Bang! (Corey Hart album)

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Bang!
Bang! (Corey Hart album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 1990
Recorded1989-1990
StudioRumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California).
GenrePop, rock
Length42:57
LabelEMI
ProducerCorey Hart,
Corey Hart chronology
Young Man Running
(1988)
Bang!
(1990)
Singles
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[1]

Bang! is the fifth album by Corey Hart, released in 1990. It was his last album to chart in the U.S., reaching #134, and generated just one hit single, "A Little Love", which reached #37. The track "Ballade for Nien Cheng" was inspired by Cheng's memoir Life and Death in Shanghai.[2]

"Chase the Sun" is a re-recorded version of a track from Hart's previous album Young Man Running.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Corey Hart.

  1. "A Little Love" 4:09
  2. "Bang! (Starting Over)" 3:48
  3. "Rain On Me" 4:38
  4. "Chase the Sun" 3:15
  5. "Diamond Cowboy" 4:32
  6. "Icon" 3:52
  7. "Can't Stand Losin' You" 4:30
  8. "Kisses on the Train" 4:15
  9. "Art of Color" 4:17
  10. "Slowburn" 2:50
  11. "Ballade for Nien Cheng" 2:51

Production[]

  • Corey Hart – producer
  • Greg Edward – producer, recording, mixing
  • Matt D'Arbanlay-Butler – engineer
  • Jeff Poe – assistant engineer
  • Andy Udoff – assistant engineer
  • Toby Wright – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).
  • Julia Eisenthal – album coordinator
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • Erika Gagnon – art direction, design
  • Dewey Nicks – photography

Personnel[]

  • Corey Hart – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic piano
  • Charles Judge – keyboards
  • Randy Kerber – additional keyboards
  • Michael Landau – guitars
  • Michael Hehir – additional guitars
  • John Pierce – bass
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion, additional backing vocals (1)
  • Gerald Albright – saxophones
  • Jimmy Z. – harmonica
  • Doug Cameron – violin (7)
  • Greg Edward – additional backing vocals (1)
  • Ruby Turner – backing vocals

Singles[]

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

# Title Date CAN US
1. "A Little Love" 1990 9 37
2. "Bang! (Starting Over)" 30
3. "Rain on Me"

References[]

  1. ^ Bang! at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  2. ^ Bang! album liner notes
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