The Hard Way | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 1, 1990 | |||
Studio | Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee; Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 55:47 | |||
Label | MCA [3] | |||
Producer | Steve Earle, Joe Hardy | |||
Steve Earle chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Austin American-Statesman | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | B+ [6] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A [2] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ottawa Citizen | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Select | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Hard Way is the fourth studio album by Steve Earle, released in 1990. [11] [12] Earle is backed by the Dukes. [13] The album is dedicated to Emilio Lorenzo Ensenat (1930–90).
The album peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard 200. [14] It peaked at No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart. [15]
The album was produced by Joe Hardy and Earle. It was recorded at Sound Emporium, in Nashville, and at Ardent Recording, in Memphis. [16]
The Los Angeles Times noted the Springsteen influence, writing that the album contains "no fewer than two racing-in-the-streets songs and no fewer than two Death Row laments." [17] Lone Star Music Magazine wrote that "although it’s admittedly over-long at just under an hour and burdened with even more of a hair-metal production aesthetic than Copperhead Road, it’s loaded with genuinely great songs." [18] The Dallas Observer called "Billy Austin" "storytelling at its stark, bleakest best." [19]
All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.
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The Hard Way | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 1, 1990 | |||
Studio | Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee; Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 55:47 | |||
Label | MCA [3] | |||
Producer | Steve Earle, Joe Hardy | |||
Steve Earle chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Austin American-Statesman | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | B+ [6] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A [2] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ottawa Citizen | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Select | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Hard Way is the fourth studio album by Steve Earle, released in 1990. [11] [12] Earle is backed by the Dukes. [13] The album is dedicated to Emilio Lorenzo Ensenat (1930–90).
The album peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard 200. [14] It peaked at No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart. [15]
The album was produced by Joe Hardy and Earle. It was recorded at Sound Emporium, in Nashville, and at Ardent Recording, in Memphis. [16]
The Los Angeles Times noted the Springsteen influence, writing that the album contains "no fewer than two racing-in-the-streets songs and no fewer than two Death Row laments." [17] Lone Star Music Magazine wrote that "although it’s admittedly over-long at just under an hour and burdened with even more of a hair-metal production aesthetic than Copperhead Road, it’s loaded with genuinely great songs." [18] The Dallas Observer called "Billy Austin" "storytelling at its stark, bleakest best." [19]
All songs written by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.
with: