COCK ROBIN - PRECIOUS DREAMS THE COMPLETE CBS RECORDINGS 1985-1990 3CD CLAMSHELL BOX

Featuring 47 tracks over 3 CDs, including the band�s three studio albums recorded between 1985 and 1990 � �Cock Robin� (1985), follow up, �After Here Through Midland� (1987), and the ripe for rediscovery, �First Love / Last Rites� (1989).Plus single B-sides and 12� remixes.Cock Robin�s self-titled debut album achieved multi-platinum success across Europe in 1985. It included the hits �The Promise You Made� (Germany #6, France #4, Netherlands #2, UK #28), �Thought You Were On My Side� (Germany #21, France #39, Netherlands #4), and �When Your Heart Is Weak� (Germany #8, France #9, Netherlands #19), their sole US chart hit which peaked at #35 and was a staple video in the early days of MTV. The success of the singles propelled the album into the top 10 (Netherlands #3, Belgium #2, Germany #5, France #7).Their second album, �After Here Through Midland�, followed in 1987 and was another huge success across Europe. It included the hit �Just Around The Corner� (Netherlands #14, Belgium #11, Germany #16, France #14.) Europe�s love affair with the band propelled the album into the top 10 (Netherlands #6, Belgium #3, Germany #6, France #4) and it went platinum in France.Third album, �First Love / Last Rites� produced by Rhett Davies, who worked with Roxy Music, was released in 1989. Despite its high quality the album fared less well except in France where it reached #11 and went 2 x gold. In the US and Japan the album was issued in 1990 with their cover of Conway Twitty�s �It�s Only Make Believe� added as track six and that�s been included here.Singer-songwriter Peter-Kingsbery who led Cock Robin from 1982 to 1990 when they disbanded, reformed the band in 2006.