Hope Against Hope (album)

Hope Against Hope
Studio album by Band of Susans
Released	1988 (1988)
Recorded	May – June 1987 (1987-06)
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
Blessing and Curse (1987) Hope Against Hope (1988) Love Agenda (1989)

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

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.
4. Neate, Wilson; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Band of Susans". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
5. Hope Against Hope (sleeve). Band of Susans. London, United Kingdom: Blast First. 1988.
6. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

• Hope Against Hope at Discogs (list of releases)