Wing of Fire

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Wing of Fire
Robert Hazard Wing of Fire.jpeg
Studio album by
Robert Hazard
ReleasedJanuary 1984
Recorded1983
Studio Record Plant, Los Angeles
Genre New wave
Length44:51
Label RCA
Producer David Kershenbaum [1]
Robert Hazard chronology
Robert Hazard
(1982)		Wing of Fire
(1984)		 Darling
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Wing of Fire is the first full-length album by American musician Robert Hazard, released in 1984 by RCA Records. [3] [1] It was released two years after his successful EP Robert Hazard . [4] "Hard Hearted" was the only single from the album, and was released only in Canada. The album's sales and performance suffered due to too much management involvement, and after only selling 89,000 copies of the album, RCA dropped Hazard. [5] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Trouser Press called Wing of Fire "a passable album, kind of Tom Petty-meets-Willy DeVille." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robert Hazard [2] .

No.TitleLength
1."Hard Hearted"3:05
2."Interplanetary Private"5:28
3."Fire on Fire"4:48
4."Undercover Lover"4:22
5."The Cool Life"4:26
6."She's Hot"4:10
7."If We Can't Make It"4:35
8."Melt Down"4:11
9."Arms of Love"5:10
10."Miami Beach"4:36
Total length:44:51

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Robert Hazard". Trouser Press. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wing of Fire – Robert Hazrd | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Call, PAUL WILLISTEIN, The Morning. "ROBERT HAZARD SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT". mcall.com.
  4. ↑ "Robert Hazard: 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' writer". The Independent. August 16, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Robert Hazard History". phillyrockers.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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