Long Hard Look

Long Hard Look

by Lou Gramm
Long Hard Look

Long Hard Look

by Lou Gramm

CD(Remastered / Special Edition)

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Overview

1989's Long Hard Look was the second solo album from Foreigner vocalist Lou Gramm, and its modest success led him to officially -- but ultimately briefly -- leave the enormously popular band. Long Hard Look is another slice of sleekly professional pop/rock, similar to Gramm's 1987 solo debut, Ready or Not. But whereas Ready or Not rather consistently combined melody with bite (side one specifically), Long Hard Look is spotty. Sonically, the difference between Foreigner and Gramm's solo albums is considerable and can be summed up in one word: warmth. Foreigner's music has a richer guitar, keyboard, and drum sound thanks to guitarist/keyboardist/producer Mick Jones, but Gramm's solo albums are more brittle. The tinny snare drum sound is juiced too high in the mix -- not quite to the threshold of pain, but darn close. Long Hard Look includes the Top Ten hit "Just Between You and Me" and the Top 40 hit "True Blue Love." Both were smooth pop singles, but the latter is the superior tune despite charting lower. Gramm does manage to rock a bit on three songs: "Angel With a Dirty Face," "I'll Come Running," and a cover of Small Faces' "Tin Soldier." The atmospheric "Warmest Rising Sun" is pleasant, and background vocals are contributed by Merry Clayton, best known for her astonishing work on the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter." Other well-known musicians providing assistance on Long Hard Look include guitarist Vivian Campbell (who later worked with Gramm on the one-off Shadow King project), guitarist Nils Lofgren, bass guitarist Pino Palladino, and vocalist Siedah Garrett. Bass guitarist/rhythm guitarist Bruce Turgon later joined Foreigner when Gramm returned to the band and resumed his partnership with Jones. ~ Bret Adams

Product Details

Release Date: 12/10/2013
Label: Rock Candy
UPC: 5055300378613
Rank: 50787

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lou Gramm   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Nils Lofgren   Guest Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Pino Palladino   Guitar (Bass),Bass
June Kuramoto   Koto
Maxi Anderson   Vocals (Background)
Dann Huff   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Bruce Turgon   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Gary Corbett   Keyboards
Robin Clark   Vocals (Background)
Peter Maunu   Guitar (Electric)
Merry Clayton   Vocals (Background)
Darryl Phinnessee   Vocals (Background)
Benny Gramm   Drums
Ina Wolf   Vocals (Background)
Peter Wolf   Keyboards
Siedah Garrett   Vocals (Background)
Lani Groves   Vocals (Background)
Vivian Campbell   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Phillip Ingram   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Peter Wolf   Producer,Composer
Rick Freeman   Engineer
Bruce Turgon   Arranger,Composer
Holly Knight   Composer
Lou Gramm   Arranger,Composer
Ronnie Lane   Composer
Ina Wolf   Composer
Roy Volkman   Photography
Jules Bowen   Engineer
Bob Defrin   Art Direction
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Paul Ericksen   Mixing,Engineer
Steve Marriott   Composer
Chris Bubacz   Assistant Engineer
Eric "ET" Thorngren   Engineer,Producer
Doug Oberkircher   Assistant Engineer
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