss – lead vocals, electric guitar, production
Alva Rogers – backing vocals
Ron Spitzer – drums
Susan Stenger – bass guitar, backing vocals
Susan Tallman – electric guitar

Production and additional personnel

Chris Gehringer – mastering
John Herman – assistant engineer
Jim Klein – engineering

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart^[6]	11

Release history

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

References

^ Parker, Chris. "Band of Susans: Hope Against Hope > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
^ O'Dair, Barbara (May 1988). "Band of Susans". Spin. Vol. 4, no. 2. p. 13.
^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 61.
^ Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
^ Hope Against Hope (sleeve). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Hope Against Hope at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Parker, Chris. "Band of Susans: Hope Against Hope > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

[2] O'Dair, Barbara (May 1988). "Band of Susans". Spin. Vol. 4, no. 2. p. 13.

[3] The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 61.

[trouserpress-4] Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

[linearnotes-5] Hope Against Hope (sleeve). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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