Hard Candy

by Ned Doheny

Hard Candy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1976
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:55
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A shimmering masterpiece of the Southern California soft rock scene, produced by the legendary Steve Cropper. Featuring incredible backing contributions from the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, and the horn section of Tower of Power, the record presents a deeply funky, incredibly smooth iteration of blue-eyed soul. Though initially a commercial failure in America, it became a massive success in Japan and an essential text for yacht rock aficionados.

Genres

Descriptors: ballad, soulful, polished, sophisticated, breezy

Tracklist

  1. Get It Up For Love (4:41)
  2. If You Should Fall (3:35)
  3. Each Time You Pray (3:38)
  4. When Love Hangs In The Balance (5:11)
  5. A Love Of Your Own (3:46)
  6. I've Got Your Number (3:15)
  7. On The Swing Shift (3:03)
  8. Sing To Me (3:36)
  9. Valentine (5:06)

Credits

  • Ned Doheny - primary artist, acoustic guitar, guitar, lead guitar, written-by, backing vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Larry Muhoberac - arranged by [strings], arranged by [string]
  • Chuck Findley - horns, arranged by [horn], trombone, flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Greg Adams - horns, arranged by [horn]
  • Brooks Hunnicutt - backing vocals
  • Fleming Williams - backing vocals
  • Rosemary Butler - backing vocals
  • Dennis Parker - bass

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