The Trouble with... Harry
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The Trouble With... Harry was the first album by British musician Harry (aka Dirty Harry
).
The album was released on 21 April 2003 but failed to reach the UK album top 75.
The album encountered numerous delays during its recording and production and, following a lawsuit with Clint Eastwood
over copyright issues with the name 'Dirty Harry', it had to be re-recorded.
The album contains 13 tracks, including the singles "So Real" and "Follow Me" as well as two older singles recorded under the name Dirty Harry, "Eye" and "Nothing Really Matters". "Push It (Real Good)", a sampling of the Salt-N-Pepa
song "Push It
" and a cover of Belouis Some
's "Imagination" which appeared on Harry's "Under the Covers" EP were also included on the album.
The Trouble with... Harry" was followed up by Songs From the Edge
, released on 25 September 2007.
described the album as a "not-unappealing blend of suspenders, silliness and Siouxsie Sioux", giving it 3 out of a possible 5. Kerrang magazine gave it 4 out of 5, saying "If you give your heart to a rock goddess this year, let it be Harry."
Dirty Harry (musician)
Dirty Harry is a British rock singer, who is now based in Los Angeles, California, United States.-Early life:...
).
The album was released on 21 April 2003 but failed to reach the UK album top 75.
The album encountered numerous delays during its recording and production and, following a lawsuit with Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
over copyright issues with the name 'Dirty Harry', it had to be re-recorded.
The album contains 13 tracks, including the singles "So Real" and "Follow Me" as well as two older singles recorded under the name Dirty Harry, "Eye" and "Nothing Really Matters". "Push It (Real Good)", a sampling of the Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip hop trio from Queens and Brooklyn, New York, that was formed in 1985. The group, consisting of Cheryl "Salt" Renee James, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, and Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper, was one of the first all-female rap crews....
song "Push It
Push It (Salt-N-Pepa song)
"Push It" is a song by the group Salt-N-Pepa, released as a single in 1986. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987 and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA...
" and a cover of Belouis Some
Belouis Some
Belouis Some is a British New Wave musician. He had hits in the 1980s with "Some People", "Round Round", , plus "Imagination" which also achieved success on the European and , and can be heard in the films Ghost Chase and The Business...
's "Imagination" which appeared on Harry's "Under the Covers" EP were also included on the album.
The Trouble with... Harry" was followed up by Songs From the Edge
Songs from the Edge
Songs from the Edge is the second album by British musician Dirty Harry .It was recorded as the follow-up to The Trouble with... Harry and produced by multi-platinum Grammy-nominated producer Luke Ebbin...
, released on 25 September 2007.
Track listing
- Goddess on the Floor - 2:44
- 10 Things - 4:13
- So Real - 3:29
- Follow Me - 4:24
- Valley - 5:02
- Underground - 2:52
- Eye - 4:31
- Push It (Real Good) - 4:00
- I Do What I Do - 4:01
- Taste Like Kisses - 3:33
- Heroin - 3:13
- Nothing Really Matters - 6:15
- Imagination - 3:40
Critical response
The album received generally good reviews. The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
described the album as a "not-unappealing blend of suspenders, silliness and Siouxsie Sioux", giving it 3 out of a possible 5. Kerrang magazine gave it 4 out of 5, saying "If you give your heart to a rock goddess this year, let it be Harry."
- "An icon-in-waiting" - The Guardian
- "She rocks hard" - The Independent On Sunday
- "Platinum Rock-goddess-in-waiting" - Kerrang! with KKKK (4 star) Review
- "The no-cock revolution just found its new ringleader" - NME
- "A remarkable debut" - The Fly