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Hard Way
Studio album by Show-Ya
Released	24 October 1990
Recorded	June–July 1990
Studio	Devonshier Studio, Hollywood, California, USA
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	54:07
Language	Japanese
Label	Eastworld / EMI
Producer	Paul Winger, Beau Hill
Show-Ya chronology
Outerlimits (1989) Hard Way (1990) Hard Way Tour 1991 (1991)
Alternative censored CD cover
Singles from Hard Way
"Sakebi" / "Ubaitore" Released: 7 March 1990 "Gambling" / "Naze" Released: 5 September 1990

Hard Way is the eighth album of the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, USA and produced by Beau Hill and by Kip Winger's brother Paul. It was released on 24 October 1990 and reached position No. 4 in Japan (Oricon Chart). All the lyrics were written by Yoshihiko Andō. This time all the musical arrangements were done by the band. It would be Show-Ya's last studio album with lead singer Keiko Terada. The track "Uchi ni Kaerou" was used as theme song for the anime OVA Cleopatra DC.

Track listing

1. "Metallic Woman" (Miki Igarashi, Yoshihiko Andō) – 6:19
2. "Life Is Dancing" (Satomi Senba & Miki Tsunoda, Andō) – 4:41
3. "Switch Blade St." (Senba & Tsunoda, Andō) – 4:00
4. "Mashou" (魔性) (Miki Nakamura, Andō) – 4:47
5. "Naze" (何故) (Keiko Terada, Andō) – 6:31
6. "Make It Up – Dounikashite Yo –" (Make It Up ―どうにかしてよ―) (Igarashi, Andō) – 4:13
7. "Gambling" (ギャンブリング) (Igarashi, Andō) – 4:00
8. "Blue Rose Blues" (Terada, Andō) – 5:25
9. "Way You Rock Me" (Terada, Andō) – 3:27
10. "Uchi ni Kaerou" (うちにかえろう) (Terada, Andō) – 6:10
11. "Sakebi" (叫び) (Terada & Nakamura, Andō) – 4:27

Personnel

Band members

• Keiko Terada – vocals
• Miki Igarashi – guitars
• Miki Nakamura – keyboards
• Satomi Senba – bass
• Miki Tsunoda – drums

Production

• Paul Winger – producer
• Beau Hill – executive producer
• Scott Gordon, Patrick D. Karamians, Paul Wertheimer – engineers
• Robert A. Vosgien – digital editing
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Yoshihiko Andō – lyrics

References

1. ＳＨＯＷ－ＹＡのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
2. "Show Ya Hard Way". Heavy Harmonies.com. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

External links

• Show-Ya discography (in Japanese)
• "Sakebi" video clip
• "Gambling" video clip

• Show-Ya albums
• 1990 albums
• EMI Records albums
• 1990s Japanese-language albums