Turn Back the Clock (album)

Turn Back the Clock is the debut studio album by English band Johnny Hates Jazz. It was released by Virgin Records on 11 January 1988 in United Kingdom and on 29 March 1988 in the United States. The album, whose most famous single was "Shattered Dreams", peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and at number 56 on the US Billboard 200. Kim Wilde sings backing vocals on the title track, which reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 in New Zealand. The track "Foolish Heart" was originally released as a single in 1986 as "Me and My Foolish Heart".

Turn Back the Clock
Studio album by Johnny Hates Jazz
Released	11 January 1988 (1988-01-11)
Recorded	1986–1987
Studio	RAK, London
Genre	Sophisti-pop[1]
Length	36:24
Label	Virgin
Producer	Calvin Hayes Mike Nocito Phil Thornalley
Johnny Hates Jazz chronology
Turn Back the Clock (1988) Tall Stories (1991)
Singles from Turn Back the Clock
"Me and My Foolish Heart" Released: 1986 "Shattered Dreams" Released: March 1987 "I Don't Want to Be a Hero" Released: August 1987 "Turn Back the Clock" Released: 1987 "Heart of Gold" Released: 1988 "Don't Say It's Love" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The song "Listen", written and co-produced by Phil Thornalley, was later re-recorded for his only solo album Swamp, also released in 1988.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Clark Datchler, except where noted.

Standard version

1988 original vinyl album and US CD release

1. "Shattered Dreams" – 3:24
2. "Heart of Gold" – 3:20
3. "Turn Back the Clock" – 4:30
4. "Don't Say It's Love" – 3:43
5. "What Other Reason" – 3:20
6. "I Don't Want to Be a Hero" – 3:37
7. "Listen" – 3:44 (Phil Thornalley)
8. "Different Seasons" – 3:31 (Clark Datchler, Calvin Hayes)
9. "Don't Let It End This Way" – 3:40
10. "Foolish Heart" – 3:33 (Iain Macdonald, C. Hayes, M. Nocito, P. Thornalley)

Bonus tracks

1988 CD release

11. "Heart of Gold" (J. Mendelsohn Mix) – 6:41
12. "Turn Back the Clock" (J. Mendelsohn Mix) – 7:03
13. "I Don't Want to Be a Hero" (Extended Mix) – 6:36

2008 UK remastered edition

11. "Shattered Dreams" (12" Extended Mix) – 5:11
12. "Heart of Gold" (Extended Mix) – 6:42
13. "Turn Back the Clock" (12" Extended Mix) – 7:03
14. "Don't Say It's Love" (Extended Mix) – 6:36
15. "Foolish Heart" (12" Mix) – 5:50
16. "Turn Back the Clock" (Unreleased Version) – 4:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Turn Back the Clock.[4]

Johnny Hates Jazz

• Clark Datchler
• Mike Nocito
• Calvin Hayes

Additional musicians

• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• J.J. Belle – guitar
• Neil Hubbard – guitar
• Stevie Lange – backing vocals
• Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
• Kim Wilde – backing vocals
• Molly Duncan – horn
• Martin Drover – horn
• Neil Sidewell – horn
• Peter-John Vettese – additional keyboards
• Chris Newman – Fairlight CMI
• Anne Dudley – string arrangement on "Turn Back the Clock"

Technical

• Calvin Hayes – production
• Mike Nocito – production, engineering
• Phil Thornalley – production on "Listen"; mixing
• Julian Mendelsohn – mixing
• Bob Kraushaar – mixing
• Greg Jackman – mixing
• Roy Spong – engineering assistance
• Matt Barry – engineering assistance
• Richard Edwards – engineering assistance
• Terry Irwin – engineering assistance
• Tim Weider – engineering assistance
• Kevin Metcalfe – mastering

Artwork

• Stylorouge – design, art direction
• Simon Fowler – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 20 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 40 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 3 European Albums (Music & Media)[8] 3 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 1 US Billboard 200[16] 56

Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[17] 37 European Albums (Music & Media)[18] 19 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 31 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[21]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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3. "Phil Thornalley – Swamp". Discogs. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
4. Turn Back the Clock (liner notes). Johnny Hates Jazz. Virgin Records. 1988. CDV 2475.CS1 maint: others (link)
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8. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5 no. 7. 13 February 1988. p. 20. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 13 January 2019 – via American Radio History.
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15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
16. "Johnny Hates Jazz Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
17. "Jaaroverzichten – CD 1988" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
18. "1988 Year End Eurocharts – Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 31. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 13 January 2019 – via American Radio History.
19. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1988" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
20. Scaping, Peter, ed. (1991). "Top 100 Albums: 1988". BPI YearBook 1989/90. London: British Phonographic Industry. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0-9061-5410-6.
21. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
22. "British album certifications – Johnny Hates Jazz – Turn Back the Clock". British Phonographic Industry. 13 July 1989. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Turn Back the Clock in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.