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The A Side:
The Harder They Come 6:25 / Motherlode 1:50
The B Side:
The Harder They Come 6:00 / Motherlode 1:30
The Harder They Come (Accapella Version) 4:30
The Brief:
The Arthur Baker project Rockers Revenge followed up “Walking On Sunshine” with “The Harder They Come”, a tune written by Jimmy Cliff. Baker once again brought in Donnie Calvin for vocals and featured music performed and arranged by John Robie. Baker handled the mixing duties for this 12”.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 2/26/83 | 13 | 11 |
The Source:
Label: Streetwise Records
Catalog#: SWRL-2207
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
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Thank you for your diligence in your blog, Richie! Appreciate it.
And hope that it’s good news all round for you!
Thanks for the well wishes, the Fun-Dad is improving each day. Myself and the Fun-Son are staying with him tonight just to help him in any way we can. He was in good health before the surgery so, we feel he will be back to his old self in a few weeks. Just gonna take some time.
I haven’t heard this song, but thank you for your daily uploads.
It’s a great record in my opinion, let me know what you think. Thanks.
Ultra nice
Thanx
You’re welcome!