Hell to Pay (The Jeff Healey Band album)

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Hell to Pay
The Jeff Healey Band
chronology
See the Light
(1988)
Hell to Pay
(1990)
Feel This
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[2]
Select4/5[3]

Hell to Pay is the second album by

Juno Award for "Album of the Year".[5]

Guest musicians on the album include George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bobby Whitlock and Mark Knopfler.

The album was recorded at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada in January and February 1990.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Full Circle"Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman, Tom Stephen4:11
2."I Think I Love You Too Much"Mark Knopfler6:27
3."I Can't Get My Hands on You"Healey3:40
4."How Long Can a Man Be Strong"Steve Cropper, Jimmy Scott4:25
5."Let It All Go"John Hiatt3:42
6."Hell to Pay"Healey, Rockman, Stephen3:53
7."While My Guitar Gently Weeps"George Harrison5:13
8."Something to Hold On To"Healey3:56
9."How Much"Greg Sutton, Danny Tate4:46
10."Highway of Dreams"Healey, Rockman, Stephen4:47
11."Life Beyond the Sky"Healey, Rockman, Stephen4:56
Total length:49:56

Production

  • Producer – Ed Stasium
  • Engineered by Paul Hamingson, assisted by Simon Pressey.
  • Recorded and mixed at Le Studio, Morin Heights.
  • Mixed by Ed Stasium, assisted by Paul Hamingson.
  • "Let It Go" remixed by Ed Stasium at
    Right Track Recording
    (New York City, NY), assisted by Paul Hamingson and Michael White.
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York City, NY).
  • A&R – Mitchell Cohen
  • Art Direction and Design – Maude Gilman
  • Photography – Dimo Safari
  • Grooming and Styling – Lynne Ryan
  • Management – Forte Records & Productions, Ltd.

Personnel

The Jeff Healey Band
Additional Musicians
  • George Harrisonacoustic guitar and backing vocals on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
  • Jeff Lynne – acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
  • Mark Knopfler – guitar and backing vocals on "I Think I Love You Too Much"
  • Paul Shafferkeyboards
  • Hammond B3 organ
    on "I Think I Love You Too Much", "How Long Can a Man Be Strong", "Full Circle", "Let It All Go"
  • Sass Jordan – backing vocals
  • Kat Dyson – backing vocals

Chart positions and certifications

Album

Year Chart Peak
Position
1990 US Billboard 200[6] 27
1990 Canadian RPM 100[7] 5
1990 UK Albums Chart[8] 18
1990 NZ
RIANZ Albums Chart[9]
5
1990 Australian ARIA Albums Chart[10] 20
1990 Norwegian VG-lista[11] 9
1990 Swedish Albums Chart[12] 10
1990 Dutch
Mega Album Top 100[13]
16
1990
German Albums Charts[14]
17
1990
Swiss Albums Charts[15]
16

Singles

Year Song Chart Peak
Position
1990 "I Think I Love You Too Much" US Billboard Mainstream Rock[16] 5
1990 "I Think I Love You Too Much" Canadian RPM 100[17] 5
1990 "I Think I Love You Too Much" NZ
RIANZ Singles Chart[18]
43
1990 "I Think I Love You Too Much" Dutch
Single Top 100[19]
43
1990 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Canadian RPM 100[20] 27
1990 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" UK Singles Chart[21] 85
1990 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" NZ RIANZ Singles Chart[22] 25
1990 "Full Circle" US Billboard Mainstream Rock[16] 16
1990 "Full Circle" Canadian RPM 100[23] 72
1991 "How Long Can a Man Be Strong" US Billboard Mainstream Rock[16] 34
1991 "How Long Can a Man Be Strong" Canadian RPM 100[24] 8
1991 "How Much" Canadian RPM 100[25] 32

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Canada (Music Canada) 2 × Platinum[26] 200,000+
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver[27] 60,000+
United States (
RIAA
)
Gold[28] 500,000+

References

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  3. ^ Perry, Neil (July 1990). "'Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky". Select. p. 95.
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  21. ^ "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  22. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band – While My Guitar Gently Weeps". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  23. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM (Volume 53, No. 3). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 1 December 1990. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 19 September 2011. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  24. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM (Volume 53, No. 14). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 9 March 1991. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
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  26. ^ "Gold Platinum Database : Hell to Pay : Jeff Healey Band". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  27. ^ "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
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