Wing of Fire
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
| Wing of Fire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 44:51 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | David Kershenbaum[1] | |||
| Robert Hazard chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Wing of Fire is the first full-length album by American musician Robert Hazard, released in 1984 by RCA Records.[3][1] It was released two years after his successful EP Robert Hazard.[4] "Hard Hearted" was the only single from the album, and was released only in Canada. The album's sales and performance suffered due to too much management involvement, and after only selling 89,000 copies of the album, RCA dropped Hazard.[5][2]
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press called Wing of Fire "a passable album, kind of Tom Petty-meets-Willy DeVille."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Robert Hazard[2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Hearted" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Interplanetary Private" | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Fire on Fire" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Undercover Lover" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "The Cool Life" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "She's Hot" | 4:10 |
| 7. | "If We Can't Make It" | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Melt Down" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Arms of Love" | 5:10 |
| 10. | "Miami Beach" | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 44:51 | |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Robert Hazard – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
- Amelia Marie Jessie, Ziva Hertziliah Serkin – backing vocals
- David Woodford – baritone, tenor and alto saxophone (tracks 3 and 7)
- Michael Radcliffe – bass guitar
- Michael Pilla – guitar
- Ken Bernard – drums, electronic drums
- Jerry Weindel – keyboards
- Peter Smith – guitar
- Kae Williams Jr. – keyboards, bass synthesizer
- Gary Chang – synthesizer
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Technical
- David Bianco – engineer
- Jim Scott – assistant engineer
- Robert Hakalski – cover photography
- J.J. Stelmach – cover art
- Karen McKelvie, Steve Julty – inner sleeve photography
- Recorded and mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles
- Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Robert Hazard". Trouser Press. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wing of Fire – Robert Hazrd | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ Call, PAUL WILLISTEIN, The Morning. "ROBERT HAZARD SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT". mcall.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Robert Hazard: 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' writer". The Independent. August 16, 2008.
- ^ "Robert Hazard History". phillyrockers.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
