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1987 |
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10 |
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49:01 (CD) |
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Roger Hodgson , Jack Joseph Puig |
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Hai Hai is the second studio - album of the British Pop - / rock musician Roger Hodgson , the former founding member of the British band Supertramp . Three years after the album " In the Eye of the Storm " it was released in 1987 and sold quite well in Switzerland and Norway - otherwise sluggishly.
description
In contrast to his 1984 predecessor album, for which Roger Hodgson had recorded or played most of the instruments alone, he invited over 20 studio musicians to record "Hai Hai", including the Toto musicians David Paich , Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro .
As on the previous album, the wind instruments typical of Supertramp (e.g. saxophone) only play a minor role on “Hai Hai”. Viewed in its entirety, the record is a fusion of Supertramp's progressive pop-rock style of the 1970s and early 1980s and the synthesizer technology of the late 1980s. All songs were composed, texted and sung as the lead vocal by Hodgson.
Critics often name "London", an ode to the often rainy British capital of Hodgson, who lives in distant California, "Desert Love" and "Puppet Dance" as the best songs on the album . A really rocking song is "My Magazine". "Land Ho" dates from 1974, when Roger recorded the album " Crime of the Century " with Supertramp .
In the week of the album's release, Hodgson's career was abruptly interrupted by an accident: he fell from an attic in his California estate and broke both wrists. Therefore, he could not go on tour. Although doctors had predicted him he would never be able to really play guitar again, managed Hodgson "with confidence and after a long period of self-healing and physical therapy " to restore the mobility of his wrists.
About ten years after “Hai Hai”, the live album Rites of Passage was released.
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The album "Hai Hai" (Original: LP "A&M 395112-1") contains 10 songs. On the record, songs 1 through 5 are on the A side and 6 through 10 on the B side. The album was also released as an MC ("A&M 395112-4") and CD ("A&M 395112-2"). The lengths given below refer to another CD version ("A&M CD5112 / DX 1685") of the disk, which is 49:01 minutes long.
- Right Place - 4:06
- My Magazine - 4:42
- London - 4:13
- You Make Me Love You - 5:09
- Hai Hai - 5:31
- Who's Afraid? - 5:01
- Desert Love - 5:29
- Land Ho - 4:09
- House on the Corner - 5:24 am
- Puppet Dance - 5:17
Charts
The LP “Hai Hai” sold quite well in Switzerland and Norway , where it entered the top 20 of the album charts. In the US , it was only ranked 163 on the Billboard 200 .
occupation
The musicians on the album "Hai Hai" are - with song numbers in "()":
- Roger Hodgson - synthesizer bass / piano (1, 4), synclavier drums (5), keyboards (3–5, 7–9), piano (6), synthesizer (1, 6, 10), guitars (1 –2, 4–5, 8, 10), 12-string guitars (7), bass guitar (7), vocals , backing vocals (1, 3–5, 8–10)
Guest musicians (in alphabetical order):
- Bruce Albertine - Synclavier drums (5)
- Ken Allardyce - harmonica (1, 5), rhythm guitar (3), backing vocals (3, 8)
- Robbie Buchanan - synthesizer (1, 6), synthesizer programming (4, 6, 10), synthesizer bass (5), Rhodes (6), keyboards (3–5, 9)
- Lenny Castro - percussion (1–6, 8–10)
- Clair Diament - backing vocals (3)
- Nathan East - bass guitar (3, 6, 9)
- Albhy Galuten - Synclavier percussion (5)
- Mikail Graham - DX7 Seetar Solo (3)
- Omar Hakim - drums (1)
- Willie Hines - backing vocals (2)
- Dan Huff - Guitars (1, 3, 5–10)
- Brad Lang - backing vocals (2)
- Rhett Lawrence - Fairlight programming (5, 8), Fairlight drums (10), Synths (10)
- Anni McCann - backing vocals (1, 3–5, 8–10)
- David Paich - synthesizer bass (2), Hammond organ (2), synthesizer wind instruments (2)
- Eric Persing - Synthesizer Programming (4–6)
- Joseph Pomfret - drums (1, 4, 6–8)
- Jeff Porcaro - drums (2-4, 6, 9)
- Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer Programming (2)
- Marc Russo - saxophones (8)
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar (8)
- Carlos Vega - drums (7-8)
- Larry Williams - saxophones (3, 9), synthesizer programming (7)
Recording and production
The album "Hai Hai" was recorded and mixed in these recording studios in California , USA : the sound recording and mixing were carried out in Rogers Unicorn Studio ( Nevada City ) and in Bill Schnee Studio ( North Hollywood ); further recordings took place in the Ocean Way Studios ( Hollywood ), in the Robbie Buchanan's Studio ( Los Angeles ) and at Hog Manor & Mama Joe's (also Los Angeles). The mastering was carried out at Mastering Lab (Hollywood).
- Producers : Roger Hodgson, Jack Joseph Puig
- Sound engineer : Jack Joseph Puig (Unicorn Studio)
- Assistant Sound Engineer: Ken Allardyce (Unicorn Studio)
- Mixing engineer: Jack Joseph Puig, Bill Schnee (Bill Schnee Studio)
- Assistant engineers: Steve Ford, Dan Garcia, Wade Jaynes, Julie Last, Bart Stevens
- Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax (Mastering Lab)
- Cover concept: Roger Hodgson
- Artistic direction: Richard Frankel, Jeff Gold
- Design : Tommy Steele
- Photographs : Empire Studios
Released in 2006
On November 14, 2006 (in Canada ) the label " Universal Music Group " released a digitally revised new edition of the album "Hai Hai".
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- ↑ Info u. a. on Hodgson's injury according to biography on rogerhodgson.com
- ^ Hai Hai (album) in the Swiss charts
- ↑ US albums: The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ Hai Hai (album) in the Norwegian charts