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Heartburn
Studio album by Kevin Coyne
Released	1976
Genre	Rock
Label	Virgin
Producer	Norman Smith
Kevin Coyne chronology
Let's Have A Party (1976) Heartburn (1976) In Living Black and White (1977)

Hertburn is a studio album by musician Kevin Coyne, his ninth, released in 1976 on the Virgin label.

Background

The album cover, designed by Hipgnosis, depicts someone jumping off a building. A poster for release was also produced, by Cooke Key Associates, from photographs by Brian Cooke/Redferns.

The track "Don't Make Waves" (b/w "Mona Where's My Trousers") was issued as a single in 1976 and the songs "Shangri-la" and "Daddy" we both used as B-sides for singles the same year.

Reception

Track listing

All songs written by Kevin Coyne except where noted.

Side 1

1. "Strange Locomotion" (Coyne, Cudworth) – 3:28
2. "Don't Make Waves" – 2:50
3. "Happy Band" – 2:36
4. "I Love My Mother" (arr. Graham Preskett; Summers, Coyne) – 4:40
5. "Shangri-La" – 5:26

Side 2

6. "America" – 4:07
7. "Big White Bird" – 2:05
8. "Games Games Games" – 5:32
9. "My Mother's Eyes" (Baer, lyrics by Gilbert) – 3:27
10. "Daddy" – 4:12

Personnel

Musicians

• Kevin Coyne – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Andy Summers – guitar
• Zoot Money – keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Thompson – bass
• Peter Woolf – drums, percussion

Technical

• Engineer: Phil Chapman
• Producer: Norman Smith
• Recorded at Olympic Studios
• Artwork, photography, design – Hipgnosis

References

1. McKay, George (28 October 2013). Shakin' All Over: Popular Music and Disability. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472052097 – via Google Books.
2. Stafford, James (21 January 2020). "Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Kevin Coyne, 'Heartburn'".
3. "Poster for the Kevin Coyne album 'Heartburn' released by Virgin..." Getty Images.
4. "Don't Make Waves". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
5. "Walk On By". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
6. "Fever". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
7. "Kevin Coyne: Heartburn. By John Tobler : Articles, reviews and interviews from Rock's Backpages". www.rocksbackpages.com.
8. "Kevin Coyne - Heartburn Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
9. "WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN - Record Collector Magazine".

External links

• "Big White Bird" (2010 Digital Remaster) on YouTube

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