Hard Way is the eighth album of the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, USA and produced by Beau Hill and by Kip Winger's brother Paul. It was released on 24 October 1990 and reached position No. 4 in Japan (Oricon Chart). All the lyrics were written by Yoshihiko AndÃ
Â. This time all the musical arrangements were done by the band. It would be Show-Ya's last studio album with lead singer Keiko Terada. The track "Uchi ni Kaerou" was used as theme song for the anime OVA Cleopatra DC.
Track listing
- "Metallic Woman" <small>(Miki Igarashi, Yoshihiko AndÃ
Â)</small> â 6:19
- "Life Is Dancing" <small>(Satomi Senba & Miki Tsunoda, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 4:41
- "Switch Blade St." <small>(Senba & Tsunoda, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 4:00
- "Mashou" (éÂÂæÂ§) <small>(Miki Nakamura, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 4:47
- "Naze" (ä½ÂæÂÂ
) <small>(Keiko Terada, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 6:31
- "Make It Up â Dounikashite Yo âÂÂ" (Make It Up âÂÂã©ãÂÂã«ãÂÂãÂÂã¦ãÂÂâÂÂ)<small> (Igarashi, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 4:13
- "Gambling" (ã®ã£ã³ãÂÂãªã³ã°) <small>(Igarashi, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 4:00
- "Blue Rose Blues" <small>(Terada, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 5:25
- "Way You Rock Me" <small>(Terada, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 3:27
- "Uchi ni Kaerou" (ãÂÂã¡ã«ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) <small>(Terada, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 6:10
- "Sakebi" (å«ã³) <small>(Terada & Nakamura, AndÃ
Â)</small> â 4:27
Personnel
Band members
- Keiko Terada â vocals
- Miki Igarashi â guitars
- Miki Nakamura â keyboards
- Satomi Senba â bass
- Miki Tsunoda â drums
Production
- Paul Winger â producer
- Beau Hill â executive producer
- Scott Gordon, Patrick D. Karamians, Paul Wertheimer â engineers
- Robert A. Vosgien â digital editing
- Ted Jensen â mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
- Yoshihiko AndÃ
 â lyrics
References
External links