Hard (Gang of Four album)
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Hard | ||||
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File:Go4Hard.jpg | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1983 | |||
Studio | Criteria (Miami) | |||
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Length | 36:33 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Howard Albert, Ron Albert, Jon King, Andrew Gill | |||
Gang of Four chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | B[3] |
Pitchfork Media | 3.8/10[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hard is the fourth studio album by the English post-punk group Gang of Four. It was originally released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records and was the first album to not feature original member Hugo Burnham, while Dave Allen had already left before the previous album, Songs of the Free.
The album was later reissued as part of a two-CD package along with the band's 1981 album Solid Gold.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Andy Gill and Jon King; except where indicated
- "Is It Love" (Gill) – 4:35
- "I Fled" – 3:54
- "Silver Lining" - 4:13
- "Woman Town" (Gill) - 5:12
- "A Man with a Good Car" - 3:45
- "It Don't Matter" - 3:54
- "Arabic" - 3:39
- "A Piece of My Heart" - 3:14
- "Independence" - 4:05
Personnel
- Gang of Four
- Jon King - vocals, melodica
- Andrew Gill - guitar, vocals, additional drums
- Sara Lee - bass
with:
- Jon Astrop - bass on "Is It Love", "I Fled", "It Don't Matter" and "A Piece of My Heart"
- Alfa Anderson, Brenda White King, Chuck Kirkpatrick, John Sambataro - backing vocals
- Mike Lewis - conductor of strings and horns
- Technical
- John Rollo - recording
- Scott Heiser - photography
References
- ^ "Hard - Gang of Four | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Gang of Four: Hard/Solid Gold". Pitchfork.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Hard". Robert Christgau.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 271.
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