It's Hard

by The Who

Overview

Driven by Pete Townshend's arching musical ambitions, It's Hard was an undistinguished final effort from the Who. Featuring layers of synthesizers and long-winded, twisting song structures, the album featured few memorable melodies and little energy, with only the anthemic "Athena" and the terse "Eminence Front" making a lasting impression. [The compact disc reissue adds four bonus tracks to the original 12-song lineup, all of them live. These alternate versions of "Eminence Front," the title song, and "Cry If You Want," along with John Entwistle's "Dangerous," all come from performances at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada. Although no specific recording dates are given in the booklet, these bonus tracks offer far more lively versions of these songs than their original studio counterparts.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/1997
Label:	Mca
UPC:	0008811163525
Rank:	39635

Tracks

1. Athena
2. It's Your Turn
3. Cook's County
4. It's Hard
5. Dangerous
6. Eminence Front
7. I've Known No War
8. One Life's Enough
9. One at a Time
10. Why Did I Fall for That
11. A Man Is a Man
12. Cry If You Want
13. It's Hard
14. Eminence Front
15. Dangerous
16. Cry If You Want

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Who   Primary Artist
Andy Fairweather Low   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Entwistle   Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Horn,Vocals
Pete Townshend   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Kenney Jones   Drums
Tim Gorman   Keyboards

Technical Credits

John Entwistle   Composer
Jon Astley   Remixing,Remastering,Executive Producer
Pete Townshend   Composer
Andy MacPherson   Remixing,Remastering,Reissue Producer
Bob Ludwig   Remixing,Remastering,Reissue Producer
Chris Charlesworth   Executive Producer
Glyn Johns   Engineer,Producer,Original Recording Producer
Robert Rosenberg   Executive Producer
Richard Evans   Design,Art Direction
Bill Curbishley   Executive Producer
Graham Hughes   Photography