Inspiration (Elkie Brooks album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Inspiration
Type = Studio Album
Artist = Elkie Brooks


Released = 1989 (UK)
Recorded = 1989
Genre = Rock/Pop
Length =
Label = Telstar Records
Producer = Russ Ballard
Last album = "Bookbinder's Kid"
(1988)
This album = "Inspiration"
(1989)
Next album = "Pearls III (Close To The Edge)"
(1991)

"Inspiration" is an album of cover songs by Elkie Brooks.

Track listing

#"Hard Habit to Break" (Steve Kipner, Jon Parker) (4:41) - Original by Chicago
#"Shame" (Oxendale/Haver) (4:10)
#"Broken Wings" (Richard Page, Steve George, J. Lang) (4:55) - Original by Mr. Mister
#"1,000 Years" (Williams/Paich/Williams) (4:47) - Original by Toto
#"Touch of Paradise" (Wilson/Smith) (4:20) - Original by John Farnham
#"Tear It Down" (Chris Thompson/Andy Hill) (4:21)
#"Don't Cry to Me" (Russ Ballard) (4:42)
#"Three Wishes" (Russ Ballard) (4:32)
#"I'll Never Love This Way Again" (Russ Ballard) (4:29)
#"Every Little Bit Hurts" (Cobb) (3:28)
#"Is This Love" (David Coverdale, John Sykes) (4:42) - Original by Whitesnake
#"Black Smoke from the Culumet" (Brooks/Gage) (5:18)
#"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney) (3:39) - Original by Paul McCartney
#"The Ki" (Brooks) (4:05)
#"In It for the Same Thing" (Brooks) (3:51)
#"You're the Inspiration" (Peter Cetera, David Foster) (3:39) - Original by Chicago

Single Releases

* "Shame" (1989)
* "You're the Inspiration" (1989, Netherlands Only)
* "I'll Never Love This Way Again" (1990)

Details

* Recorded 1989 at Abbey Road Studios, RPM Studios, Pavilion Studios, Rock House, Woody Bay Studios.
* Issued on CD, Vinyl and Cassette in 1989 through Telstar Records. Re-released on CD and Cassette by Ronco.
* "Inspiration" reached number 58 and remained in the UK charts for 3 weeks.

Personnel

* Elkie Brooks - vocals
* Tobias Boshell - Piano/Keyboards
* Paul Stacey - guitars
* Pip Williams - guitars, bass
* Mike Richardson - drums
* Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost, Chris Thompson - backing vocals
* Trevor Jordan, Stevie Bray - engineers

Producers

* Russ Ballard, Trevor Jordan, Pip Williams, Gary Hutchins