Rocktrospectiva: The Fairly "Hard At Play" Turns 35

Released on 7 May 1991 "Hard At Play" was the 6th., studio album by the US rock band Huey Lewis and the News, the album spanwed three singles "Couple Days Off", "It Hit Me like A Hammer" & "He Don't Know," Hard at Play peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart and produced two top 40 singles, "Couple Days Off" and "It Hit Me Like a Hammer." Music videos were released for "It Hit Me like a Hammer," "Couple Days Off," and "He Don't Know."

Hard at Play was a return to the straight-ahead blues-inflected pop/rock that made Huey Lewis and the News superstars in the early '80s. Unfortunately for many reviewers and fans, the album wasn't strong enough or consistently as other albums such as "Sports", or "Picture This",  even thought,  the band rocked with a renewed vigor and a handful of songs, including the anthemic hit "Couple Days Off," were as catchy as their older hitsthis is arguably the band sole Rock record.

Many of the songs are heavily guitar based with Chris Hayes a good record for road trips with its rollicking rock, and despite the album was a fantastic collection of good songs except for "Don't look Back" or " Time Ain't Money", the album was big not so as "Sports" but definitely it has aged well. 

 

Hard At Play Track List:  

 

1. Build Me Up

2. It Hit Me Like A Hammer

3. Attitude

4. He Don't Know

5. Couple Days Off

6. That's Not Me

7. We Should Be Making Love

8. Best Of Me

9. Do You Love Me, Or What?

10. Don't Look Back

11. Time Ain't Money