Long Hard Look
1989 studio album by Lou Gramm
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Long Hard Look is the second solo album by original Foreigner lead vocalist Lou Gramm, released through Atlantic Records on October 16, 1989. It features the top-10 single "Just Between You and Me".
ReleasedOctober 16, 1989[1]
Recorded1988–1989
Studio418 Studios (Westlake Village, CA)
- BearTracks Studios (Suffern, NY)
- Stray Dogs Recording Studio (Katonah, NY)
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| Released | October 16, 1989[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
| Studio | 418 Studios (Westlake Village, CA)
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:24 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Peter Wolf
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Angel with a Dirty Face" |
| 5:14 |
| 2. | "Just Between You and Me" |
| 4:56 |
| 3. | "Broken Dreams" |
| 5:54 |
| 4. | "True Blue Love" |
| 4:58 |
| 5. | "I'll Come Running" |
| 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hangin' on My Hip" |
| 3:38 |
| 2. | "Warmest Rising Sun" | Gramm | 5:11 |
| 3. | "Day One" |
| 3:17 |
| 4. | "I'll Know When It's Over" |
| 4:35 |
| 5. | "Tin Soldier" (Small Faces cover) | 3:24 | |
| Total length: | 45:24 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA Charts)[3] | 56 |
| Sweden [4] | 47 |
Production
- Arranged by Peter Wolf, Lou Gramm and Bruce Turgon.
- Produced by Peter Wolf, except "Tin Soldier" (produced by Peter Wolf and Eric "E.T." Thorngren).
- Recorded by Gonzalo Espinoza and Paul Ericksen, except bass on "Warmest Rising Sun" recorded bu Jules Bowen and Eric Thorngren.
- Additional recording assistance by Carlos Gollisher, Chris Bubacz and Doug Oberkircher.
- Mixed by Gonzalo Espinoza and Peter Wolf, except "I'll Know When It's Over" mixed by Paul Ericksen. Mixed at 418 Studios.
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, CA).
- Production Coordinator – Carlos Gollisher, assisted by Stephen Nider.
- Art Direction and Design – Bob Defrin
- Photography – Roy Volkmann
- Tracks 1 and 3 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Colgems-EMI Music Inc./Petwolf Music/Kikiko Music. Track 2 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Knighty Knight Music/Colgems-EMI Music Inc. Track 4 published by Stray Notes Music, Inc./Colgems-EMI Music Inc./Petwolf Music. Tracks 5, 6 and 9 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Colgems-EMI Music Inc./Acara Music/WB Music Corp. Track 7 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Colgems-EMI Music Inc. Track 8 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Colgems-EMI Music/Acara Music/WB Music Corp./Petwolf Music. Track 10 published by United Artists Music Ltd./EMI Catalog Partnership (all rights for U.S. and Canada controlled by EMI Unart Catalog).
Personnel
- Lou Gramm – vocals, percussion, backing vocals (1, 3, 6–8, 10)
- Peter Wolf – keyboards (1–5, 7–9), backing vocals (1, 8), additional keyboards (10)
- Gary Corbett – keyboards (10)
- Dann Huff – lead guitar (1, 5, 9), rhythm guitar (1, 9)
- Nils Lofgren – electric guitar (2, 8)
- Peter Maunu – electric guitar (2–4, 7)
- Vivian Campbell – electric guitar (3, 8), lead guitar (6), rhythm guitar (6)
- June Kuramoto – koto (7)
- Bruce Turgon – bass (2–6, 8–10), rhythm guitar (5, 6, 9, 10), backing vocals (6)
- Pino Palladino – bass (7)
- Ben Gramm – drums, percussion
- Maxi Anderson – backing vocals (3, 7)
- Merry Clayton – backing vocals (3, 7)
- Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (3, 7)
- Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (3, 7)
- Darryl Phinessee – backing vocals (3, 7)
- Ina Wolf – backing vocals (4)
- Reinhold Bilgeri – backing vocals (6)
- Robin Clark – backing vocals (10)
- Lani Groves – backing vocals (10)