Changing Hearts

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Changing Hearts
Studio album by
Released1981 (1981)
StudioRCA Studios
GenreNew wave, post-punk
Length36:32
LabelRCA
ProducerPhilip Glass, Kurt Munkacsi
Polyrock chronology
Polyrock
(1980)
Changing Hearts
(1981)
Above the Fruited Plain
(1982)

Changing Hearts is the second studio album by the American band Polyrock, released in 1981.[1][2] It was produced by Philip Glass, who was attracted to the band's use of musical repetition.[3][4]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
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AllMusic[5]

Trouser Press wrote that "Billy and Tommy Robertson write some of the most vulnerable songs this side of David Byrne, with solid (if lean) performances and production."[6]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Bill and Tom Robertson, unless noted.

  1. "Changing Hearts" - 2:55
  2. "Love Song" - 4:46
  3. "Quiet Spot" - 1:26
  4. "Cries and Whispers - 3:31
  5. "Mean Cow" - 2:29
  6. "In Full Circle" - 3:43
  7. "Like Papers on a Rack" - 3:29
  8. "The New U.S." - 3:54
  9. "Slow Dogs" - 3:46
  10. "Hallways" - 2:24
  11. "Rain" - 4:00 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)

Credits[edit]

Produced by Philip Glass & Kurt Munkacsi.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tucker, Ken (18 Feb 1983). "Polyrock Has Shifted Its Strategy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E30.
  2. ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250083623 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Sterritt, David (28 June 1982). "A brave new sound in American pop: free-ranging, full of energy". Arts. The Christian Science Monitor.
  4. ^ Lioce, Tony (September 10, 1982). "Complex Polyrock hasn't lost sight of rock roots". The Providence Journal. p. W6.
  5. ^ "Changing Hearts - Polyrock | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Polyrock". www.trouserpress.com.