Hard (Gang of Four album)

Hard is the fourth studio album by the English post-punk group Gang of Four. It was originally released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records and was the first album to not feature original member Hugo Burnham, while Dave Allen had already left before the previous album, Songs of the Free.

The album was reissued as part of a two-CD package along with the band's 1981 album Solid Gold.

Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that "Gang of Four have seriously compromised its hard-edged dance rock for a gauzy, overly arranged pop sound that's closer to traditional disco than to the aggressively stomping dance music that has won the group a serious following."

Track listing
All tracks composed by Andy Gill and Jon King; except where indicated


 * 1) "Is It Love" (Gill) – 4:35
 * 2) "I Fled" – 3:54
 * 3) "Silver Lining" - 4:13
 * 4) "Woman Town" (Gill) - 5:12
 * 5) "A Man with a Good Car" - 3:45
 * 6) "It Don't Matter" - 3:54
 * 7) "Arabic" - 3:39
 * 8) "A Piece of My Heart" - 3:14
 * 9) "Independence" - 4:05

Personnel
with:
 * Gang of Four
 * Jon King - vocals, melodica
 * Andrew Gill - guitar, vocals, additional drums
 * Sara Lee - bass
 * Jon Astrop - bass on "Is It Love", "I Fled", "It Don't Matter" and "A Piece of My Heart"
 * Alfa Anderson, Brenda White King, Chuck Kirkpatrick, John Sambataro - backing vocals
 * Mike Lewis - conductor of strings and horns
 * Technical
 * John Rollo - recording
 * Scott Heiser - photography