Hard Core (Paul Dean album)
Hard Core is the first solo album released by former Streetheart & Loverboy lead guitarist, founder, and main songwriter, Paul Dean from 1989. The lead-off track, "Sword & Stone" was demoed by Kiss for their Crazy Nights album in 1987,[3] and later additionally recorded by the German Rockers, Bonfire in 1989 for the film Shocker and accompanying soundtrack. The Bryan Adams-penned "Draw the Line" was originally recorded by Ted Nugent with Brian Howe on lead vocals in 1984 on his Penetrator album.
Track listing
- "Sword & Stone" (Desmond Child, Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick) - 4:06
- "Doctor" (Paul Dean) - 4:52
- "Draw the Line" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance) - 4:11
- "Dirty Fingers" (Taylor Rhodes, Tom DeLuca) - 4:02
- "Under the Gun" (Dean, Mike Reno, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 3:39
- "Action" (Dean, Matt Frenette, Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve, Kenny Shields, Daryl Guthiel) - 5:10
- "Down to the Bottom" (Dean) - 5:17
- "Black Sheep" (Dean, Rhodes, Terry Cerney) - 4:09
- "Politics" (Dean, Brian MacLeod, Foster) - 4:53
Musicians
- Paul Dean (vocals, guitar, bass, background vocals)
- Brian MacLeod (drums, keyboards, key bass, backing vocals)
- Matt Frenette (drums on track 6)
- Spider Sinnaeve (bass on track 6)
- Jon Bon Jovi (harp on track 5)
- Dave Steele (background vocals)
- Marc LaFrance (background vocals)
- Ricky Renouf (background vocals)
- Geraldo Dominelli (background vocals)
- Vern Wills (background vocals)
- Frank Felder (background vocals)
- Gregg Sheehan (background vocals)
- Rosalind Keene (background vocals)
- Nashy Nash (background vocals).
Production
- Produced by Paul Dean and Brian MacLeod.
- Mixed by Bob Rock at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, BC; except tracks 6, 7 and 9; Mixed by Paul Dean.
- Recorded at Venture Studios, Vancouver, BC, by Larry Vogel.
- Additional overdubs recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, BC, by Tim Crich and Ken Lomas; and at Mush Room Studios in Vancouver, BC, by Dale Penner.
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