Strawberry Switchblade (album)
# Strawberry Switchblade (album)

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Strawberry Switchblade is the only studio album released by the Scottish new wave duo Strawberry Switchblade.

## Release

The album did not live up to the high chart expectations created by the #5 (UK) single "Since Yesterday". It entered and peaked at #25 on the UK Album Chart in April 1985. The album was promoted by two additional singles: the first, "Let Her Go", reached #59 and the final single, "Who Knows What Love Is?", reached #84 on the UK Singles Chart. "Since Yesterday" also charted in Ireland and the Netherlands where it reached #6 and #24 respectively.

## Re-release

The original Strawberry Switchblade LP has not been re-released in the UK (or in Europe) since 1985, though all of its tracks (apart from the short instrumental reprise of "Who Knows What Love Is?") appeared on the group's Platinum Collection compilation. In Japan, where the group were extremely popular, it was issued on CD for the first time in 1989, and released again there on CD in 1997 in a 20-track expanded version, including B-sides, remixes and non-album singles.

## Track listing

All songs written by Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, except where noted.

## Personnel

### Strawberry Switchblade

* Jill Bryson – vocals, harmonies, lead guitar
* Rose McDowall – lead vocals, harmonies, guitars

with:

* Gary Hutchins – sequences, keyboards
* Alan Park – keyboards
* Bruce Nockles – trumpet
* Dave Morris – percussion
* David Motion – keyboards, drum machine
* Phil Thornalley – keyboards
* Boris Williams – "tippy tappy" drums
* David Bedford – string and woodwind arrangements
* Andrew Poppy – horn arrangements on "10 James Orr Street"

### Technical

* David Motion – production, arrangements, engineering
* Phil Thornalley – production, engineering on "Let Her Go" and "Who Knows What Love Is?"
* Trig – engineering
* Peter McArthur – photography
* Chris Branfield – design

"Thanks to David Balfe and Bill Drummond"

## Release history

| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | 1985 | Korova / WEA | Vinyl | KODE 11 / 240525-1 | |
| | 1985 | Korova / WEA | Cassette | 240525-4 | |
| Japan | 1989 | Warner Music (Japan) | CD | 18P2-2856 | |
| | 1997 | WEA International | CD | WPCR-1093 | Since Yesterday expanded edition |
