Tag: Albums Co-Produced by Jim Hammond

Boys Don’t Cry

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Track 01  On  Not One of You  By  Hormoans

Written by Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith, & Lol Tolhurst Song Length: 2:33
Listen to the Song:
[audio:Hormoans/03-BoysDon’tCry.mp3]		 1981
Lyrics
I would say I’m sorry
If I thought that it would change your mind
But I know that this time
I have said too much, been too unkind

I try to laugh about it, cover it all up with lies
I try and laugh about it, hiding the tears in my eyes

Because boys don’t cry, boys don’t cry

I would break down at your feet and beg forgiveness, plead with you
But I know that it’s too late and now there’s nothing I can do

I try to laugh about it, cover it all up with lies
I try and laugh about it, hiding the tears in my eyes

Because boys don’t cry, boys don’t cry

I would tell you that I loved you
If I thought that you would stay
But I know that it’s no use
That you’ve already gone away

Misjudged your limit, pushed you too far
Took you for granted, I thought that you needed me more

Now I would do most anything to get you back by my side
But I just keep on laughing, hiding the tears in my eyes

Because boys don’t cry, boys don’t cry, boys don’t cry

Composition © 1979 Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith, & Lol Tolhurst
Publication © 2008, 2012 Hormoans & Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced by Jim Hammond & Ric Albano
Engineered by Georg McLaughlin
Recorded December 1981
at Future Sound Studios, Harrisburg, PA
Mixed & Mastered in 2008
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
“Jimmy Slash” Hammond -Lead Vocals
PRJ Smith – Guitars
Tim Pelton – Keyboards, Vocals
Mark McCormick – Bass
Dave Givens – Drums

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Coming War

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Track 02  On  Not One of You  By  Hormoans

Written by Paul Smith & Hormoans Song Length: 5:25
Listen to the Song:
[audio:Hormoans/02-ComingWar.mp3]		 1981
Lyrics
Go to town, see a movie, read a book, play guitar
Meet a friend, watch some TV, talk about the coming war
China no, Russia maybe, you never know the real score
The Middle East is on the Late News with theories of the coming war

Here I am, alone and freezing, waiting for you becomes a bore
I’m a thug, and you’re a villain, we all plan the coming war
The war is near, the war is over, the war is all I want to hear
The war is here, it’s escalating
And chaos is common as apples with cores

Go to town, see a movie, read a book, play guitar
Get a job, make some money, eat some food and buy a car
Meet a friend, watch some TV, kill some time and wait some more
Sit alone or with your lover and think about the coming war

The coming war, the coming war, the coming war

Composition © 1981 Paul Smith & Hormoans
Publication © 2008, 2012 Hormoans & Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced by Jim Hammond & Ric Albano
Engineered by Georg McLaughlin
Recorded December 1981
at Future Sound Studios, Harrisburg, PA
Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2008
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
“Jimmy Slash” Hammond -Lead Vocals
PRJ Smith – Guitars
Tim Pelton – Keyboards, Effects
Mark McCormick – Bass
Dave Givens – Drums

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Sanity Squad

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Track 01  On  Not One of You  By  Hormoans

Written by Tim Pelton Song Length: 1:57
Listen to the Song:
[audio:Hormoans/01-SanitySquad.mp3]		 1981
Lyrics
Coming Soon

Composition © 1981 Tim Pelton
Publication © 2008, 2012 Hormoans & Cygnus Wave Music

Song Info
Produced by Jim Hammond & Ric Albano
Engineered by Georg McLaughlin
Recorded December 1981
at Future Sound Studios, Harrisburg, PA
Mixed & Mastered in 2008
at Cygnus Wave Studios

Performers
“Jimmy Slash” Hammond -Lead Vocals
PRJ Smith – Guitars
Tim Pelton – Keyboards, Vocals
Mark McCormick – Bass
Dave Givens – Drums

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Hormoans Not One of You

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Not One of You by HormoansIn December 1981, the new wave band Hormoans recorded a few dozen tracks made up of their original compositions along with original “translations” of some standard material. The recordings were made at Future Sound Studios in Harrisburg, PA with all the songs recorded “live” by the band and mixed down to Stereo Digital Audio Tape. Unfortunately, the band broke up soon thereafter and these recordings remained “lost” for over a quarter century.

Finally in 2008, these recordings were remastered and produced to form the Cygnus Wave album Not One of You. The album includes 12 songs from the Future Sound session along with a live recording of “Stürmish Ding”, a German-language version of The Troggs’ “Wild Thing” recorded live in 1982.

Track   Composer(s)  Length
 1.   Sanity Squad     Tim Pelton  1:57
 2.   Coming War Paul Smith, Hormoans  5:25
 3.   Boys Don’t Cry Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst  2:35
 4.   Quick Joey Small Joey Levine, Arthur Resnick  1:54
 5.   Fantasy Tonight Paul Smith, Steve “Gibby” Womback, Hormoans  3:18
 6.   Lonely Dialer Mark McCormick  4:01
 7.   Red Rubber Ball Paul Smith, Bruce Woodley  3:21
 8.   Damaged Goods Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill, Jon King  3:04
 9.   Blockhead Bob Mothersbaugh, Mark Mothersbaugh  2:39
10.   Stürmish Ding Chip Taylor, Jim Hammond, Hormoans  3:37
11.   Amazon     Tim Pelton  3:35
12.   California Dreamin’ John Phillips, Michelle Phillips  2:24
13.   Not One of You Paul Smith, Hormoans  4:11