Hard Rain is the debut studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by British melodic rock band Hard Rain

Hard Rain (band)

Hard Rain are a British Melodic Rock band from Birmingham, England. Formed in 1996, following the demise of Magnum. The core of the band are vocalist Bob Catley and guitarist/songwriter Tony Clarkin....

. It was released in 1996 on German record label Semaphore GmbH.

Following the demise of Magnum in 1995, guitarist and songwriter Tony Clarkin and vocalist Bob Catley set off in search of a slight change in musical direction. New songs were recorded, a deal was struck and the end result was this album. Largely overlooked first time around, Sanctuary Records

Sanctuary Records

Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...

 released a remastered and expanded edition in 2006.

Tony Clarkin

Tony Clarkin

Tony Clarkin is a British musician, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Magnum...

 comments: "We decided to try some things out with the backing vocals and I knew of a Midlands band called Asia Blue who'd just finished a record deal so we got Jackie and Wendy in to try some backing vocals out."

All of the drum parts on the album are drum samples or played by Tony Clarkin.

Track listing

All Tracks written by Tony Clarkin

Tony Clarkin

Tony Clarkin is a British musician, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Magnum...

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1. "Rage On" — 3:58
2. "Shame For The Bad Boy" — 4:52
3. "You'd Start A Fight" — 4:24
4. "Stop Me From Lovin' You" — 5:10
5. "Lookin' For A Way" — 5:19
6. "Cry Cry Cry" — 4:04
7. "I Must Have Been Blind" — 4:43
8. "Perpetual Commotion" — 4:28
9. "Different Kind Of Love" — 8:18
10. "Another Nice Mess" — 4:58

Bonus track:

11. "That Ain't Love" — 5:01
    

2006 Expanded Edition included these tracks:

12. "Stop Me From Lovin' You" [Edit] — 3:35
    

Stop Me From Lovin' You (1997)

1. "Stop Me From Lovin' You" [Edit] — 3:35
2. "Rage On" — 3:58
3. "Stop Me From Lovin' You" — 5:10

Production

• Recorded at Mad Hat Studios, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
• Produced Tony Clarkin
• Engineered and Mixed by Mike Cowling

External links

• www.magnumonline.co.uk - Official Magnum site
• Hard Rain: Expanded Edition - Sanctuary Records' mini site