The Hard Way (Tinsley Ellis album)

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The Hard Way
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Released2004
Genre Blues
Label Telarc International Corporation
Producer Tinsley Ellis
Tinsley Ellis chronology
Hell or High Water
(2002)
The Hard Way
(2004)
Live:Highwayman
(2005)
Professional ratings
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The Hard Way is a 2004 blues album by Tinsley Ellis. [1] It was recorded and mixed at Stonehenge at ZAC Atlanta, Georgia, [1] engineered and mixed by Jimmy Zumpano, mastered by Rodney Mills and produced by Tinsley Ellis with Robert Woods as executive producer. [3] Tinsley wrote all songs except for "Still in the Game" and "Me Without You". [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Still in the Game"
  2. "Let Him Down Easy"
  3. "Me Without You"
  4. "I'll Get Over You"
  5. "And It Hurts"
  6. "La La Land"
  7. "My Love's the Medicine"
  8. "Fountain of Youth"
  9. "Love Bomb"
  10. "Her Other Man"
  11. "Pack Poet"
  12. "The Last Song" [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Hard Way - Tinsley Ellis | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 186. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. 1 2 "The Hard Way - Tinsley Ellis | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 21, 2021.