It's Hard is a Rock album by The Who, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 117 pressings tracked, owned by 46 collectors.
About
It's Hard is the tenth studio album by the English rock band The Who. It is the last Who album to feature bassist John Entwistle and drummer Kenney Jone, as well as the last Who album to be released on Warner Bro. Records in the United State. It is also their last album until 2006's Endless Wire. It was released in 1982 on Polydor in the UK, peaking at number 11, and released on Warner Bro. in the US where it peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The US rights to both this album and Face Dances subsequently reverted to the band, who then licensed them to MCA Records for reissue. The album received a five-star review in Rolling Stone. The first track, "Athena" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. The album cover, designed by Graham Hughe, depicts a young boy playing Atari's Space Duel arcade game. It is a reference to Tommy, with the pinball machine that the main character played updated to the time. In 1997, MCA re-released the album with new mixes for "Athena" and "Eminence Front" that corrected problems with the original 1982 mix. The lead vocals on both songs had been hard-panned to opposite channel, and Townshend and Daltrey shared a vocal flub on "Eminence Front." .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Athena
- A2It's Your Turn
- A3Cooks County
- A4It's Hard
- A5Dangerous
- A6Eminence Front
Side B
- B1I've Known No War
- B2One Life's Enough
- B3One At A Time
- B4Why Did I Fall For That
- B5A Man Is A Man
- B6Cry If You Want
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- distorted
- aggressive
- punky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andy Fairweather-LowRHYTHM GUITAR FEATURING, RHYTHM GUITAR GUITAR
- John EntwistleBASS GUITAR, VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER , HORNS BASS GUITAR, VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER, HORNS BASS, VOCALS, HORNS
- Kenny JonesDRUMS
- Pete TownshendGUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS GUITAR, ORGAN , PIANO, SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS
- Roger DaltreyVOCALS VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR LEAD VOCALS
- Tim GormanKEYBOARDS SYNTHESIZER, ORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO
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