Hard Core (Paul Dean album)

Hard Core is the first solo album by Paul Dean, the former Streetheart & Loverboy lead guitarist, founder and main songwriter, released in 1989. The first track, "Sword & Stone", was demoed by Kiss for their Crazy Nights album in 1987,[3] and later additionally recorded by the German rockers, Bonfire, in 1989 for the film Shocker and its accompanying soundtrack. The Bryan Adams-written "Draw the Line" was originally recorded by Ted Nugent with Brian Howe on lead vocals in 1984 on his Penetrator album.

Hard Core
Studio album by
Paul Dean
ReleasedMay 18, 1989
RecordedVenture Studios, Little Mountain Sound Studios, Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Winter 1988/Spring 1989
GenreHard rock
Length40:19
LabelCBS LP - 44462, 462977-2/1
ProducerPaul Dean & Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod
Paul Dean chronology
Brutus
(1975)		 Hard Core
(1989)		 Machine
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Kerrang! [2]

Track listing
  1. "Sword & Stone" (Desmond Child, Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick) - 4:06
  2. "Doctor" (Paul Dean) - 4:52
  3. "Draw the Line" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance) - 4:11
  4. "Dirty Fingers" (Taylor Rhodes, Tom DeLuca) - 4:02
  5. "Under the Gun" (Dean, Mike Reno, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) - 3:39
  6. "Action" (Dean, Matt Frenette, Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve, Kenny Shields, Daryl Guthiel) - 5:10
  7. "Down to the Bottom" (Dean) - 5:17
  8. "Black Sheep" (Dean, Rhodes, Terry Cerney) - 4:09
  9. "Politics" (Dean, Brian MacLeod, Foster) - 4:53

Musicians
  • Paul Dean (vocals, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals)
  • Brian MacLeod (drums, keyboards, key bass, backing vocals)
  • Matt Frenette (drums on track 6)
  • Spider Sinnaeve (bass guitar on track 6)
  • Jon Bon Jovi (harp on track 5)
  • Dave Steele (backing vocals)
  • Marc LaFrance (backing vocals)
  • Ricky Renouf (backing vocals)
  • Geraldo Dominelli (backing vocals)
  • Vern Wills (backing vocals)
  • Frank Felder (backing vocals)
  • Gregg Sheehan (backing vocals)
  • Rosalind Keene (backing vocals)
  • Nashy Nash (backing vocals)

Production
  • Produced by Paul Dean and Brian MacLeod.
  • Mixed by Bob Rock at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, BC; except tracks 6, 7 and 9, mixed by Paul Dean.
  • Recorded at Venture Studios, Vancouver, BC, by Larry Vogel.
  • Additional overdubs recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, BC, by Tim Crich and Ken Lomas; and at Mush Room Studios in Vancouver, BC, by Dale Penner.

References
  1. "Paul Dean Hardcore review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. Oliver, Derek (21 January 1989). "Hard as a Rock". Kerrang!. 222. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 21.
  3. "Paul Dean - Hardcore". Kiss Related Recordings. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
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