''Bang!'' is the fifth album by
Corey Hart, released in 1990. It was his last album to chart in the U.S., reaching #134, and generated just one hit single, "A Little Love", which reached #37. The track "Ballade for
Nien Cheng" was inspired by Cheng's memoir ''
Life and Death in Shanghai''.
[''Bang!'' album liner notes]
"Chase the Sun" is a re-recorded version of a track from Hart's previous album ''
Young Man Running
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Track listing
All songs written by Corey Hart.
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Track listing
All songs written by Corey Hart.
# "A Little Love" 4:09
# "Bang! (Starting Over)" 3:48
# "Rain On Me" 4:38
# "Chase the Sun" 3:15
# "Diamond Cowboy" 4:32
# "Icon" 3:52
# "Can't Stand Losin' You" 4:30
# "Kisses on the Train" 4:15
# "Art of Color" 4:17
# "Slowburn" 2:50
# "Ballade for Nien Cheng" 2:51
Production
* Corey Hart – producer
* Greg Edward – producer, recording, mixing
* Matt D'Arbanlay-Butler – engineer
* Jeff Poe – assistant engineer
* Andy Udoff – assistant engineer
*
Toby Wright
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– assistant engineer
*
Bob Ludwig
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– mastering at
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(New York City, New York).
* Julia Eisenthal – album coordinator
* Henry Marquez – art direction
* Erika Gagnon – art direction, design
*
Dewey Nicks
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– photography
Personnel
* Corey Hart – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic piano
* Charles Judge – keyboards
*
Randy Kerber
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– additional keyboards
*
Michael Landau
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– guitars
* Michael Hehir – additional guitars
*
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– bass
*
Kenny Aronoff
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Aronoff grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts He developed an interest in music at an early age and gravitated to the drums as "drumming was one hundred percent ener ...
– drums, percussion, additional backing vocals (1)
*
Gerald Albright
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– saxophones
* Jimmy Z. –
harmonica
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* Doug Cameron – violin (7)
* Greg Edward – additional backing vocals (1)
*
Ruby Turner
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– backing vocals
References
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1990 albums
Corey Hart (singer) albums
EMI Records albums