Hard (Gang of Four album)

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Pitchfork Media	3.8/10[2]

Hard is the fourth studio album by the English post-punk group Gang of Four. It was originally released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records and was the first album to not feature original member Hugo Burnham, while Dave Allen had already left before the previous album, Songs of the Free.

The album was later reissued as part of a two-CD package along with the band's 1981 album Solid Gold.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Andy Gill and Jon King; except where indicated

1. "Is It Love" (Gill) – 4:35
2. "I Fled" – 3:54
3. "Silver Lining" - 4:13
4. "Woman Town" (Gill) - 5:12
5. "A Man with a Good Car" - 3:45
6. "It Don't Matter" - 3:54
7. "Arabic" - 3:39
8. "A Piece of My Heart" - 3:14
9. "Independence" - 4:05

Personnel

Gang of Four

• Jon King - vocals, melodica
• Andrew Gill - guitar, vocals, additional drums
• Sara Lee - bass

with:

• Jon Astrop - bass on "Is It Love", "I Fled", "It Don't Matter" and "A Piece of My Heart"
• Alfa Anderson, Brenda White King, Chuck Kirkpatrick, John Sambataro - background vocals
• Mike Lewis - conductor of strings & horns

Technical

• John Rollo - recording
• Scott Heiser - photography

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