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. 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
- "Metallic Woman" ' – 6:19
- "Life Is Dancing" ' – 4:41
- "Switch Blade St." ' – 4:00
- "Mashou" ' – 4:47
- "Naze" ' – 6:31
- "Make It Up – Dounikashite Yo –" – 4:13
- "Gambling" ' – 4:00
- "Blue Rose Blues" ' – 5:25
- "Way You Rock Me" ' – 3:27
- "Uchi ni Kaerou" ' – 6:10
- "Sakebi" ' – 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