As the title indicates, Hard at Play is a return to the straight-ahead blues-inflected pop/rock that made Huey Lewis and the News superstars in the early '80s. While the material wasn't as consistently strong as Sports or Picture This, the band rocked with a renewed vigor and a handful of songs, including the anthemic hit "Couple Days Off," were as catchy as their older hits. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
All Music Guide Review
Hard at Play Track Listing
Credits of Hard at Play
- John McFee
- Guitar
- Jeffrey Norman
- Engineer
- Jack Joseph Puig
- Mixing
- Doug Sax
- Mastering
- Bill Schnee
- Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Kevin Scott
- Assistant Engineer
- Eric "ET" Thorngren
- Producer, Engineer
- David Fredericks
- Vocals (Background)
- Huey Lewis & the News
- Performer
- Aaron Rapoport
- Photography
- Henry Marquez
- Art Direction
- Michael Diehl
- Design
- Tony Eckert
- Assistant Engineer
- Tim Lauber
- Assistant Engineer
- Jim "Watts" Vereecke
- Assistant Engineer
- Gospel Hummingbirds
- Vocals (Background)
- Bill Gibson
- Percussion, Drums, Vocals
- Bob Brown
- Executive Producer
- Michael Ruff
- Vocals (Background)
- Ken Allardyce
- Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Mario Cipollina
- Bass
- Johnny Colla
- Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
- Mike Duke
- Vocals (Background)
- Bob Edwards
- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Stephen Hart
- Assistant Engineer
- Chris Hayes
- Guitar, Vocals
- Sean Hopper
- Keyboards, Vocals
- Huey Lewis
- Harmonica, Vocals, Producer, Main Performer




















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