The Hard Way (Steve Earle album)

The Hard Way
Studio album by
Steve Earle
ReleasedJuly 1, 1990
Studio
Genre
Length55:47
LabelMCA[3]
ProducerSteve Earle, Joe Hardy
Steve Earle chronology
Copperhead Road
(1988) 		The Hard Way
(1990) 		Train a Comin'
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Austin American-Statesman[5]
Calgary HeraldB+[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[8]
Ottawa Citizen[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Select[10]

The Hard Way is the fourth studio album by Steve Earle, released in 1990.[11][12] Earle is backed by the Dukes.[13] The album is dedicated to Emilio Lorenzo Ensenat (1930–90).

The album peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard 200.[14] It peaked at No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart.[15]

  1. ^ a b Erskine, Evelyn (3 Aug 1990). "Falling from grace: Earle's country-rooted rock tells bad-guys' side". Ottawa Citizen: D6.
  2. ^ a b "Notable music for the week of July 6, 1990". EW.com.
  3. ^ "Steve Earle's MCA Catalogue To Be Remastered, Released on Vinyl". American Songwriter. March 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Hard Way - Steve Earle, Steve Earle & the Dukes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ MacCambridge, Michael (28 June 1990). "Loose connection shorts Earle effort". Austin American-Statesman: 19.
  6. ^ "RECENT RELEASES". Calgary Herald: E3. 28 June 1990.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 195.
  8. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 373.
  9. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 218.
  10. ^ Perry, Neil (July 1990). "The Harder They Come". Select. p. 91.
  11. ^ "Steve Earle | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  12. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 310.
  13. ^ Kening, Dan (16 July 1993). "STEVE EARLE RETURNS WITH A VENGEANCE". chicagotribune.com.
  14. ^ "Steve Earle". Billboard.
  15. ^ "STEVE EARLE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.