Stay Hard Explained

Stay Hard
Type:	studio
Artist:	Raven
Cover:	Stay Hard cover.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Recorded:	1984
Studio:	Pyramid Studios (Ithaca, New York)
Length:	35:56
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Raven, Michael Wagener, Tony Incigeri, Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula
Prev Title:	Live at the Inferno
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	The Pack Is Back
Next Year:	1986

Stay Hard is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1985. It was their first album recorded in the United States for the major label Atlantic Records, after the band had passed under American management.^[2] With this album, the band's more glam metal commercial sound was established.^[3]

"Hard Ride" is a re-recording of the song from Raven's debut album Rock Until You Drop.

Personnel

Raven

• John Gallagher – bass, vocals
• Mark Gallagher – guitar
• Rob Hunter – drums

Production

• Michael Wagener – producer on tracks 3 and 8, mixing
• Norman Dunn – engineer
• Alex Perialas, Peter Bombar – assistant engineers
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula, Tony Incigeri – executive producers
• Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Notes and References

1. February 1, 1985. New Releases. FMQB. 26. April 3, 2023.
2. Web site: Raven (Gbr) - Stay Hard . 2011-03-24 . Encyclopaedia Metallum.
3. Web site: Sleazegrinder. November 15, 2015. The album that brought Raven's flight to an end. Loudersound.