Stay Hard

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Stay Hard
Stay Hard cover.jpg
Studio album by
Raven
Released1985
Recorded1985
StudioPyramid Studios (Ithaca, New York)
GenreHeavy metal, glam metal
Length35:56
LabelAtlantic
ProducerRaven, Michael Wagener, Tony Incigeri, Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula
Raven chronology
Live at the Inferno
(1984) 		Stay Hard
(1985) 		The Pack Is Back
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic1.5/5 stars[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

Stay Hard is the fourth full-length album by the British heavy metal band Raven, released in 1985. It is the first album recorded in the United States for the major label Atlantic Records, after the British band had passed under American management.[3]

"Hard Ride" is a re-recording of the song from Raven's debut album Rock Until You Drop.

Track listing[]

All tracks by John Gallagher, Mark Gallagher and Rob Hunter.

Side one
  1. "Stay Hard" – 2:59
  2. "When the Going Gets Tough" – 3:34
  3. "On and On" – 3:54
  4. "Get It Right" – 4:49
  5. "Restless Child" – 2:45
Side two
  2. "Power and the Glory" – 3:37
  3. "Pray for the Sun" – 4:22
  4. "Hard Ride" – 3:15
  5. "Extract the Action" – 3:04
  6. "The Bottom Line" – 3:37

CD reissue bonus tracks[]

  2. "Gimme Just a Little" – 3:56
  3. "Do or Die" – 3:59

Personnel[]

Raven[]

  • John Gallagher – bass, vocals
  • Mark Gallagher – guitar
  • Rob Hunter – drums

Production[]

  • Michael Wagener – producer on tracks 3 and 8, mixing
  • Norman Dunn – engineer
  • Alex Perialas, Peter Bombar – assistant engineers
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula, Tony Incigeri – executive producers
  • Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (North America)[1]

Year Chart Position
1985 Billboard 200 81

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Anderson, Jason. "Raven - Stay Hard review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. ^ "Raven (Gbr) - Stay Hard". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 24 March 2011.


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