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Hit by Hit | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
Studio | Jackson Studios, Rickmansworth | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:33 | |||
Label | Corporate Image | |||
Producer | Vic Maile | |||
The Godfathers chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Record Collector | [1] |
Trouser Press | favourable [3] |
Hit by Hit is the debut album by alternative rock band the Godfathers, released in November 1986. [4] [5] It was compiled from the Godfathers' three independent singles on their own Corporate Image label released between 1985 and 1986 ("I Want Everything", "This Damn Nation" and "Lonely Man"), [6] plus one previously unreleased song, "Cold Turkey" (a John Lennon cover). [4]
Trouser Press called it "an essential debut", writing, "Hit by Hit presents a band already sporting a remarkably clear vision. Titles like "I Want Everything," "This Damn Nation," "I Want You" and "I’m Unsatisfied," replete with explosive riffing and angry vocals, tell you nearly all you need to know about how the Godfathers saw their lot in Maggie Thatcher's England." [3] In a retrospective review, Record Collector magazine wrote, "The sound of the first rebellion of the 80s London youth against Popworld PLC sounds remarkably fresh and relevant even today." [1]
Adapted from the deluxe edition liner notes. [4]
All tracks are written by the Godfathers (Peter Coyne, Chris Coyne, Mike Gibson, Kris Dollimore, George Mazur), except as noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Want Everything" | 2:54 | |
2. | "This Damn Nation" | 2:47 | |
3. | "I Want You" | P. Coyne, C. Coyne | 3:11 |
4. | "Can't Leave Her Alone" | P. Coyne, Del Bartle, C. Coyne | 2:19 |
5. | "Sun Arise" | Rolf Harris, Harry Butler | 4:19 |
6. | "Cold Turkey" | John Lennon | 4:45 |
7. | "John Barry" | 2:29 | |
8. | "Sticks and Stones" | P. Coyne, Gibson | 4:06 |
9. | "I'm Unsatisfied" | 3:23 | |
10. | "Lonely Man" | P. Coyne, C. Coyne | 4:08 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Angela" | 3:05 | |
12. | "Gone to Texas" | P. Coyne, Bartle, C. Coyne | 3:50 |
13. | "Love Is Dead" | 2:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "This Damn Nation" (BBC Radio 1 session, Andy Kershaw, 31 October 1985) | 2:54 | |
2. | "John Barry" (BBC Radio 1 session, Andy Kershaw, 31 October 1985) | 2:31 | |
3. | "Lonely Man" (BBC Radio 1 session, Andy Kershaw, 31 October 1985) | P. Coyne, C. Coyne | 4:09 |
4. | "Sun Arise" (BBC Radio 1 session, Andy Kershaw, 31 October 1985) | Harris, Butler | 5:08 |
5. | "If I Only Had Time" (BBC Radio 1 session, Janice Long, 4 May 1986) | 2:40 | |
6. | "I Want Everything" (BBC Radio 1 session, Janice Long, 4 May 1986) | 2:48 | |
7. | "I Want You" (BBC Radio 1 session, Janice Long, 4 May 1986) | P. Coyne, C. Coyne | 3:13 |
8. | "I'm Unsatisfied" (BBC Radio 1 session, Janice Long, 4 May 1986) | 3:23 | |
9. | "I Want Everything" (live) | 2:45 | |
10. | "Love Is Dead" (live) | 2:40 | |
11. | "Can't Leave Her Alone" (live) | P. Coyne, Bartle, C. Coyne | 2:18 |
12. | "Cold Turkey" (live) | Lennon | 4:21 |
13. | "Blitzkrieg Bop" (live) | Ramones | 2:16 |
14. | "Lonely Man" (live) | 4:07 | |
15. | "Public Enemy Number One" (live) | P. Coyne, Bartle, C. Coyne, Kevin Murphy | 2:27 |
16. | "Anarchy in the U.K." (live) | Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock | 3:47 |
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