In Hearing of is the third album by British rock band Atomic Rooster. Although not included on the album, "The Devil's Answer" single was released just prior to it, becoming the band's highest chart success at number 4 in the UK. This helped push the album to a number 18 UK chart placing, despite the fact that the four musicians pictured on the inside cover never played together. The backing tracks (and some vocals) were recorded by Vincent Crane, John Cann and Paul Hammond, but Cann and Hammond left the group soon after vocalist Pete French was drafted in. The finished album's sound was dominated by Crane and Hammond, with many of Cann's guitar parts either not used or placed lower in the mix. In addition, many of the songs were written by Crane, along with his first wife, Pat Darnell.[quote]Much less bombastic than the band's earlier releases, In Hearing Of is almost funky at times, with "The Devil's Answer" sounding like a meeting between Memphis soul and British rock. The lyrics are doom-laden in the spirit of much of this genre of British hard rock at the time, and pseudo-classical references crop up from time to time, but Vincent Crane's keyboards are generally tasty, and the melodies are often downright memorable. ~ Jim Newsom, All Music

Track List:

01. Breakthrough [6:18]
02. Break The Ice [5:00]
03. Decision/ Indecision [3:50]
04. A Spoonful Of Bromide [4:39]
05. Black Snake [5:59]
06. Head In The Sky [5:39]
07. The Rock [4:32]
08. The Price [5:16]
09. Devils Answer (US version) [3:29]
10. Breakthrough (Paris Theatre) [7:20]
11. A Spoonful Of Bromide (Paris Theatre) [4:47]