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Hard Way

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 Andō. 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

  1. "Metallic Woman" <small>(Miki Igarashi, Yoshihiko Andō)</small> – 6:19
  2. "Life Is Dancing" <small>(Satomi Senba & Miki Tsunoda, Andō)</small> – 4:41
  3. "Switch Blade St." <small>(Senba & Tsunoda, Andō)</small> – 4:00
  4. "Mashou" (魔性) <small>(Miki Nakamura, Andō)</small> – 4:47
  5. "Naze" (何故) <small>(Keiko Terada, Andō)</small> – 6:31
  6. "Make It Up – Dounikashite Yo –" (Make It Up ―どうにかしてよ―)<small> (Igarashi, Andō)</small> – 4:13
  7. "Gambling" (ギャンブリング) <small>(Igarashi, Andō)</small> – 4:00
  8. "Blue Rose Blues" <small>(Terada, Andō)</small> – 5:25
  9. "Way You Rock Me" <small>(Terada, Andō)</small> – 3:27
  10. "Uchi ni Kaerou" (うちにかえろう) <small>(Terada, Andō)</small> – 6:10
  11. "Sakebi" (叫び) <small>(Terada & Nakamura, Andō)</small> – 4:27

Personnel

Band members

  • Keiko Terada – vocals
  • Miki Igarashi – guitars
  • Miki Nakamura – keyboards
  • Satomi Senba – bass
  • Miki Tsunoda – drums

Production

  • Paul Winger – producer
  • Beau Hill – executive producer
  • Scott Gordon, Patrick D. Karamians, Paul Wertheimer – engineers
  • Robert A. Vosgien – digital editing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Yoshihiko Andō – lyrics

References

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