Gary Allan - Living Hard

Artist:

Allan, Gary

UPC:

602517338357

See Also:

McGraw, Tim Brooks, Garth

Description:

Personnel: John Willis (acoustic guitar, mandolin); Jaime Hanna (electric guitar, strings, background vocals); Steve Nathan (piano, Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ); Glenn Worf, Michael Rhodes (bass instrument); Jon Randall (background vocals); Russ Pahl (acoustic guitar, steel guitar); Kenny Greenberg, Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Robby Turner (steel guitar); Hank Singer (fiddle); Chad Cromwell (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Jerry Flowers, Wes Hightower, Russell Terrell, Perry Coleman (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Greg Droman.
Recording information: House Of Gain, Franklin, TN; Little Big Sound Studio, Nasvhville, TN; SOund Kitchen, Franklin, TN; Starstruck, Nashville, TN.
LIVING HARD has a newfound bluesy rock edge that`s a bit different from Gary Allan`s previous, more traditionalist strain of Nashville country, but it feels more like an exploration of a slightly different sound than a naked pop crossover attempt. Tough outlaw rockers like "Wrecking Ball" sit comfortably next to power ballads like "Learning How To Bend" and winsome love songs like "She`s So California." While the album seems less intensely personal than 2005`s TOUGH ALL OVER (which was written and recorded in the aftermath of his wife`s suicide), a strain of emotional loss still reverberates through many of these songs; even the soaring first single, "Watching Airplanes," has a melancholy edge. However, these songs are tempered by the rebellious title track and the wry bad-boy anthem "Like It`s A Bad Thing."

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Watching Airplanes
2. We Touched the Sun
3. She`s So California
4. Like It`s a Bad Thing
5. Learning How to Bend
6. As Long as You`re Looking Back
7. Wrecking Ball
8. Yesterday`s Rain
9. Trying to Matter
10. Half of My Mistakes
11. Living Hard

Album Information

Release Date:

10/23/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Contemporary Country

Label:

MCA Nashville

Producer:

Gary Allan; Mark Wright; Gary Allan; Mark Wright

Catalog Number:

000896202

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

41 : 1

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