Hope and Despair

Hope and Despair is the debut solo album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. It was released in 1989.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Edwyn Collins; except where indicated
 * 1) "Coffee Table Song" – 4:51
 * 2) "50 Shades of Blue" – 3:55
 * 3) "You're Better Than You Know" – 4:12
 * 4) "Pushing It to the Back of My Mind" – 3:47
 * 5) "If Ever You're Ready" – 4:21
 * 6) "Darling, They Want It All" – 3:42
 * 7) "The Wheels of Love" – 4:54
 * 8) "The Beginning of the End" – 3:57
 * 9) "The Measure of a Man" (Dennis Bovell) – 3:38
 * 10) "Testing Time" – 3:51
 * 11) "Let Me Put My Arms Around You" – 4:06
 * 12) "The Wide Eyed Child in Me" – 2:51
 * 13) "Ghost of a Chance" – 4:08
 * 14) "Hope and Despair" – 3:22

Personnel

 * Edwyn Collins – guitar, vocals, backing vocals
 * Dennis Bovell – bass
 * David Ruffy – drums
 * Bernie Clarke – Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
 * Roddy Frame- guitar, backing vocals
 * Steven Skinner - guitar
 * Bruce Dern - steel guitar on "Pushing It to the Back of My Mind" and "The Wide Eyed Child in Me"
 * Alex Grey - Hammond organ on "50 Shades of Blue"
 * Tom Dokoupil - synthesizer on "Pushing It to the Back of My Mind"; string arrangement on "You're Better Than You Know"