After Here Through Midland is the second album by Cock Robin

Cock Robin (band)

Cock Robin is an American pop rock band, mostly popular in the 1980s, particularly in continental Europe where they became famous. The band was founded by singer-songwriter Peter Kingsbery in 1982, disbanded in 1990, and reformed in 2006.-History:...

 and was released in 1987.

Again it was a big success in continental Europe

Europe

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 as their first eponymous album, reaching the Top 10, but was largely ignored in the US where the album reached only #166 in the Billboard 200

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. The single "Just Around the Corner" proved to be the biggest hit in Europe, and it remains a staple on adult contemporary and pop music stations in France.

Track listing

1. Just Around the Corner – 4:13
2. The Biggest Fool of All – 4:22
3. El Norte – 4:43
4. I'll Send Them Your Way – 4:15
5. Another Story – 3:55
6. Coward's Courage – 4:44
7. Every Moment – 4:06
8. Precious Dreams – 4:26
9. After Here Through Midland – 4:10

All songs by Peter Kingsbery

Peter Kingsbery

Peter Kingsbery is an American singer songwriter who cofounded the band Cock Robin in the 1980s. He grew up in Austin where he studied classical music...

Cock Robin

• Peter Kingsbery
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  : Lead vocals
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  , keyboards
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  , bass
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• Anna LaCazio
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  : lead vocals

Additional musicians

• Tim Pierce: guitar
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• Denny Fongheiser: drums
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  , percussion
• Dennis Herring: acoustic guitar on The Biggest Fool Of All
• Brian Kilgore: conga
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   on Precious Dreams

Misc

Produced by Don Gehman

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Singles:

• Just Around the Corner
• The Biggest Fool of All
• El Norte

Charts

• #4 France
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   (Platinum album)
• #6 Germany
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• #20 Italy
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• #6 Netherlands
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• #8 Norway
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• #3 Switzerland
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• #9 Sweden
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• #166 United States
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