1976 Ned Doheny – Hard Candy

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Hard Candy is the second solo album by Ned Doheny. It features his version of “Love of Your Own” (written with Hamish Stuart) which was also recorded with Stuart’s Average White Band the same year.  It also includes the original version of “Get It Up for Love” which was covered by Táta Vega in 1979. Her version was a Top 20 dance single.

Tracks

1  Get It Up For Love (Ned Doheny) 4:47
2  If You Should Fall (Ned Doheny) 3:38
3  Each Time You Pray (Ned Doheny) 3:40
4  When Love Hangs In The Balance (Ned Doheny) 5:14
5  A Love Of Your Own (Ned Doheny, Hamish Stuart) 3:49
6  I’ve Got Your Number (Ned Doheny) 3:17
7  On The Swingshift (Ned Doheny) 3:06
8  Sing To Me (Ned Doheny) 3:39
9  Valentine (I Was Wrong About You) (Ned Doheny) 5:06

Musicians

1 Get It Up For Love

Bass Dennis Parker
Drums Gary Mallaber
Guitar Ned Doheny
Piano Jimmy Calire
Horns Tower of Power
Percussion Victor Feldman
Background Vocals Rosemary Butler
Background Vocals Fleming Williams
Background Vocals Brooks Hunnicut
Vocals Ned Doheny


2 If You Should Fall

Bass Dennis Parker
Drums Gary Mallaber
Guitar Ned Doheny
Keyboards David Foster
Flugelhorn Chuck Findley
Sax Tom Scott
Sax Jim Horn
Trumpet Chuck Findley
Trombone Chuck Findley
Background Vocals Glenn Frey
Background Vocals Don Henley
Vocals Ned Doheny


3 Each Time You Pray

Bass Bryan Garofalo
Drums Gary Mallaber
Guitar Ned Doheny
Guitar Ernie Corallo
Acoustic Guitar Ned Doheny
Keyboards David Foster
Flugelhorn Chuck Findley
Sax Tom Scott
Sax Jim Horn
Trombone Chuck Findley
Trumpet Chuck Findley
Percussion Steve Forman
Vocals Ned Doheny


4 When Love Hangs In The Balance

Bass Colin Cameron
Drums Gary Mallaber
Acoustic Guitar Ned Doheny
Keyboards Dave Garland
Percussion Steve Forman
Background Vocals Linda Ronstadt
Background Vocals John David Souther
Background Vocals Rosemary Butler
Background Vocals Fleming Williams
Background Vocals Steve Cropper
Vocals Ned Doheny


5 A Love Of Your Own

Bass Laszlo Wicky
Drums Gary Mallaber
Guitar Ernie Corallo
Guitar Steve Cropper
Acoustic Guitar Ned Doheny
Keyboards David Foster
Horns Tower of Power
Vibes Victor Feldman
Vocals Ned Doheny


6 I’ve Got Your Number

Bass Dennis Parker
Drums Gary Mallaber
Acoustic Guitar Ned Doheny
Keyboards Craig Doerge
Moog David Foster
Sax Don Menza
Percussion Steve Forman
Background Vocals Rosemary Butler
Background Vocals Fleming Williams
Vocals Ned Doheny


7 On The Swingshift

Bass Colin Cameron
Drums Gary Mallaber
Guitar Ned Doheny
Guitar Ernie Corallo
Acoustic Guitar Ned Doheny
Keyboards David Foster
Horns Tower of Power
Percussion Steve Forman
Background Vocals Hidle Brown Barnum
Vocals Ned Doheny


8 Sing To Me

Bass Dennis Parker
Drums Gary Mallaber
Acoustic Guitar Ned Doheny
Keyboards David Foster
Percussion Steve Forman
Background Vocals Rosemary Butler
Background Vocals Fleming Williams
Vocals Ned Doheny


9 Valentine (I Was Wrong About You)

Bass John Heard
Drums John Guerin
Acoustic Guitar Ned Doheny
Keyboards David Foster
Vocals Ned Doheny

Liner Notes

Producer – Steve Cropper
Executive-Producer – Richard Kimball
Arranged By (Strings) – Larry Muhoberac
Engineer (Assistant At Clover) – Stewart Whitmore, Toby Scott
Engineer (Assistant At Sausalito) – Rick Ehrman
Engineer, Mixed By – Austin Godsey
Mixed By – Steve Cropper

Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
Recorded At – Clover Recorders
Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
Produced For – Midnight Hour Productions
Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria