Hard Core (Paul Dean album) explained

Hard Core
Type:	Album
Artist:	Paul Dean
Cover:	Paul_Dean_-_Hard_Core_(1989)_big.jpg
Released:	January 1989^[1] ^[2]
Recorded:	Venture Studios, Little Mountain Sound Studios, Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Winter 1988/Spring 1989
Genre:	Hard rock
Length:	40:19
Label:	CBS LP - 44462, 462977-2/1
Producer:	Paul Dean & Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod
Prev Title:	Brutus
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Machine
Next Year:	1995

Hard Core is the first solo album by Canadian musician Paul Dean, released in January 1989. The first track, "Sword & Stone", was demoed by Kiss for their Crazy Nights album in 1987,^[3] and later additionally recorded by the German rockers, Bonfire, in 1989 for the film Shocker and its accompanying soundtrack. The Bryan Adams-written "Draw the Line" was originally recorded by Ted Nugent with Brian Howe on lead vocals in 1984 on his Penetrator album.

Track listing

1. "Sword & Stone" (Desmond Child, Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick) - 4:06
2. "Doctor" (Paul Dean) - 4:52
3. "Draw the Line" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance) - 4:11
4. "Dirty Fingers" (Taylor Rhodes, Tom DeLuca) - 4:02
5. "Under the Gun" (Dean, Mike Reno, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 3:39
6. "Action" (Dean, Matt Frenette, Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve, Kenny Shields, Daryl Guthiel) - 5:10
7. "Down to the Bottom" (Dean) - 5:17
8. "Black Sheep" (Dean, Rhodes, Terry Cerney) - 4:09
9. "Politics" (Dean, Brian MacLeod, Foster) - 4:53

Musicians

• Paul Dean (vocals, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals)
• Brian MacLeod (drums, keyboards, key bass, backing vocals)
• Matt Frenette (drums on track 6)
• Spider Sinnaeve (bass guitar on track 6)
• Jon Bon Jovi (harp on track 5)
• Dave Steele (backing vocals)
• Marc LaFrance (backing vocals)
• Ricky Renouf (backing vocals)
• Geraldo Dominelli (backing vocals)
• Vern Wills (backing vocals)
• Frank Felder (backing vocals)
• Gregg Sheehan (backing vocals)
• Rosalind Keene (backing vocals)
• Nashy Nash (backing vocals)

Production

• Produced by Paul Dean and Brian MacLeod.
• Mixed by Bob Rock at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, BC; except tracks 6, 7 and 9, mixed by Paul Dean.
• Recorded at Venture Studios, Vancouver, BC, by Larry Vogel.
• Additional overdubs recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, BC, by Tim Crich and Ken Lomas; and at Mush Room Studios in Vancouver, BC, by Dale Penner.

Chart positions

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada (RPM 100 Albums)^[4]	45
US (Billboard 200)^[5]	195
US AOR Albums (Radio & Records)^[6]	26

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local Stars Update. John Mackie. December 27, 1988. Newspapers.com. The Vancouver Sun. November 2, 2023.
2. Web site: Adams starts in first TV special. Terry Craig. January 12, 1989. Newspapers.com. Star-Phoenix. November 2, 2023.
3. Web site: Paul Dean - Hardcore . 18 October 2011. Kiss Related Recordings.
4. RPM100 Albums . 16 July 2022. RPM.
5. Top Pop Albums . 16 July 2022. Billboard.
6. AOR Albums . 16 July 2022. Radio & Records.