Hard at Play

Hard at Play
Studio album by Huey Lewis and the News
Released 7 May 1991
Studio Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length 46:09
Label EMI (most of the world)
Chrysalis (UK) [1]
Producer Huey Lewis and the News
Bill Schnee
Eric Thorngren
Huey Lewis and the News chronology
Small World
(1988)Small World1988		 Hard at Play
(1991)		 Four Chords & Several Years Ago
(1994)Four Chords & Several Years Ago1994
Singles from Hard at Play
  1. "Couple Days Off"
    Released: 1991
  2. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer"
    Released: 1991
  3. "He Don't Know"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Hard at Play is the sixth album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News. It was released in 1991 on EMI for most of the world and Chrysalis in the UK. Hard at Play peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart and produced two Top 40 singles, "Couple Days Off" and "It Hit Me Like a Hammer". Music videos were released for "It Hit Me like a Hammer", "Couple Days Off", and "He Don't Know".

Track listing

  1. "Build Me Up" (Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis) – 4:28
  2. "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" (Robert "Mutt" Lange, Lewis) – 4:01
  3. "Attitude" (Max Carl) – 4:00
  4. "He Don't Know" (Don Covay, Jon Tiven, Sally Tiven) – 4:15
  5. "Couple Days Off" (Chris Hayes, Lewis, Geoffrey Palmer) – 4:56
  6. "That's Not Me" (Michael Ruff) – 4:15
  7. "We Should Be Making Love" (Andy Goldmark, Steve Kipner, Steve Lindsey) – 4:01
  8. "Best of Me" (Bonnie Hayes, Kevin Hayes, Annie Stocking) – 3:57
  9. "Do You Love Me, Or What?" (C. Hayes, Lewis, Nick Lowe) – 3:46
  10. "Don't Look Back" (Lewis, Bill Gibson, David Fredericks) – 3:44
  11. "Time Ain't Money" (Colla, Lewis) – 4:46

Personnel

Huey Lewis & The News

Additional personnel

  • Mike Duke – background vocals
  • David Fredericks – background vocals
  • Gospel Hummingbirds – background vocals
  • John McFee – guitar

Production

  • Huey Lewis – producer
  • Bill Schnee – producer, mixing
  • Eric "ET" Thorngren – producer, engineer
  • Bob Brown – executive producer
  • Bob Edwards – engineer
  • Jeffrey Norman – engineer
  • Bill Schnee – engineer
  • Ken Allardyce – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Tony Eckert – assistant engineer
  • Stephen Hart – assistant engineer
  • Tim Lauber – assistant engineer
  • Kevin Scott – assistant engineer
  • Jim "Watts" Vereecke – assistant engineer
  • Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • Michael Diehl – design
  • Aaron Rapoport – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 61
Canadian Albums (RPM)[4] 20
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5] 67
European Top 100 Albums[6] 25
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 14
Italian Albums (AFI)[9] 25
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 10
Japanese International Albums (Oricon)[11] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 39
US Billboard 200[16] 27
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[17] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Canadian Albums Chart (RPM)[18] 85

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Couple Days Off" Album Rock Tracks 3
1991 The Billboard Hot 100 11
1991 "Build Me Up" Album Rock Tracks 27
1991 "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" The Billboard Hot 100 21
1991 Adult Contemporary 10

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 50,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[20] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000^

References

  1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Huey-Lewis-The-News-Hard-At-Play/release/3020355
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Hard at Play – Review. Allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "RPM: Huey Lewis and the News (albums)". RPM Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Huey Lewis and the News – Hard at Play" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=bCgEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1%7Caccessdate=27 September 2011
  7. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1991: Altri". Hit Parade Italia.
  10. ↑ "Oricon Archive - Huey Lewis and the News". Oricon. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Oricon Archive - Huey Lewis and the News". Oricon. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Huey Lewis and the News – Hard at Play". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Huey Lewis and the News – Hard at Play". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Huey Lewis and the News – Hard at Play". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Huey Lewis and the News Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Huey Lewis and the News US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  17. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  18. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1991". RPM. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  19. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – Hard at Play". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – Hard at Play" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  21. ↑ "American album certifications – Huey Lewis and the News – Hard at Play". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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