''Hold On It Hurts'' is the 1994 debut album by

Cornershop Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single "Brimful of Asha", originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singe ...

. It failed to reach commercial success, but went some way in helping the band find its niche in the following years.

Track listing

All lyrics written by

Tjinder Singh Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single "Brimful of Asha", originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singe ...

; all music composed by Cornershop, except where noted. #"Jason Donovan/Tessa Sanderson" – 2:31 #"Kalluri's Radio" – 4:20 #"Readers Wives" – 3:40 #"Change" – 1:57 #"Inside Rani" – 3:22 #"Born Disco; Died Heavy Metal" – 3:40 #"Counteraction" – 2:42 #"Where D'U Get Your Information" – 3:16 #"Tera Mera Pyar" – 2:04 #"You Always Said My Language Would Get Me into Trouble" – 7:07 US bonus tracks (''Lock Stock & Double~Barrel'' EP) #

"England's Dreaming" – 3:36 #"Trip Easy" – 2:59 #"Summer Fun in a Beat Up Datsun" (Lyrics by Ben Ayres, music by Cornershop) – 1:31 #"Breaking Every Rule Language English" – 3:17

Personnel

Cornershop *

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

, bass * Avtar Singh –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Ben Ayres – guitar, vocals * Wallis Healey – guitar * Anthony "Saffs" Saffery –

sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in ...

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

* David Chambers –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Other musicians * Emma Davies – keyboards * Alastair Dickins –

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

* Raj Patel –

dholki The ''dholak'' is a two-headed hand drum, a folk percussion instrument. The instrument is about 45 cm in length and 27 cm in breadth and is widely used in ''qawwali'', '' kirtan'', '' lavani'' and '' bhangra''. The drum has two differ ...

* Dale Shaw – vocals Technical * John Wills – production (tracks 1., 2., 4., 6., 8.) * Tjinder Singh – production (tracks 3., 5., 7., 9., 10.) * John Robb – co-production (tracks 1., 2., 4. – 6., 8.), production (''Lock Stock & Double~Barrel'' EP) * Richard Whelan – engineering * Andy Green – engineering * Kevin Reverb – engineering * Rob – engineering * Charlie – engineering * Rex – engineering (''Lock Stock & Double~Barrel'' EP) * Mike Marsh – mastering * Malcolm Maybury – front cover photo * Lloyd Thomas – inner sleeve art

References

1994 debut albums Cornershop albums Wiiija albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub