Hard Rain (Hard Rain album)
Hard Rain | ||||
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Melodic rock | ||||
Label | Semaphore GmbH | |||
Producer | Tony Clarkin | |||
Hard Rain chronology | ||||
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Singles from Hard Rain | ||||
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Hard Rain is the debut studio
Following the demise of Magnum in 1995, guitarist and songwriter Tony Clarkin and vocalist Bob Catley set off in search of a slight change in musical direction. New songs were recorded, a deal was struck and the end result was this album. Largely overlooked first time around, Sanctuary Records released a remastered and expanded edition in 2006. As most of the songs on the album were written before the split of Magnum and were actually meant for a Magnum album, Bob Catley has stated that the album was a cross between Hard Rain and Magnum.[1]
Tony Clarkin comments: "We decided to try some things out with the backing vocals and I knew of a Midlands band called Asia Blue who'd just finished a record deal so we got Jackie and Wendy in to try some backing vocals out."[2]
All of the drum parts on the album are drum samples or played by Tony Clarkin.[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Tony Clarkin and Bob Catley.
- "Rage On" — 3:58
- "Shame For The Bad Boy" — 4:52
- "You'd Start A Fight" — 4:24
- "Stop Me From Lovin' You" — 5:10
- "Lookin' For A Way" — 5:19
- "Cry Cry Cry" — 4:04
- "I Must Have Been Blind" — 4:43
- "Perpetual Commotion" — 4:28
- "Different Kind Of Love" — 8:18
- "Another Nice Mess" — 4:58
Bonus track:
- "That Ain't Love" — 5:01
2006 Expanded edition included these tracks:
- "Stop Me From Lovin' You" [edit] — 3:35
Singles
Stop Me From Lovin' You (1997)
- "Stop Me From Lovin' You" [edit] — 3:35
- "Rage On" — 3:58
- "Stop Me From Lovin' You" — 5:10
Personnel
- Tony Clarkin — guitar, drums
- Bob Catley — vocals
Additional musicians
- Sue McCloskey — vocals
- Jackie Dean — vocals
- Wendy Peddie — vocals
Production
- Recorded at Mad Hat Studios, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
- Produced Tony Clarkin
- Engineered and Mixed by Mike Cowling
References
- ^ Interview with Bob Catley of Magnum, Rok Podgrajšek. therocktologist.com, 2012.
- ^ "WebCite query". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Magnum | Interview | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - Issue 14: March 2002". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
External links
- Official Magnum site
- Hard Rain: Expanded Edition - Sanctuary Records' mini site