Hold on It Hurts
Studio album by
Cornershop
Released31 January 1994
StudioSuite 16, Rochdale
The Green Room, Brighton
Stayfree, Leicester
West Orange, Preston
GenreIndie rock
Length34:42
LabelWiiija[1]
ProducerJohn 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[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.

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

  • Tjinder Singh – vocals, bass
  • Avtar Singh – guitar
  • Ben Ayres – guitar, vocals
  • Wallis Healey – guitar
  • Anthony "Saffs" Saffery – sitar, keyboards
  • David Chambers – drums

Other musicians

  • Emma Davies – keyboards
  • Alastair Dickins – clarinet
  • Raj Patel – dholki
  • Dale Shaw – vocals

Technical

  • John Wills – production (tracks 1., 2., 4., 6., 8.)
  • Tjinder Singh – production (tracks 3., 5., 7., 9., 10.)
  • John Robb – co-production (tracks 1., 2., 4. – 6., 8.), production (Lock Stock & Double~Barrel EP)
  • Richard Whelan – engineering
  • Andy Green – engineering
  • Kevin Reverb – engineering
  • Rob – engineering
  • Charlie – engineering
  • Rex – engineering (Lock Stock & Double~Barrel EP)
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Malcolm Maybury – front cover photo
  • Lloyd Thomas – inner sleeve art

References

  1. ↑ Hyder, Rehan (3 October 2017). Brimful of Asia: Negotiating Ethnicity on the UK Music Scene. Routledge. ISBN 9781351218085 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Kellman, Andy. Hold On It Hurts – Cornershop | Songs, Reviews, Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (31 January 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: Cornershop". www.trouserpress.com.


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