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Hard Way

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Released
  
24 October 1990

Genre
  
Hard rock, heavy metal

Language
  
Japanese

Recorded
  
June–July 1990

Length
  
54:07

Studio
  
Devonshier Studio, Hollywood, California, USA

Hard Way is the eighth album of the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, USA and produced by Beau Hill and by Kip Winger's brother Paul. It was released on 24 October 1990 and reached position No. 4 in Japan (Oricon Chart). All the lyrics were written by Yoshihiko Andō. This time all the musical arrangements were done by the band. It would be Show-Ya's last studio album with lead singer Keiko Terada. The track "Uchi ni Kaerou" was used as theme song for the anime OVA Cleopatra DC.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Metallic Woman" (Miki Igarashi, Yoshihiko Andō) - 6:19
  2. "Life Is Dancing" (Satomi Senba & Miki Tsunoda, Andō) - 4:41
  3. "Switch Blade St." (Senba & Tsunoda, Andō) - 4:00
  4. "Mashou" (魔性) (Miki Nakamura, Andō) - 4:47
  5. "Naze" (何故) (Keiko Terada, Andō) - 6:31
  6. "Make It Up - Dounikashite Yo -" (Make It Up ―どうにかしてよ―) (Igarashi, Andō) - 4:13
  7. "Gambling" (ギャンブリング) (Igarashi, Andō) - 4:00
  8. "Blue Rose Blues" (Terada, Andō) - 5:25
  9. "Way You Rock Me" (Terada, Andō) - 3:27
  10. "Uchi ni Kaerou" (うちにかえろう) (Terada, Andō) - 6:10
  11. "Sakebi" (叫び) (Terada & Nakamura, Andō) - 4:27

Band members

  • Keiko Terada - vocals
  • Miki Igarashi - guitars
  • Miki Nakamura - keyboards
  • Satomi Senba - bass
  • Miki Tsunoda - drums

    • Production

  • Paul Winger - producer
  • Beau Hill - executive producer
  • Scott Gordon, Patrick D. Karamians, Paul Wertheimer - engineers
  • Robert A. Vosgien - digital editing
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Yoshihiko Andō - lyrics

    • References

    Hard Way Wikipedia
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