Hard at Play
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| Studio album by Huey Lewis & the News | ||
| Released | January 1991 | |
| Recorded | Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 46:09 | |
| Label | EMI America | |
| Producer(s) | Huey Lewis, Bill Schnee, Eric Thorngren |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Huey Lewis & the News chronology | ||
| Small World (1988) |
Hard at Play (1991) |
Four Chords & Several Years Ago (1994) |
Hard at Play is the sixth album by American rock band Huey Lewis & the News, released in 1991.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Build Me Up" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:28
- "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (Lange, Lewis) – 4:01
- "Attitude" (Carl) – 4:00
- "He Don't Know" (Covay, Tiven, Tiven) – 4:15
- "Couple Days Off" (Hayes, Lewis, Palmer) – 4:56
- "That's Not Me" (Ruff) – 4:15
- "We Should Be Making Love" (Goldmark, Kipner, Lindsey) – 4:01
- "Best of Me" (Hayes, Hayes, Stocking) – 3:57
- "Do You Love Me, or What?" (Hayes, Lewis, Lowe) – 3:46
- "Don't Look Back" (Lewis, Lewis, Lewis) – 3:44
- "Time Ain't Money" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:46
[edit] Personnel
Huey Lewis & the News
- Huey Lewis - harmonica, vocals
- Mario Cipollina - bass
- Johnny Colla - guitar, saxophone, vocals
- Bill Gibson - percussion, drums, vocals
- Chris Hayes - guitar, vocals
- Sean Hopper - keyboard, vocals
Additional personnel
- Mike Duke - background vocals
- David Fredericks - background vocals
- Gospel Hummingbirds - background vocals
- Steve Kipner
- John McFee - guitar
- Michael Ruff - background vocals
[edit] Production
- Producers: Huey Lewis, Bill Schnee, Eric "ET" Thorngren
- Executive producer: Bob Brown
- Engineers: Bob Edwards, Jeffrey Norman, Bill Schnee, Eric "ET" Thorngren
- Assistant engineers: Ken Allardyce, Tony Eckert, Bob Edwards, Stephen Hart, Tim Lauber, Kevin Scott, Jim "Watts" Vereecke
- Mixing: Jack Joseph Puig, Bill Schnee
- Mixing assistant: Ken Allardyce
- Mastering: Doug Sax
- Art direction: Henry Marquez
- Design: Michael Diehl
- Photography: Aaron Rapoport
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | The Billboard 200 | 27 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | "Build Me Up" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 27 |
| 1991 | "Couple Days Off" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
| 1991 | "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
