Onward (album)

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Onward
Onward Hawkwind.jpg
Studio album by
Released30 April 2012
RecordedEarth Studios
Genre
Length81:28
Label Eastworld Recordings
Producer Hawkwind
Hawkwind chronology
Blood of the Earth
(2010)
Onward
(2012)
The Machine Stops
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
subba-cultcha.com8/10 [2]

Onward is the twenty seventh studio album and a double-album by British space rock band Hawkwind. It was released in April 2012 [3] by Eastworld Recordings. [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Seasons"Chadwick, Darbyshire, Hone5:37
2."The Hills Have Ears"Hone, Chadwick, Brock5:08
3."Mind Cut"Brock4:54
4."System Check"Hawkwind - 20111:06
5."Death Trap"Brock, Robert Calvert 3:31
6."Southern Cross"Blake6:41
7."The Prophecy"Brock4:11
8."Electric Tears"Brock0:56
9."The Drive By"Brock4:39
10."Computer Cowards"Brock5:25
11."Howling Moon"Brock2:11
12."Right to Decide*"Brock, Alan Davey 6:30
13."Aerospace Age*"Calvert, Hawkwind 20085:51
14."The Flowering of the Rose*"Hawkwind 20088:21
15."Trans Air Trucking"Brock, Blake2:36
16."Deep Vents"Brock0:32
17."Green Finned Demon"Brock, Calvert5:25
18."." 7:54
Total length:81:28

Personnel

Hawkwind

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [5] 88
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 75
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [7] 13

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References

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  2. subba-cultcha review
  3. Marast Music website: Onward album info
  4. The Sleeping Shaman webzine: Onward release
  5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  7. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.