Johnny Hates Jazz – Turn Back The Clock – Vinyl Record

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Johnny Hates Jazz – Turn Back The Clock – Vinyl Record Album

Turn Back the Clock is a song by the British band Johnny Hates Jazz. It was released in 1987 as the lead single and title track from their debut album, Turn Back the Clock. The song was a commercial success, reaching the top 10 in several countries, including the UK, the US, and Germany.

Turn Back the Clock is a nostalgic and melancholic song that reflects on lost love and the desire to go back in time to change the past. It features a catchy melody and heartfelt lyrics, which resonated with listeners and helped establish Johnny Hates Jazz as a prominent band in the late 1980s.

The band, formed by Clark Datchler, Calvin Hayes, and Mike Nocito, had other notable hits, such as ‘Shattered Dreams’ and ‘I Don’t Want to Be a Hero.’ However, ‘Turn Back the Clock’ remains one of their most well-known and enduring songs. Its success propelled the band’s debut album to reach the top 10 in the UK and establish them as a significant presence in the pop music scene of the time.

With their dapper attire, clean-cut image, and glossy production, Johnny Hates Jazz were too slick to receive any respect. Consequently, the group’s debut album Turn Back the Clock was unjustly thrashed in the press.

Best known for its bittersweet hit single ‘Shattered Dreams,’ Turn Back the Clock is actually a well-crafted LP. On ‘Shattered Dreams,’ vocalist Clark Datchler sings of a breakup over a finger-snapping, synthesized groove. The success of the song is no mystery; it is unbelievably catchy. However, there are actually better ones on the album. The sentimental lyrics and shimmering keyboards of the title track express heartfelt feelings of nostalgia.

The music on Turn Back the Clock is generally upbeat synth pop, but the words are often sad. Although Johnny Hates Jazz offer no profound revelations about failed relationships or lost love, there is genuine emotion beneath the studio luster of ‘What Other Reason,’ ‘Different Seasons,’ ‘Don’t Let It End This Way,’ and ‘Foolish Heart.’ On ‘Heart of Gold,’

Datchler illustrates the plight of a prostitute without sounding preachy, and the funky ‘I Don’t Want to Be a Hero’ is a surprisingly effective anti-war song. Turn Back the Clock is a true guilty pleasure; an LP that takes absolutely no artistic risks yet it’s too hummable to ignore.

Since their initial success, Johnny Hates Jazz has undergone various lineup changes and released several albums. They continue to perform and record music, catering to both their dedicated fanbase and new listeners alike.

Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic seal

Virgin Records 1988

Track Listing
Shattered Dreams
Heart of Gold
Turn Back the Clock
Don’t Say It’s Love
What Other Reason
I Don’t Want to Be a Hero
Listen
Different Seasons
Don’t Let It End This Way
Foolish Heart