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''October'' is the second album by English singer-songwriter
Claire Hamill Josephine Claire Hamill (born 4 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. In addition to her solo career, she has collaborated with Wishbone Ash and Yes's Steve Howe. Life and career Claire Hamill was born in Port Clarence, County Durham ...
, released in 1973. Hamill has identified the subject of the track "Speedbreaker" as being John Martyn with whom she had an affair.
John Neil Munro John Neil Munro, Scottish journalist and biographer. Background John Neil Munro was born in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, and grew up in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. He studied Modern and Economic History at the University of Glasgow and then pos ...
Some People Are Crazy: The John Martyn Story (2008)


Track listing

All tracks composed by Claire Hamill; except where indicated # "Island" (Steve Smith) - 3:21 # "To the Stars" - 2:03 # "Please Stay Tonight" - 3:02 # "Wall to Wall Carpeting" - 2:22 # "Speedbreaker" - 3:12 # "I Don't Get Any Older" (Mike Coles, Hamill) - 2:32 # "Warrior of the Water" - 2:56 # "The Artist" - 2:39 # "Baby What's Wrong (With You)" ( Jimmy Reed) - 4:30 # "Sidney Gorgeous" - 1:56 # "Crying Under the Bedclothes" - 3:37 # "Peaceful" - 2:19


Personnel

*Claire Hamill - vocals, guitar, piano *Tim Smith, Wayne Perkins - guitar, vocals * Pat Donaldson - electric bass * Chris Laurence - bass *Steve Smith - keyboards, vocals * Jean Roussel - piano * Alan White - drums, percussion * Gerry Conway - drums * Henry Spinetti - congas *Nick Harrison - string arrangements *
Paul Samwell-Smith Paul Granville Samwell-Smith (born Paul Smith, 8 May 1943, in Richmond, Surrey, England) is an English musician and record producer. He was a founding member and the bassist of the 1960s English rock band the Yardbirds, which launched leading g ...
, Claire Hamill - song arrangements ;Technical *Barry Hammond, Simon Heyworth - engineer *John B. McCoy, Tony Dimitriades - coordination * Patrick Lichfield - photography


References


External links


Claire Hamill's website
{{Authority control Claire Hamill albums 1973 albums Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith Island Records albums Albums recorded at Morgan Sound Studios