Hazel O'Connor

Hazel O'Connor 2010

Hazel O'Connor (born May 16, 1955 in Coventry , United Kingdom ) is an English singer-songwriter and actress .

Career

Hazel O'Connor was best known as the leading actress in the 1980 musical film Breaking Glass and for the soundtrack of the same name to the film she composed.

After that, she released a number of other albums and had several roles as an actress in productions for television , but failed to replicate the success of Breaking Glass . Today she lives in Ireland and is still active as a musician and songwriter.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
1980	Breaking Glass	UK5 gold (38 weeks)UK	First published: 1980
1981	Cover Plus	UK32 (7 weeks) UK	First publication: 1981

More studio albums

• 1980: Sons and Lovers
• 1984: Smile
• 1993: To Be Freed
• 1995: Private Wars
• 1998: 5 In The Morning
• 2005: Hidden Heart

Live albums / compilations

• 1993: Over The Moon… Live
• 1997: Live in Berlin
• 2000: Beyond the Breaking Glass
• 2002: Acoustically Yours
• 2002: Ignite
• 2003: A Singular Collection - The Best Of Hazel O'Connor

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
1980	Eighth Day Breaking Glass	UK5 silver (80 weeks)UK	First published: 1980
	Give Me An Inch Breaking Glass	UK41 (4 weeks) UK	First published: 1980
1981	D-Days Sons And Lovers	UK10 silver (9 weeks)UK	First publication: 1981
	Will You Breaking Glass	UK8th silver (10 weeks)UK	First publication: 1981
	(Cover Plus) We're All Grown Up Cover Plus	UK41 (6 weeks) UK	First publication: 1981
	Hanging Around Cover Plus	UK45 (3 weeks) UK	First publication: 1981
1982	Calls The Tune	UK60 (3 weeks) UK	First published: 1982
1984	Don't Touch Me Smile	UK81 (6 weeks) UK	First published: 1984

More singles

• 1984: Just Good Friends
• 1984: Cuts Too Deep
• 1985: Stranger In A Strange Land
• 1985: Why Don't You Answer
• 1985: Push And Shove (with Chris Thompson )
• 1986: Fighting Back
• 1986: Today Could Be So Good
• 1987: And I Dream (with David Easter )
• 1990: Heat Of The Night
• 1993: My Friend Jack
• 1998: Well, well, well
• 2004: One More Try

Movies

• Breaking Glass (1980)

literature

• Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X .
• Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7 .

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

• Hazel O'Connor Official Website
• Hazel O'Connor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Hazel O'Connor at Allmusic (English)
• Breaking Glass website