Hold On It Hurts

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Hold on It Hurts
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Studio album by
Released31 January 1994
StudioSuite 16, Rochdale
The Green Room, Brighton
Stayfree, Leicester
West Orange, Preston
Genre Indie rock
Length34:42
Label Wiiija [1]
Producer John Wills, John Robb, Tjinder Singh
Cornershop chronology
Elvis Sex-Change
(1993)
Hold on It Hurts
(1994)
Woman's Gotta Have It
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Hold On It Hurts is the 1994 debut album by Cornershop. [4] It failed to reach commercial success, but went some way in helping the band find its niche in the following years.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tjinder Singh; all music composed by Cornershop, except where noted.

  1. "Jason Donovan/Tessa Sanderson" – 2:31
  2. "Kalluri's Radio" – 4:20
  3. "Readers Wives" – 3:40
  4. "Change" – 1:57
  5. "Inside Rani" – 3:22
  6. "Born Disco; Died Heavy Metal" – 3:40
  7. "Counteraction" – 2:42
  8. "Where D'U Get Your Information" – 3:16
  9. "Tera Mera Pyar" – 2:04
  10. "You Always Said My Language Would Get Me into Trouble" – 7:07

US bonus tracks (Lock Stock & Double~Barrel EP)

  1. "England's Dreaming" – 3:36
  2. "Trip Easy" – 2:59
  3. "Summer Fun in a Beat Up Datsun" (Lyrics by Ben Ayres, music by Cornershop) – 1:31
  4. "Breaking Every Rule Language English" – 3:17

Personnel

Cornershop

Other musicians

Technical

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