Brave New Hope

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Brave New Hope
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EP by
Basia
Released1990
Recorded1986–1990
Genre
Length34:26(original release)
42:10(reissue)
Label Epic
Producer
Basia chronology
London Warsaw New York
(1990)		Brave New Hope
(1990)		 The Sweetest Illusion
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Brave New Hope is an EP by Polish-born singer Basia, released by Epic Records in 1990.

Extended play Musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Poles West Slavic nation native to Poland

The Poles, commonly referred to as the Polish people, are a nation and West Slavic ethnic group native to Poland in Central Europe who share a common ancestry, culture, history, and are native speakers of the Polish language. The population of self-declared Poles in Poland is estimated at 37,394,000 out of an overall population of 38,538,000, of whom 36,522,000 declared Polish alone.

Basia Polish singer

Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska[ˈbaɕa tʂɛtʂɛˈlɛfska](listen), better known as Basia, is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music. She began singing professionally in various Polish bands from the late 1960s throughout the 1970s, then relocated to the UK in 1981. She rose to fame as a singer in the British trio Matt Bianco. By 1986, Basia and her band mate Danny White had left the group to focus on her solo career. She signed on with Epic Records and enjoyed a successful international career between 1987 and 1995, particularly in the USA where her first two albums Time and Tide and London Warsaw New York were platinum-certified, million-unit sellers. During that period, her biggest hits were "Time and Tide", "New Day for You", "Promises", "Baby You're Mine", "Cruising for Bruising", and "Drunk on Love". She had also built up a fan base in Japan and the Philippines. She took a lengthy hiatus due to personal tragedies, then made a comeback to regular recording and performing in the late 2000s. She currently releases her music through independent labels.

Contents

Overview

The compilation was originally released in the United States as an EP featuring seven songs (Epic CD 49K-73593). Of these, the title track is presented twice: in its original version from the album London Warsaw New York and also in a new mix (subtitled "Brave New Mix"). The other tracks include Phil Harding remixes of two other songs from London Warsaw New York: "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" and "Cruising for Bruising", an alternative version of "From Now On", first available on Basia's 1986 single "Run for Cover", and two non-album songs, "Masquerade" and "Come to Heaven", previously available only as B-sides on singles "Baby You're Mine" and "Cruising for Bruising", respectively. A later release of the album (Epic CD EK 48644) added two more songs, "Give Me That" and "Forgive and Forget", previously unavailable on the US market and only released as B-sides in Europe and Japanese edition of Time and Tide . [2] The compilation wasn't available in Japan, where instead the new mix of "Brave New Hope" was released as a CD single, backed with the remix of "Until You Come Back to Me". [3]

<i>London Warsaw New York</i> 1990 studio album by Basia

London Warsaw New York is the second solo studio album by Polish-born singer–songwriter Basia, released in February 1990 by Epic Records. It spawned one of Basia's biggest hits, "Cruising for Bruising".

Phil Harding is an English audio engineer, producer and remixer.

A remix is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, and changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, books, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The only characteristic of a remix is that it appropriates and changes other materials to create something new.

Track listing

Original release

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brave New Hope" Danny White, Basia Trzetrzelewska 4:06
2."Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (Phil Harding 12" Remix) Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax 6:35
3."Brave New Hope" (Brave New Mix)White, Trzetrzelewska4:06
4."Cruising for Bruising" (Phil Harding 12" Remix)White, Trzetrzelewska6:46
5."From Now On" (Band Version)Trzetrzelewska, White4:05
6."Masquerade"Trzetrzelewska, White, Peter Ross4:32
7."Come to Heaven"Trzetrzelewska, White, Ross4:10

Reissue

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brave New Hope" Danny White, Basia Trzetrzelewska 4:06
2."Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (12" Remix) Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax 6:38
3."Brave New Hope" (Brave New Mix)White, Trzetrzelewska4:07
4."Give Me That"Trzetrzelewska, White4:24
5."Cruising for Bruising" (12" Remix)White, Trzetrzelewska6:48
6."Forgive and Forget"Trzetrzelewska, White3:14
7."From Now On" (Band Version)Trzetrzelewska, White4:05
8."Masquerade"Trzetrzelewska, White, Peter Ross4:33
9."Come to Heaven"Trzetrzelewska, White, Ross4:09

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References

  1. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Brave New Hope - Basia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  2. ↑ Trzetrzelewska, Basia (1991). Brave New Hope (Media notes). Epic. CD EK 48644.
  3. ↑ "ブレイブ・ニュー・ホープ | バーシア | ORICON NEWS" (in Japanese). www.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
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