Long Hard Look

Long Hard Look
Studio album by Lou Gramm
Released	October 16, 1989 [1]
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	418 Studios (Westlake Village, CA) BearTracks Studios (Suffern, NY) Stray Dogs Recording Studio (Katonah, NY)
Genre	Rock
Length	45:24
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Peter Wolf Eric "ET" Thorngren
Lou Gramm chronology
Ready or Not (1987) Long Hard Look (1989)
Singles from Long Hard Look
"Just Between You and Me" Released: October 1989 "True Blue Love" Released: 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Long Hard Look is the second solo album by original Foreigner lead vocalist Lou Gramm, released through Atlantic Records on October 16, 1989. It features the top-10 single "Just Between You and Me".

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Angel with a Dirty Face"	Lou Gramm Ina Wolf Peter Wolf	5:14
2.	"Just Between You and Me"	Gramm Holly Knight	4:56
3.	"Broken Dreams"	Gramm I. Wolf P. Wolf	5:54
4.	"True Blue Love"	Gramm P. Wolf	4:58
5.	"I'll Come Running"	Gramm Bruce Turgon	4:06

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hangin' on My Hip"	Gramm Turgon	3:38
2.	"Warmest Rising Sun"	Gramm	5:11
3.	"Day One"	Gramm Turgon P. Wolf	3:17
4.	"I'll Know When It's Over"	Gramm Turgon	4:35
5.	"Tin Soldier" (Small Faces cover)	Ronnie Lane Steve Marriott	3:24
Total length:			45:24

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [3]	56
Sweden [4]	47

Production

• Arranged by Peter Wolf, Lou Gramm and Bruce Turgon.
• Produced by Peter Wolf, except "Tin Soldier" (produced by Peter Wolf and Eric "E.T." Thorngren).
• Recorded by Gonzalo Espinoza and Paul Ericksen, except bass on "Warmest Rising Sun" recorded bu Jules Bowen and Eric Thorngren.
• Additional recording assistance by Carlos Gollisher, Chris Bubacz and Doug Oberkircher.
• Mixed by Gonzalo Espinoza and Peter Wolf, except "I'll Know When It's Over" mixed by Paul Ericksen. Mixed at 418 Studios.
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, CA).
• Production Coordinator – Carlos Gollisher, assisted by Stephen Nider.
• Art Direction and Design – Bob Defrin
• Photography – Roy Volkmann
• Tracks 1 and 3 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Colgems-EMI Music Inc./Petwolf Music/Kikiko Music. Track 2 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Knighty Knight Music/Colgems-EMI Music Inc. Track 4 published by Stray Notes Music, Inc./Colgems-EMI Music Inc./Petwolf Music. Tracks 5, 6 and 9 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Colgems-EMI Music Inc./Acara Music/WB Music Corp. Track 7 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Colgems-EMI Music Inc. Track 8 published by Stray Notes Music Inc./Colgems-EMI Music/Acara Music/WB Music Corp./Petwolf Music. Track 10 published by United Artists Music Ltd./EMI Catalog Partnership (all rights for U.S. and Canada controlled by EMI Unart Catalog).

Personnel

• Lou Gramm – vocals, percussion, backing vocals (1, 3, 6–8, 10)
• Peter Wolf – keyboards (1–5, 7–9), backing vocals (1, 8), additional keyboards (10)
• Gary Corbett – keyboards (10)
• Dann Huff – lead guitar (1, 5, 9), rhythm guitar (1, 9)
• Nils Lofgren – electric guitar (2, 8)
• Peter Maunu – electric guitar (2–4, 7)
• Vivian Campbell – electric guitar (3, 8), lead guitar (6), rhythm guitar (6)
• June Kuramoto – koto (7)
• Bruce Turgon – bass (2–6, 8–10), rhythm guitar (5, 6, 9, 10), backing vocals (6)
• Pino Palladino – bass (7)
• Ben Gramm – drums, percussion
• Maxi Anderson – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Merry Clayton – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Darryl Phinessee – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Ina Wolf – backing vocals (4)
• Reinhold Bilgeri – backing vocals (6)
• Robin Clark – backing vocals (10)
• Lani Groves – backing vocals (10)

Notes

1. "Upcoming Releases". CMJ New Music Report. October 6, 1989. p. 64.
2. Long Hard Look at AllMusic
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
4. "Lou Gramm".