Harem Scarem | ||||
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Released | August 6, 1991 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Studio | Sounds Interchange Studios, Cabin Fever Studios, and Phase One Studios [1] | |||
Genre | Glam metal AOR | |||
Length | 40:45 | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Producer | Kevin Doyle, Harry Hess, and Pete Lesperance. | |||
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Harem Scarem is the 1991 debut album by the Canadian hard rock band of the same name. Music videos were shot for the songs; "Slowly Slipping Away", "Honestly", and "With a Little Love". The album charted at No. 68 on the Canadian charts. However two singles from the album, "Honestly" and "Something to Say", were big hits in Indonesia and the Philippines.
The album includes guest appearances by fellow Canadian stars such as Ray Coburn of Honeymoon Suite, Carl Dixon of Coney Hatch and Paul MacAusland of Haywire. It also boasted a co-writing credit by award-winning songwriter Christopher Ward of "Black Velvet" fame.
In 1992, Harem Scarem was able to gain some notoriety when 8 songs from their debut album were predominantly featured in the Canadian teen series Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High's farewell TV movie, School's Out .
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hard to Love" | Christopher Ward, Harry Hess, Pete Lesperance | 4:28 |
2. | "Distant Memory" | Hess, Lesperance, Marc Ribler | 4:29 |
3. | "With a Little Love" | Hess, Lesperance | 4:00 |
4. | "Honestly" | Hess | 4:02 |
5. | "Love Reaction" | Hess, Lesperance, Ray Coburn | 3:53 |
6. | "Slowly Slipping Away" | Hess, Ribler | 3:45 |
7. | "All Over Again" | Hess | 3:07 |
8. | "Don't Give Your Heart Away" | Hess, Lesperance | 3:29 |
9. | "How Long" | Hess, Lesperance, Dean McTaggart | 5:03 |
10. | "Something to Say" | Hess, Lesperance | 4:42 |
Year | Chart | Position |
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1992 | Canada | 68 |
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1991 | "Slowly Slipping Away" | Canada | 25 |
1991 | "Love Reaction" | Canada | 55 |
1992 | "Honestly" | Canada | 68 |
1992 | "With a Little Love" | Canada | — |
1992 | "Something to Say" | Canada | — |
Christopher John Wilson was an Australian blues musician who sang and played harmonica, saxophone and guitar. He performed as part of the Sole Twisters, Harem Scarem and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, and fronted his band Crown of Thorns. Wilson's solo albums are Landlocked, The Long Weekend, Spiderman (2000), King for a Day, Flying Fish (2012) and the self titled Chris Wilson (2018).
Pete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the lead guitarist for the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968, in Scarborough, Ontario. Lesperance was a guitarist in the Oshawa metal band Minotaur before forming Harem Scarem with Blind Vengeance vocalist Harry Hess in 1987.
Harem Scarem is a Canadian hard rock/melodic hard rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Harem Scarem initially achieved popularity in their native Canada and Japan. The band was active from 1987 to 2008, and again from 2013 after reforming. Throughout their career, they have released 15 studio albums, plus numerous live and compilation albums, and a re-record of Mood Swings in 2013. Totals record sales are in excess of one million worldwide.
Voice of Reason is a 1995 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. "Blue" was released as a promotional single and there was a music video for it. After this album was released, bass player Mike Gionet was replaced with Barry Donaghy.
Karma Cleansing is a 1997 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. The album was released as Believe in Japan with the songs "Cages" and "The Mirror" being replaced with "Staying Away" and "Baby with a Nail Gun". Believe was also released as a "Special Edition" featuring different versions of a few songs.
Big Bang Theory is a 1998 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem.
Rubber is an album by the Canadian hard rock band Rubber. The band released the album in 1999 under the name Harem Scarem in Japan, and in 2000 in Canada they released it as Rubber. After this release, drummer Darren Smith left and was replaced with Creighton Doane. The song "Sunshine" was produced and mixed by Canadian producer Arnold Lanni.
Weight of the World is a 2002 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. They released it as Rubber in Canada.
Higher is a 2003 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem.
Overload is a 2005 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. It is the tenth Harem Scarem studio album. The Japanese version contains the song "You Shook Me All Night Long" as a bonus track, while the European CD comes with "Wishing" which was previously released on the Japanese version of Higher.
Human Nature is a 2006 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem.
Hope is a 2008 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. This was to be the band's twelfth and final studio album, but they re-formed in 2013 to release Mood Swings II. The European version of the album contains an acoustic version of "Higher", which was originally from their 2003 album Higher.
"Slowly Slipping Away" is the debut single by Canadian glam metal band Harem Scarem, released in 1991 from their self-titled debut album. "Slowly Slipping Away" is Harem Scarem's biggest hit, reaching No. 25 on the Canadian singles chart. The song also had a music video shot in Ottawa for it.
"Honestly" is the title of a power ballad by Canadian glam metal band Harem Scarem. The song appears on their 1991 self-titled debut album. The song charted at #68 on the Canadian singles chart and also had a music video shot for it. The music video starred American actor Judge Reinhold as the male love interest. The song garnered popularity in Asian countries mainly the Philippines and Indonesia, and to this day the song is still played constantly in radio stations and bars.
Mood Swings is a 1993 album by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. A music video was shot for the song "No Justice". The album charted at No. 85 on the Canadian charts.
Acoustic Sessions is an EP released by Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem after the successful release of their debut album. It features recordings of selected songs from their self-titled album and was only sold in Canada, having just 500 units available.
Live and Acoustic is a limited edition EP by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem, performing songs from their self-titled album and their second studio album either acoustically or in live performance, the latter having been recorded at a concert on January 22, 1994 in Toronto, Ontario.
Live at The Siren is a live album released by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. The album features two studio songs and was only released in Japan.
Live at the Gods 2002 is a live video album released by the hard rock band Harem Scarem, issued in Europe and Japan in 2002. The album was also released as a live CD. In Canada the DVD and CD were published in May 2004 under the name Rubber.
Raw and Rare is a double DVD package released by the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem in 2008. It was recorded live at the Firefest IV festival held at Rock City in Nottingham and consists of the final Harem Scarem live performance before their disbandment. The second DVD contains live clips from the Mood Swings tour of 1994 recorded in Canada. A limited edition of Raw and Rare featured also a bonus audio CD with the live performance of 2007.