Hammer on a Drum

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Hammer on a Drum
Payola$ HammerOnADrum.jpg
Studio album by
Released1983
Label A&M
Producer Mick Ronson [1] with Payolas
Payolas chronology
No Stranger to Danger
(1982)
Hammer on a Drum
(1983)
Here's the World for Ya
(1985)
Professional ratings
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Hammer on a Drum is the third album by the Payolas, released in 1983. [3] The title comes from a line in the song "Where Is This Love." The album is only available on vinyl and cassette; it has not been released on CD. The album was #26 for 5 weeks in the Canadian charts. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Rock and Paul Hyde.

Side One

  1. "I'll Find Another (Who Can Do It Right)" – 3:37
  2. "Where Is This Love" – 5:54
  3. "Wild West" – 3:11
  4. "Perhaps Some Day" – 3:30
  5. "Never Said I Loved You" – 3:18 (with Carole Pope)-- (#8 Canada) [5]

Side Two

  1. "No Prisoners" – 5:16
  2. "Christmas Is Coming" – 3:40
  3. "I Am A City" – 5:09
  4. "Hungry" – 4:10
  5. "People Who Have Great Lives" – 2:26

Personnel

with:

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References

  1. Barclay, Michael (May 7, 2019). The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip. ECW Press. ISBN   9781773052069 via Google Books.
  2. "Hammer on a Drum - The Payola$ | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. Barclay, Michael; Jack, Ian A. D.; Schneider, Jason (December 29, 2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995. ECW Press. ISBN   9781550229929 via Google Books.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Albums - October 22, 1983" (PDF).
  5. "RPM Top 50 Singles - October 1, 1983" (PDF).