Hard at Play | ||||
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Released | 7 May 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990-1991 | |||
Studio | Skywalker Sound and The Site (Marin County, California); Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California); Studio D (Sausalito, California); Apt. 2 Recording (Novato, California); Sub-Par Recording (California). | |||
Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 46:09 | |||
Label | Chrysalis (UK)[1] EMI (Most of the world) | |||
Producer | Huey Lewis and the News Bill Schnee Eric Thorngren | |||
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Singles from Hard at Play | ||||
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Hard at Play is the sixth album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News. It was released in 1991 on EMI for most of the world and Chrysalis in the UK. Hard at Play peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart and produced two top 40 singles, "Couple Days Off" and "It Hit Me Like a Hammer." Music videos were released for "It Hit Me like a Hammer," "Couple Days Off," and "He Don't Know."
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine notes the "return to the straight-ahead blues-inflected pop/rock that made Huey Lewis and the News superstars in the early '80s" with Hard at Play.[2]
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Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 61 |
Canadian Albums (RPM)[4] | 20 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 67 |
European Top 100 Albums[6] | 25 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 9 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 14 |
Italian Albums (AFI)[9] | 25 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 10 |
Japanese International Albums (Oricon)[11] | 1 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 26 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 25 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 9 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 39 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 27 |
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[17] | 7 |
Chart (1991) | Position |
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Canadian Albums Chart (RPM)[18] | 85 |
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1991 | "Couple Days Off" | Album Rock Tracks | 3 |
1991 | The Billboard Hot 100 | 11 | |
1991 | "Build Me Up" | Album Rock Tracks | 27 |
1991 | "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
1991 | Adult Contemporary | 10 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[19] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ)[20] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[21] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |