Hard at Play

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Hard at Play
Hard at Play cover
Studio album by Huey Lewis & the News
Released January 1991
Recorded Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA
Genre Rock
Length 46:09
Label EMI America
Producer(s) Huey Lewis,
Bill Schnee,
Eric Thorngren
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 3/5 stars link

Huey Lewis & the News chronology
Small World
(1988)
Hard at Play
(1991)
Four Chords & Several Years Ago
(1994)


Hard at Play is the sixth album by American rock band Huey Lewis & the News, released in 1991.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Build Me Up" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:28
  2. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (Lange, Lewis) – 4:01
  3. "Attitude" (Carl) – 4:00
  4. "He Don't Know" (Covay, Tiven, Tiven) – 4:15
  5. "Couple Days Off" (Hayes, Lewis, Palmer) – 4:56
  6. "That's Not Me" (Ruff) – 4:15
  7. "We Should Be Making Love" (Goldmark, Kipner, Lindsey) – 4:01
  8. "Best of Me" (Hayes, Hayes, Stocking) – 3:57
  9. "Do You Love Me, or What?" (Hayes, Lewis, Lowe) – 3:46
  10. "Don't Look Back" (Lewis, Lewis, Lewis) – 3:44
  11. "Time Ain't Money" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:46

[edit] Personnel

Huey Lewis & the News

Additional personnel

  • Mike Duke - background vocals
  • David Fredericks - background vocals
  • Gospel Hummingbirds - background vocals
  • Steve Kipner
  • John McFee - guitar
  • Michael Ruff - background vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Huey Lewis, Bill Schnee, Eric "ET" Thorngren
  • Executive producer: Bob Brown
  • Engineers: Bob Edwards, Jeffrey Norman, Bill Schnee, Eric "ET" Thorngren
  • Assistant engineers: Ken Allardyce, Tony Eckert, Bob Edwards, Stephen Hart, Tim Lauber, Kevin Scott, Jim "Watts" Vereecke
  • Mixing: Jack Joseph Puig, Bill Schnee
  • Mixing assistant: Ken Allardyce
  • Mastering: Doug Sax
  • Art direction: Henry Marquez
  • Design: Michael Diehl
  • Photography: Aaron Rapoport

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 27

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Build Me Up" Mainstream Rock Tracks 27
1991 "Couple Days Off" The Billboard Hot 100 11
1991 "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" The Billboard Hot 100 21