Hard Rain (Hard Rain album)

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Hard Rain
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Studio album by
Hard Rain
ReleasedMarch 10, 1997 (1997-03-10)
RecordedMad Hat Studios, Wolverhampton
United Kingdom
February 1996 — December 1996
GenreMelodic rock
Label
ProducerTony Clarkin
Hard Rain chronology
Hard Rain
(1997) 		When the Good Times Come
(1999)
Singles from Hard Rain
  1. "Stop Me From Lovin' You"
    Released: 1997

Hard Rain is the debut studio album by British melodic rock band Hard Rain. It was released in 1996 on German record label .

Following the demise of Magnum in 1995, guitarist and songwriter Tony Clarkin and vocalist Bob Catley set off in search of a slight change in musical direction. New songs were recorded, a deal was struck and the end result was this album. Largely overlooked first time around, Sanctuary Records released a remastered and expanded edition in 2006. As most of the songs on the album were written before the split of Magnum and were actually meant for a Magnum album, Bob Catley has stated that the album was a cross between Hard Rain and Magnum.[1]

Tony Clarkin comments: "We decided to try some things out with the backing vocals and I knew of a Midlands band called who'd just finished a record deal so we got Jackie and Wendy in to try some backing vocals out."[2]

All of the drum parts on the album are drum samples or played by Tony Clarkin.[3]

Track listing[]

All Tracks written by Tony Clarkin.

  1. "Rage On" — 3:58
  2. "Shame For The Bad Boy" — 4:52
  3. "You'd Start A Fight" — 4:24
  4. "Stop Me From Lovin' You" — 5:10
  5. "Lookin' For A Way" — 5:19
  6. "Cry Cry Cry" — 4:04
  7. "I Must Have Been Blind" — 4:43
  8. "Perpetual Commotion" — 4:28
  9. "Different Kind Of Love" — 8:18
  10. "Another Nice Mess" — 4:58

Bonus track:

  1. "That Ain't Love" — 5:01

2006 Expanded edition included these tracks:

  1. "Stop Me From Lovin' You" [edit] — 3:35

Singles[]

Stop Me From Lovin' You (1997)[]

  1. "Stop Me From Lovin' You" [edit] — 3:35
  2. "Rage On" — 3:58
  3. "Stop Me From Lovin' You" — 5:10

Personnel[]

  • Tony Clarkin — guitar
  • Bob Catley — vocals

Additional musicians[]

  • Sue McCloskey — vocals
  • Jackie Dean — vocals
  • Wendy Peddie — vocals

Production[]

  • Recorded at Mad Hat Studios, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
  • Produced Tony Clarkin
  • Engineered and Mixed by Mike Cowling

References[]

  1. ^ Interview with Bob Catley of Magnum, Rok Podgrajšek. therocktologist.com, 2012.
  2. ^ "WebCite query". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved 2012-05-20.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Magnum | Interview | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - Issue 14: March 2002". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

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