Cock Robin (album)

Cock Robin

Studio album by Cock Robin

Released

1985

Recorded

1984, 1985

Cock Robin chronology

Cock Robin
(1985)

After Here Through Midland
(1987)

Cock Robin is the first album by American band Cock Robin and was released in 1985.

It was a Top 10 hit album in numerous European countries whereas it charted only at #61 in the United States Top 75. The singles "When Your Heart Is Weak" and "The Promise You Made" met with the most success in Europe, and still get regular airplay on adult contemporary and pop music stations in countries like France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands.

The music video to "When Your Heart is Weak" was directed by Chris Gabrin. Filmed in the Arizona desert in May 1985.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thought You Were On My Side"	4:17
2.	"When Your Heart Is Weak"	4:40
3.	"Just When You're Having Fun"	3:43
4.	"The Promise You Made"	3:55
5.	"Because It Keeps On Working"	4:40

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Born With Teeth"	4:15
7.	"Once We Might Have Known"	5:10
8.	"More Than Willing"	4:29
9.	"A Little Innocence"	5:36

Bonus Tracks - Single Versions and Non-Album B-Sides (2014 Expanded Edition)
No.	Title	Length
10.	"When Your Heart Is Weak (Single Mix)"	4:31
11.	"Have You Any Sympathy? (B-side to "The Promise You Made")"	4:17
12.	"Peace On Earth (B-side to "Thought You Were On My Side" and "When Your Heart Is Weak")"	2:55
13.	"Once We Might Have Known (Remix)"	4:13

Bonus Tracks - Remixes and Alternate Versions (2014 Expanded Edition)
No.	Title	Length
14.	"When Your Heart Is Weak (Dance Mix)"	6:34
15.	"The Promise You Made (Extended Version)"	6:39
16.	"Thought You Were On My Side (Extended Remix)"	5:24
17.	"When Your Heart Is Weak (Instrumental)"	4:34

All songs by Peter Kingsbery.

Musicians

Cock Robin

Peter Kingsbery – lead vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, synthesizer programming
Anna LaCazio – lead vocals and Casio keyboards
Louis Molino III – drums, percussion and backing vocals
Clive Wright – guitars, Roland GR 300

Additional musicians

Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Pat Mastelotto – percussion
Arno Lucas – percussion
Paul Fox – synthesizer programming
Steve Hillage – production, rhythm guitar (tracks 2, 14, 17)
David Sanborn – alto sax solo (tracks 14, 17)
Jimmy Maelen – percussion (tracks 14, 17)
Roy Martin – Simmons drums (tracks 14, 17)

Misc

Produced by Steve Hillage

Singles:

"When Your Heart Is Weak" – #35 U.S. Pop., August 1985.
"The Promise You Made" – Did not chart in the U.S.
"Thought You Were On My Side" – Did not chart in the U.S.

Charts

References

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