| Changing Hearts | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios | |||
| Genre | New wave, post-punk | |||
| Length | 36:32 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Philip Glass, Kurt Munkacsi | |||
| Polyrock chronology | ||||
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Changing Hearts is the second studio album by the American band Polyrock, released in 1981. [1] [2] It was produced by Philip Glass, who was attracted to the band's use of musical repetition. [3] [4]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
Trouser Press wrote that "Billy and Tommy Robertson write some of the most vulnerable songs this side of David Byrne, with solid (if lean) performances and production." [6]
All songs written by Bill and Tom Robertson, unless noted.
Produced by Philip Glass & Kurt Munkacsi.
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