Hard 'n' Heavy is the debut studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was originally released independently under the band name "Lips".[4]
| Hard 'n' Heavy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 25, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | July–December 1980 | |||
| Studio | Quest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock[1] | |||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | Attic | |||
| Producer | Dave Allison, Robb Reiner, Lips | |||
| Anvil chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[2] |
| Sounds |  [3] |
Critical reception
editReviewer Toots Daley from British magazine Kerrang! in beginning of 1982 expressed a joy from pleasant surprise made by this album. As per him the "main strength" of Anvil "lies in the guitar/vocal prowess of Lips who comes on like a young Steve Tyler crossed with a butch Rob Halford".[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "School Love" | Steve Kudlow, Robb Reiner | 3:15 |
| 2. | "AC/DC" | Kudlow | 4:41 |
| 3. | "At the Apartment" | Kudlow, Reiner | 5:22 |
| 4. | "I Want You Both (With Me)" | Dave Allison | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Bedroom Game" | Kudlow, Reiner | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Oooh Baby" | Kudlow, Reiner | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Paint It, Black" (The Rolling Stones cover) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Oh Jane" | Allison, Kudlow, Reiner | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Hot Child" | Allison, Kudlow | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Bondage" | Kudlow | 4:24 |
Personnel
editAnvil
- Steve "Lips" Kudlow – vocals, guitar
- Dave Allison – guitar, lead vocals on "I Want You Both (With Me)" and "Oh Jane"
- Ian Dickson – bass
- Robb Reiner – drums
Additional musicians
- Bess Ross – background vocals
Production
- Paul LaChapelle – engineer, mixing
- Dean Motter – art direction and design
References
edit- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. Hard 'n' Heavy at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Barton, Geoff (20 February 1982). "Hammer and tongues". Sounds. p. 31.
- ^ The ANVIL Homepage - Hard 'N' Heavy
- ^ Toots, Daley (1982). "Review: Anvil — Hard 'n' Heavy". Kerrang!. No. 10. London: Spotlight Publications Inc. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-04-23.