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- Date Released: January 1, 1982
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock, Pop
- Label: Yep Roc Records / Redeye
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They Say...
For his second solo album, Robyn Hitchcock decided to work with producer Steve Hillage, a former member of Gong. Under his guidance, Hitchcock made an album that smoothed out his rough edges and obscured his quirks under layers of saxophones, trumpets, and processed guitars. Beneath the stilted production lay some of Hitchcock's weakest songs, most of which were underdeveloped melodically and lyrically. Some of the songs are worthwhile -- "The Cars She Used to Drive" is the best stab at slick new wave pop, while "Fifty Two Stations" and "St. Petersburg" are powerful -- but most of the album is simply lifeless. After its release, Hitchcock retired from music for nearly three years. In 1986, he released an alternate version of Groovy Decay, comprised mostly of songwriting demos, called Groovy Decoy.
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| 01. |  |
Night Ride To Trinidad |
3:32 |
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| 02. | |
52 Station |
4:02 |
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| 03. | |
Young People Scream |
2:57 |
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| 04. | |
The Rain |
4:45 |
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| 05. | |
America |
4:39 |
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| 06. | |
The Cars She Used To Drive |
3:07 |
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| 07. | |
Grooving On An Inner Plane |
4:53 |
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| 08. | |
St Petersberg |
2:45 |
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| 09. | |
When I Was A Kid |
3:59 |
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| 10. | |
Midnight Fish |
3:37 |
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| 11. | |
It Was The Night |
4:38 |
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| 12. | |
How Do You Work This Thing |
2:25 |
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| 13. | |
Rain (Demo) |
4:21 |
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| 14. | |
Cars She Used To Drive (Demo) |
3:17 |
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| 15. | |
Young People Scream (Demo) |
3:12 |
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| 16. | |
When I Was A Kid (Demo) |
4:00 |
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| 17. | |
Falling Leaves |
4:23 |
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17 Total Tracks, 64:32 Total Length
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Credits
- Steve Hillage - Producer // Robyn Hitchcock - Guitar // Robyn Hitchcock - Vocals // Nick Cook - Engineer // Rod Johnson - Drums // Anthony Thistlethwaite - Saxophone // Sara Lee - Bass
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