Bang! is the fifth album by Corey Hart, released in 1990. It was his last album to chart in the U.S., reaching #134, and generated just one hit single, "A Little Love", which reached #37. The track "Ballade for Nien Cheng

Nien Cheng

Nien Cheng was a Chinese author who recounted her harrowing experiences of the Cultural Revolution in her memoir Life and Death in Shanghai. In 1966, she became a target of attack by Red Guards due to her former management of a foreign firm in Shanghai, Shell...

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Life and Death in Shanghai

Life and Death in Shanghai is an autobiography published in November 1987 by Nien Cheng from exile in the United States which details Cheng's six-year imprisonment during the Cultural Revolution....

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"Chase the Sun" is a track from his previous album

Young Man Running

Young Man Running is the fourth album by Corey Hart, released in 1988. It charted in the U.S., reaching #126, and generated the hit single, "In Your Soul", which reached #38.- Track listing :All songs written by Corey Hart....

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Track listing

All songs written by Corey Hart.

1. "A Little Love" 4:09
2. "Bang! (Starting Over)" 3:48
3. "Rain On Me" 4:38
4. "Chase the Sun" 3:15
5. "Diamond Cowboy" 4:32
6. "Icon" 3:52
7. "Can't Stand Losin' You" 4:30
8. "Kisses on the Train" 4:15
9. "Art of Color" 4:17
10. "Slow Burn" 2:50
11. "Ballade for Nien Cheng" 2:51

Production

• Produced By Corey Hart & Greg Edwards
• Engineers: Matt D'Arbanlay-Butler, Greg Edwards
• Assistant Engineers: Jeff Poe, Andy Udoff, Toby Wright
  Toby Wright
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• Mixing: Greg Edwards
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig

Personnel

• Drums, Percussion: Kenny Aronoff
  Kenny Aronoff
  Kenny Aronoff is an American drummer. He has played drums for many musicians, including John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, John Fogerty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, The BoDeans, Gregg Alexander, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Vasco Rossi, Cinderella and...
  
  
• Bass: John Pierce
• Guitars: Mike Hehir, Michael Landau
  Michael Landau
  Michael Landau is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Seal, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis...
  
  
• Keyboards: Corey Hart, Charles Judge, Randy Kerber
• Saxophone: Gerald Albright
  Gerald Albright
  Gerald Albright is an American jazz saxophonist.Albright has sold over 1,000,000 albums in the U.S. alone. His self-produced music features him on bass guitar, keyboards, flutes, drum programming, and background vocals.- Biography :...
  
  
• Harmonica: Jimmy Z.
• Violin, Concertmaster: Doug Cameron
• Backing Vocals: Greg Edwards, Ruby Turner
  Ruby Turner
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  , Kenny Aronoff

Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

#	Title	Date	CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
1.	"A Little Love"	1990	9	37
2.	"Bang! (Starting Over)"	1990	30	—
3.	"Rain on Me"	1990	—	—