Songwriter (Justin Hayward album)

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Songwriter
Justin Hayward Songwriter.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1977
RecordedJune - December 1976
Genre Rock
Length42:28 (album)
48:26 (Original CD)
54:45 (UK reissue CD)
Label Deram Records
Producer Tony Clarke
Justin Hayward chronology
Blue Jays
(1975)
Songwriter
(1977)
Night Flight
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Songwriter is the debut solo album by Justin Hayward released in February 1977.

Contents

It was later rereleased on CD in 1987 with two bonus tracks, "Marie" (originally released as a single in 1979) and "Learning the Game" (a previously unreleased track, written by Buddy Holly). The album was released again on Decca in April 2004 with the additional bonus tracks "Wrong Time, Right Place" and "Heart of Steel" (the B-side of the "Marie" single).

Original track listing

All songs were written by Justin Hayward, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Tightrope" - 4:49
  2. "Songwriter Part 1" - 3:33
  3. "Songwriter Part 2" - 2:34
  4. "Country Girl" - 4:02
  5. "One Lonely Room" - 5:21

Side two

  1. "Lay It on Me" - 2:56
  2. "Stage Door" - 5:11
  3. "Raised on Love" - 3:13
  4. "Doin' Time" - 4:22
  5. "Nostradamus" - 6:34

1987 CD bonus tracks

  1. "Marie" - 3:45
  2. "Learning The Game" (Buddy Holly) - 2:12

2004 Expanded edition tracks (UK)

  1. "Wrong Time, Right Place" - 2:36
  2. "Marie" - 3:53
  3. "Heart Of Steel" - 3:26
  4. "Learning The Game" (Buddy Holly) - 2:12

Personnel

All songs written by Justin Hayward, except track 14 Buddy Holly

Produced by Tony Clarke, except tracks 11, 12, & 13 produced by Justin Hayward, and tracks 14 produced by Martin Wyatt

Strings on "One Lonely Room" and "Stage Door" by Peter Knight

Engineered By Tony Clarke, Derek Varnals and Dave Baker at Threshold, London
Mixdown engineer: Gary Ladinkski at Westlake, L.A.
Assistant Engineer: Dean Rod

Mastering: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 28
US Billboard 200 [3] 37

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References

  1. Eder, Bruce. "Songwriter - Justin Hayward | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. "Justin Hayward | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. "Justin Hayward Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.