Bang!
Studio album by
Corey Hart
ReleasedMarch 12, 1990
Recorded1989-1990
StudioRumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California).
GenrePop, rock
Length42:57
LabelEMI
ProducerCorey Hart, Greg Edward
Corey Hart chronology
Young Man Running
(1988)		 Bang!
(1990)		 Singles
(1992)

Bang! is an album by the Canadian musician Corey Hart, released in 1990.[1][2] It was his last album to chart in the U.S., reaching No. 134, and generated one hit single, "A Little Love", which reached No. 37.[3] Hart supported the album with a North American tour.[4]

Production

The album was recorded in California.[5] The track "Ballade for Nien Cheng" was inspired by Cheng's memoir Life and Death in Shanghai.[6] "Chase the Sun" is a re-recorded version of a track from Hart's previous album, Young Man Running. Kenny Aronoff played drums.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]

The Toronto Star wrote that Hart's voice "is a martyr's bleat that strains for soulfulness but ends up suggesting something closer to discomfort."[9] The Orlando Sentinel noted Hart's "continuing bid to prove Canadian MOR can be just as middle-of-the-road as American MOR."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Corey Hart.

  1. "A Little Love" 4:09
  2. "Bang! (Starting Over)" 3:48
  3. "Rain On Me" 4:38
  4. "Chase the Sun" 3:15
  5. "Diamond Cowboy" 4:32
  6. "Icon" 3:52
  7. "Can't Stand Losin' You" 4:30
  8. "Kisses on the Train" 4:15
  9. "Art of Color" 4:17
  10. "Slowburn" 2:50
  11. "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 – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).
  • Julia Eisenthal – album coordinator
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • Erika Gagnon – art direction, design
  • Dewey Nicks – photography

Personnel

  • Corey Hart – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic piano
  • Charles Judge – keyboards
  • Randy Kerber – additional keyboards
  • Michael Landau – guitars
  • Michael Hehir – additional guitars
  • John Pierce – bass
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion, additional backing vocals (1)
  • Gerald Albright – saxophones
  • Jimmy Z. – harmonica
  • Doug Cameron – violin (7)
  • Greg Edward – additional backing vocals (1)
  • Ruby Turner – backing vocals

References

  1. ↑ Slotek, Jim (January 10, 1990). "Furthermore". Entertainment. Toronto Sun. p. 59.
  2. ↑ Potter, Mitch (January 16, 1990). "Here are the shapes of sounds to come". Toronto Star. p. C1.
  3. ↑ "Corey Hart". Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Beck, Marilyn (February 21, 1990). "The Inside Track". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L18.
  5. ↑ Burliuk, Greg (April 14, 1990). "Introspection and Happy Disarray". Magazine. The Kingston Whig-Standard.
  6. ↑ Bang! album liner notes
  7. ↑ Thompson, Bob (March 29, 1990). "Back On". Entertainment. Toronto Sun. p. 62.
  8. ↑ Bang! at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  9. ↑ Dafoe, Chris (March 16, 1990). "Corey spins his wheels". Toronto Star. p. D18.
  10. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (April 6, 1990). "Here's what's new at the record shops". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 23.
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