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October (Claire Hamill album)

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October
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedOctober 1972
StudioThe Manor Studio, Oxfordshire & Morgan Studios, London
GenreFolk-rock
Length34:29
LabelIsland
ProducerPaul Samwell-Smith
Claire Hamill chronology
One House Left Standing
(1971)
October
(1973)
Stage Door Johnnies
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

October is the second album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released in 1973. Hamill has identified the subject of the track "Speedbreaker" as being John Martyn with whom she had an affair.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Claire Hamill; except where indicated

  1. "Island" (Steve Smith) - 3:21
  2. "To the Stars" - 2:03
  3. "Please Stay Tonight" - 3:02
  4. "Wall to Wall Carpeting" - 2:22
  5. "Speedbreaker" - 3:12
  6. "I Don't Get Any Older" (Mike Coles, Hamill) - 2:32
  7. "Warrior of the Water" - 2:56
  8. "The Artist" - 2:39
  9. "Baby What's Wrong (With You)" (Jimmy Reed) - 4:30
  10. "Sidney Gorgeous" - 1:56
  11. "Crying Under the Bedclothes" - 3:37
  12. "Peaceful" - 2:19

Personnel

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Technical
  • Barry Hammond, Simon Heyworth - engineer
  • John B. McCoy, Tony Dimitriades - coordination
  • Patrick Lichfield - photography

References

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  1. ^ "October - Claire Hamill | AllMusic". allmusic.com.
  2. ^ John Neil Munro Some People Are Crazy: The John Martyn Story (2008)
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