Breaking Glass (album)

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.

Breaking Glass
Soundtrack album by
Hazel O'Connor
ReleasedAugust 1980
Recorded1980
StudioGood Earth Studios, London
GenreNew wave, alternative rock
Length41:59
LabelA&M
ProducerTony Visconti
Hazel O'Connor chronology
Breaking Glass
(1980)		 Sons and Lovers
(1980)
Singles from Breaking Glass
  1. "Writing on the Wall"
    Released: June 1980
  2. "Eighth Day"
    Released: August 1980
  3. "Give Me an Inch"
    Released: October 1980
  4. "Will You?"
    Released: May 1981
  5. "Calls the Tune"
    Released: 1982

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. Two of the musicians in her band, Bob Carter and Andy Duncan, were members of Linx.

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

Side A
No.TitleLength
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 B
No.TitleLength
7."Eighth Day"3:11
8."Top of the Wheel"3:15
9."Calls the Tune"3:00
10."Blackman"3:44
11."Give Me an Inch"3:08
12."If Only"4:15
Total length:41:59

Personnel

Musicians[3]

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

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References
  1. BPI online database
  2. Malins, Steve (2006). Notorious: The Unauthorised Biography. André Deutsch/Carlton Publishing, UK. ISBN 0-233-00137-9, p. 60
  3. "Hazel O'Connor Official Discography – Breaking Glass 1980". hazeloconnor.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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