Breaking Glass (album)

Breaking Glass
Soundtrack album by Hazel O'Connor
Released	1980
Genre	New wave, alternative rock, folk, new-age
Label	A&M
Producer	Tony Visconti
Hazel O'Connor chronology
Breaking Glass (1980) Sons And Lovers (1980)

Breaking Glass is the debut album by the English singer Hazel O'Connor. It is the soundtrack album to the film Breaking Glass, featuring songs written and performed by O'Connor who also stars in the film. It was released in 1980 by A&M Records.

The album reached number 5 in the UK Album Charts, remaining on the chart for 38 weeks and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry.^[1] Several songs from the album were released as singles, the most successful being "Eighth Day" and "Will You" which both reached the UK Top 10.

When O'Connor toured the UK to promote the album, she selected as her opening act a then-unknown group called Duran Duran which gave them the exposure to secure a recording contract.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Hazel O'Connor and published by Albion Music Ltd.

Side 1

1. "Writing On The Wall" – 3:20
2. "Monsters In Disguise" – 3:22
3. "Come Into The Air” – 3:42
4. "Big Brother" – 3:04
5. "Who Needs It" – 3:09
6. "Will You?" – 4:49

Side 2

1. "Eighth Day" – 3:11
2. "Top Of The Wheel" – 3:15
3. "Calls The Tune" – 3:00
4. "Blackman" – 3:44
5. "Give Me An Inch" – 3:08
6. "If Only" - 4:15

The Band

• Bob Carter – Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
• Wesley Magoogan – Saxophones
• Rick "Pinky" Ford^[3] – Bass
• Andy Duncan – Drums, Percussion
• Tony Visconti – Keyboards, Vocals
• Hazel O'Connor – Keyboards, Vocals

Production

• Produced and Arranged by Tony Visconti
• Recorded and Mixed at Good Earth Studios, London
• Engineered by Tony Visconti, Kit Woolven and Gordon Fordyce
• Album Design and Art Direction by Chuck Beeson
• Album Photography by George Whitear

Film

• Executive Producer – Dodi Fayed
• Produced by Davina Belling and Clive Parsons
• Written and Directed by Brian Gibson
• Film Studio – Allied Stars Ltd

References