Inspiration (Elkie Brooks album)

Inspiration is a 1989 album by Elkie Brooks. It features a mix of cover versions and original tracks and featured the single "Shame".

Track listing

1. "Hard Habit to Break" (Steve Kipner, Jon Parker) (4:41)
2. "Shame" (Peter Oxendale, Marwenna Haver) (4:10)
3. "Broken Wings" (Richard Page, Steve George, John Lang) (4:55)
4. "1,000 Years" (Joseph Williams, David Paich, Mark Williams) (4:47)
5. "Touch of Paradise" (Ross Wilson, Gulliver Smith) (4:20)
6. "Tear It Down" (Chris Thompson, Andy Hill) (4:21)
7. "Don't Cry to Me" (Russ Ballard) (4:42)
8. "Three Wishes" (Russ Ballard) (4:32)
9. "I'll Never Love This Way Again" (Russ Ballard) (4:29)
10. "Every Little Bit Hurts" (Ed Cobb) (3:28)
11. "Is This Love" (David Coverdale, John Sykes) (4:42)
12. "Black Smoke from the Culumet" (Brooks, Pete Gage) (5:18)
13. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney) (3:39)
14. "The Ki" (Brooks) (4:05)
15. "In It for the Same Thing" (Brooks) (3:51)
16. "You're the Inspiration" (Peter Cetera, David Foster) (3:39)

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