October (Claire Hamill album)

October is the second album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released in 1973. Hamill has identified the subject of the track "Speedbreaker" as being John Martyn with whom she had an affair.^[2]

October
Studio album by Claire Hamill
Released	1973
Recorded	October 1972
Studio	The Manor (Shipton-on-Cherwell, England) Morgan Studios (London)
Genre	Folk-rock
Length	34:29
Label	Island
Producer	Paul Samwell-Smith
Claire Hamill chronology
One House Left Standing (1971) October (1973) Stage Door Johnnies (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Claire Hamill; except where indicated

1. "Island" (Steve Smith) - 3:21
2. "To the Stars" - 2:03
3. "Please Stay Tonight" - 3:02
4. "Wall to Wall Carpeting" - 2:22
5. "Speedbreaker" - 3:12
6. "I Don't Get Any Older" (Mike Coles, Hamill) - 2:32
7. "Warrior of the Water" - 2:56
8. "The Artist" - 2:39
9. "Baby What's Wrong (With You)" (Jimmy Reed) - 4:30
10. "Sidney Gorgeous" - 1:56
11. "Crying Under the Bedclothes" - 3:37
12. "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, song arrangements Claire Hamill

Technical

• Barry Hammond, Simon Heyworth - engineer
• John B. McCoy, Tony Dimitriades - coordination
• Patrick Lichfield - photography