Dial Hard

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Dial Hard
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Studio album by
Gotthard
Released1994
Genre Hard rock
Length51:08 (61:09)
Label BMG
Producer Chris von Rohr
Gotthard chronology
Gotthard
(1992)		Dial Hard
(1994)		 G.
(1996)
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Dial Hard is the second studio album released by the hard rock band Gotthard.

Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals, distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, and often accompanied with keyboards.

Gotthard is a Swiss hard rock band founded in Lugano by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni. Their last eleven albums have all reached number 1 in the Swiss album charts, making them one of the most successful Swiss acts ever. With 2 million albums sold, they managed to get multi-platinum awards in different parts of the world. The band takes its name from the Saint-Gotthard Massif.

Contents

The album peaked at #1 on the Swiss Charts and was certified as platinum for exceeding 30,000 sales.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Lee/Leo Leoni/Chris von Rohr except where noted.

  1. "Higher" – 4:32
  2. "Mountain Mama" – 3:52
  3. "Here Comes the Heat" – 3:01
  4. "She Goes Down" – 4:52
  5. "I'm Your Travelin' Man" – 5:25 (Jimi Jamison/Mandy Meyer/Tommy Andris)
  6. "Love For Money" – 3:40
  7. "Get It While You Can" – 5:42
  8. "Come Together" – 4:47 (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
  9. "Dirty Devil Rock" – 4:15
  10. "Open Fire" – 4:56
  11. "I'm On My Way" – 5:57

Asian version (BMG BVCP-692) adds the following

  1. "Good Time Lover" (Live version) – 5:16
  2. "Rock and Roll" (Live version) – 4:45 (Jimmy Page/John Paul Jones/Robert Plant/John Bonham)

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Personnel

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Production

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
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