Waking Hours by Released July 1989 Recorded Park Lane,;,;, Length 45: 49 AMA9006 Mark Freegard (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 9); (3, w/ additional recording by Mark Freegard); (8; 5 & 10 w/ additional recording by Mark Freegard) chronology (1985) 1985 Waking Hours (1989) (1992) 1992 Waking Hours original cover Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Waking Hours is the second studio by Scottish alternative rock band, released in July 1989. It reached number 6 in the and featured one of the band's most famous songs, ', which reached number 11 in the. The album's opening track, 'Kiss This Thing Goodbye', entered the top 40 of the US when released as a for the second time. Contents • • • • • • History [ ] Many Del Amitri fans consider Waking Hours to be the band's first 'real' album. The influence of the first album, (1985), had produced a sound radically different to the remainder of the band's output. The first album had been extremely difficult to find for many years, before its 2003 reissue, leaving many who became fans in the 1990s totally unaware of its existence.

Waking Hours arguably represents Del Amitri's first 'mature' record, and was certainly the first to bring them any mainstream success. Typically for Del Amitri (the group never made two albums with the same band members), Waking Hours featured some recently introduced personnel: new guitarist and keyboard player. Despite some important creative input (he contributed to the writing of 'Kiss This Thing Goodbye' and 'Hatful Of Rain') Slaven left the band before the album had even been released. He was replaced by, who appears on the album's front cover despite not having played on it. It would also be the last record for drummer, who was replaced by Brian McDermott.

Free Music Mp3 Downloads Kazaa. Track listing [ ] All songs written by except as noted.

Two years in the making Waking Hours was released in the summer of 1989. Recorded in Glasgow and London with Mick Slaven on guitar, Waking Hours was the band’s. Del Amitri – the 5th Fret. Waking hours. Kiss this thing goodbye opposite view move away jimmy blue stone cold sober you’re gone when i want you.