Two the Hard Way

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Two the Hard Way
Studio album by Allman and Woman
Released November 1977
Recorded 1977
Genre Pop/Rock
Length 31:35
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Gregg Allman, Johnny Sandlin and John Haeny
Cher chronology
Cherished
(1977)
Two the Hard Way
(1977)
Take Me Home
(1979)
Gregg Allman chronology
Playin' Up a Storm
(1977)
Two the Hard Way
(1977)
I'm No Angel
(1986)
Singles from Two the Hard Way
  1. "Move Me"
    Released: 1977
  2. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
    Released: 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic (1/5 stars)[1]

Two the Hard Way is a studio album by American singer-actress Cher and American rock singer Gregg Allman released in November 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The album, billed to "Allman and Woman", was a critical and commercial failure and has sold less than 550,000 copies worldwide.

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[edit] History

The product of the two singers' unlikely and turbulent relationship and marriage, it attempted an even more unlikely musical melding of Allman's Southern rock with Cher's idiosyncratic, personality-driven pop. The uncharacteristically airblown cover notwithstanding, Allman's musical ideas and singing generally took the lead.

The album was not well-received; the 1979 Rolling Stone Record Guide said "It's hard to imagine a more inappropriate combination ... It's the bottom of the barrel after a long fall for Gregg, and more of the same for Cher," and rated the album "Worthless". Two the Hard Way was not a commercial success either; by the time the 1983 edition of the same guide had come out, the album was out of print.

To promote the release of the album Cher and Allman did a mini tour called Two the Hard Way Tour.

[edit] Track listing

Side A
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Move Me"   Fred Beckmeier, Cameron 2:58
2. "I Found You Love"   Alan Gordon 3:58
3. "Can You Fool"   Michael Smotherman 3:21
4. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"   Smokey Robinson 3:18
5. "We're Gonna Make It"   Billy Davis, Carl Smith, Raynard Miner, Gene Barge 3:15
6. "Do What You Gotta Do"   Jimmy Webb 3:26
Side B
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "In For the Night"   Ed Sanford, Johnny Townsend 3:34
2. "Shadow Dream Song" (Gregg Allman solo) Jackson Browne 3:43
3. "Island" (Cher solo) Gregg Allman, Tony Colton, Johnny Neel, Dan Toler 4:25
4. "I Love Makin' Love to You"   Benjamin Weisman, Evie Sands, Richard Germinero 3:49
5. "Love Me"   Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 2:48

[edit] Credits

Personnel

Production

  • Gregg Allman - record producer
  • Johnny Sandlin - record producer
  • John Haeny - record producer
  • Gregg Allman, Neil Larsen - keyboards

Band

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William (2011 [last update]). "Two the Hard Way - Allman and Woman | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r418. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 

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