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Music for the Hard of Thinking

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Released
  
1982 (1982)

Artist
  
Doug and the Slugs

Producer
  
Ritchie Cordell

Genre
  
Pop music

Length
  
34:58

Release date
  
1982

Label
  
RCA Records

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Music for the Hard of Thinking is the third studio album for Canadian pop music group Doug and the Slugs. It was released domestically in 1982 on Bennett's own record label Ritdong and internationally in 1983 on RCA. This recording helped get the band nominated for a 1983 Juno Award.

Contents

The album produced three singles. The most successful, "Who Knows How to Make Love Stay", peaked at #25 on the Canadian Singles Chart. "Making It Work", peaked at #29. The third single "Nobody but Me" did not chart in Canada. Canadian cheese brand, Tre Stelle, uses a sample of this song, substituting some lyrics to match their slogan.

Recording

The album was released on cassette (domestically) and as an LP record (domestic & international).

Critical response

Music critic Rudyard Kennedy of Allmusic stated:

Chart performance

The album debuted at #86 on the Canadian RPM charts for the week of February 12, 1983. The recording reached its highest position at #22 for the weeks of April 2 and 9, 1983 and stayed in the top 100 albums chart for a total of 30 weeks.

The album was ranked at #90 by RPM for the year 1983 on their RPM Year-End chart.

Personnel

  • Doug and the Slugs:
  • Doug Bennett - vocals, album design
  • Rick Baker - guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Bosley - bass, backing vocals
  • John Burton - electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Kendall - keyboards, 'basso profundo' vocals
  • John "Wally" Watson - drums, backing vocals
  • Production:
  • Glen Kolotkin - Engineer, Producer
  • Ritchie Cordell - Producer
  • Ron Cote - Engineer
  • Songs

    1If You Don't Come4:00
    2Nobody But Me3:16
    3Making It Work3:27

    References

    Music for the Hard of Thinking Wikipedia