Music for the Hard of Thinking explained

Music for the Hard of Thinking
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Doug and the Slugs
Cover:	Music_for_the_Hard_of_Thinking_(Doug_and_the_Slugs_album)_front_cover.jpg
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Ritdong (Canada) RCA Victor (internationally)
Producer:	Ritchie Cordell Glen Kolotkin
Prev Title:	Wrap It!
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Popaganda
Next Year:	1984

Music for the Hard of Thinking is the third studio album for Canadian pop music group Doug and the Slugs. It was released domestically in 1982 on Bennett's own record label Ritdong and internationally in 1983 by RCA Records. This recording helped get the band nominated for a 1983 Juno Award.

The album produced three singles. The most successful, "Who Knows How to Make Love Stay", peaked at No. 25 on the Canadian Singles Chart.^[1] "Making It Work", peaked at No. 29.^{[2] [3]} The third single "Nobody but Me" did not chart in Canada.^[4] Canadian cheese brand, Tre Stelle, uses a sample of this song, substituting some lyrics to match their slogan.

Recording

The album was released on cassette (domestically) and as an LP record (domestic & international).

Reception

Critical response

Music critic Rudyard Kennedy of Allmusic stated:

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 86 on the Canadian RPM charts for the week of 12 February 1983.^[5] The recording reached its highest position at No. 22 for the weeks of 2 and 9 April 1983^{[6] [7]} and stayed in the top 100 albums chart for a total of 30 weeks.^[8]

The album was ranked at No. 90 by RPM for the year 1983 on their RPM Year-End chart.^[9]

Personnel

• Doug and the Slugs:
  • Doug Bennett – vocals, album design
  • Rick Baker – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Bosley – bass, backing vocals
  • John Burton – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Kendall – keyboards, 'basso profundo' vocals
  • John "Wally" Watson – drums, backing vocals
• Production:
  • Glen Kolotkin – Engineer, Producer
  • Ritchie Cordell – Producer
  • Ron Cote – Engineer

External links

• Doug and the Slugs official website
• Doug and the Slugs at NME
• Doug and the Slugs at canadianbands.com
• Music for the Hard of Thinking at phoenixcentre.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315040027/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . 15 March 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315040027/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . 15 March 2012 . dead .
3. Web site: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315040027/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . 15 March 2012 . dead .
4. Web site: Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926233516/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=bb0e7somh8osmahbvuk8ubb1u5&q1=%22Nobody+but+Me%22&q2=&interval=50 . 26 September 2015 . dead .
5. Web site: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610220837/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6225b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=bb0e7somh8osmahbvuk8ubb1u5 . 10 June 2015 . dead .
6. Web site: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315040027/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . 15 March 2012 . dead .
7. Web site: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610225550/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6224a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=bb0e7somh8osmahbvuk8ubb1u5 . 10 June 2015 . dead .
8. Web site: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224234/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4310b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=bb0e7somh8osmahbvuk8ubb1u5 . 10 June 2015 . dead .
9. Web site: Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315040027/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . 15 March 2012 . dead .