Corey Hart (album) explained

Corey Hart
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Corey Hart
Cover:	CoreyHartCoreyHart.jpeg
Released:	15 October 1996^[1]
Recorded:	1995–1996
Genre:	Pop, rock
Length:	47:09
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Corey Hart, Humberto Gatica
Prev Title:	Attitude & Virtue
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Jade
Next Year:	1998

Corey Hart is the seventh album by Corey Hart, released in 1996. It generated four charting singles in Canada.

Track listing

All songs written by Corey Hart, except as noted.

1. "Black Cloud Rain" - 4:22
2. "Someone" - 4:36
3. "Love Hurts" - 4:19 (Boudleaux Bryant)
4. "Third of June" - 4:36
5. "Simplicity" - 4:32
6. "Tell Me" - 3:35
7. "Angel of My Soul" - 4:25
8. "Sunflowers" - 4:58
9. "Kiss the Sky" - 3:18
10. "On Your Own" - 4:08
11. "India" - 4:20

Personnel

• Corey Hart – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-8), arrangements (1, 2, 4-11)
• Claude Gaudette – programming (1, 10), keyboards (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11), Hammond B3 organ (8, 9)
• Tony Smith – keyboards (4, 5, 11)
• Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (7, 8)
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (1, 10)
• Tim Pierce – guitar (1, 2, 3, 6, 9), nylon guitar (1), acoustic guitar (4, 11), mandolin (4)
• Michael Thompson – slide guitar (1), acoustic guitar (2), guitar (3, 5, 7, 8, 9), electric guitar (4, 11), sitar (4), dobro (8)
• Pat Buchanan – guitar (2, 6)
• Michael Landau – guitar (4), electric guitar (10)
• Mike Brignardello – bass (2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11)
• John Pierce – bass (3)
• Nathan East – bass (7, 8)
• Kenny Aronoff – drums (1-9), percussion (1, 5, 6, 9, 11)
• Rafael Padilla – percussion (4, 7, 11)
• Michael Haynes – trumpet (6)
• Julie Masse – backing vocals (1, 11)
• Dorian Sherwood – backing vocals (1, 5, 8-11)
• Yvonne Williams – backing vocals (5, 8, 9)

Production

• Corey Hart – producer
• Humberto Gatica – producer, recording (1, 3, 4, 5, 7-11), mixing
• Vito Luprano – executive producer
• Alex Rodriguez – recording (1, 3, 4, 5, 7-11)
• Chuck Ainlay – recording (2, 6)
• Paul Boutin – recording assistant
• Chris Brooke – recording assistant
• Kevin Wright – recording assistant (1, 4, 7)
• Terry Bradshaw – recording assistant (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11)
• Graham Lewis – recording assistant (2, 6)
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Catherine McRae – art direction, design
• Randee St. Nicholas – photography

Studios

• Recorded at Record Plant, Rumbo Recorders, The Village Recorder and Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California); Brooklyn Studios (Hollywood, California); Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mixed at Record Plant and Westlake Studios.
• Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York).

Notes and References

1. 14 October 1996. Sony Music set to revitalize Corey's Hart. RPM. 3. 9 August 2022.