Sometime In Oldchurch

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{{Infobox album

| name = Sometime In Oldchurch

| type = studio

| artist = The Rubettes

| cover = RubettesSometimeInOldchurch.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 1978

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Pop rock, rock & roll, Country rock

| length = 40:33

| label = Polydor

| producer = The Rubettes, Alan Blakley

| prev_title = Baby I Know

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Still Unwinding

| next_year = 1978

}}

Sometime In Oldchurch is the sixth studio album by the English band The Rubettes. It was released on the Polydor Records label in March 1978.{{cite web|title=Rubettes - Discography78|url=http://www.rubettes.com/discography/1978.php|website=Rubettes.com|access-date=5 November 2017}}

Two singles were released from the album, both in advance: "Come On Over" and "Sometime In Oldchurch".{{cite web|title=Rubettes - Discography77|url=http://www.rubettes.com/discography/1977.php|website=Rubettes.com|access-date=5 November 2017}}

In 1992, Dice Records (France) released the Rubettes' fifth and sixth albums (Baby I Know and Sometime In Oldchurch) as a double CD set.{{cite web|title=Original Albums - 5 & 6|url=https://www.discogs.com/Rubettes-Original-Albums-5-6/release/4707740|website=discogs.com|access-date=5 November 2017}}

Track listing

;Side 1

  1. "Great Be The Nation" (Alan Williams) - 5:20
  2. "Come On Over" (Alan Williams) - 4:00
  3. "Sometime In Oldchurch" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:35
  4. "Top Of The World" (Tony Thorpe) - 6:16

;Side 2

  1. "Alimonia" (John Richardson) - 3:15
  2. "Say What You Mean" (John Richardson) - 4:24
  3. "Eva St. Clair" (Mike Gower, Alan Williams) - 5:40
  4. "You Make It Hard" (Tony Thorpe) - 2:48
  5. "Let Him Bleed" (John Richardson) - 4:15Original album sleeve notes

Singles

:1. "Come On Over"/"Let Him Bleed" - October 1977

:2. "Sometime In Oldchurch"/"Top Of The World" - February 1978{{cite web|title=Rubettes Discography|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/240902-The-Rubettes?page=2|website=discogs.com|access-date=6 November 2017}}

Personnel

  • Mick Clarke
  • John Richardson
  • Tony Thorpe
  • Alan Williams

Publishers

  • All tracks Halcyon MusicSleeve notes - Original albums 5&6

Production and credits

  • Produced by The Rubettes with Alan Blakley for Gale
  • Recorded at The Chateau, Herouville, France
  • Engineer - Mark Jay Wallis
  • Cover Artwork & Design - Jo Mirowski, Artwork WadeWood Associates
  • Thanks to - Pete, Dud, Long John & Plunkett and Roy Farrant
  • Special thanks to:

:Rick Westwood, Carey Hunt for help with interpretation

:Chris Lewis of DJM London and Audio Design for their help with our technical traumas

  • Merci everso beaucoup to all at Le Chateau for making everything as easy and pleasant as possible

References