The Jeff Healey Band – Hell To Pay
(Arista Records 1990 210815)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some very light rubbing/foxing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Norman Jeffrey “Jeff” Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. He hit Number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Angel Eyes” and reached the Top 10 in Canada with the songs “I Think I Love You Too Much” and “How Long Can a Man Be Strong”.
Hell to Pay is the second album by The Jeff Healey Band. It was released in 1990, and was one of the top albums in Canada. In 1991 it was nominated for an “Album of the Year” Juno.
Guest musicians on the album include George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bobby Whitlock and Mark Knopfler.
The album was recorded at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada in January and February 1990.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | “Full Circle” | Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman, Tom Stephen | 4:11 |
| 2. | “I Think I Love You Too Much” | Mark Knopfler | 6:27 |
| 3. | “I Can’t Get My Hands on You” | Healey | 3:40 |
| 4. | “How Long Can a Man Be Strong” | Steve Cropper, Jimmy Scott | 4:25 |
| 5. | “Let It All Go” | John Hiatt | 3:42 |
| 6. | “Hell to Pay” | Healey, Rockman, Stephen | 3:53 |
| 7. | “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” | George Harrison | 5:13 |
| 8. | “Something to Hold On To” | Healey | 3:56 |
| 9. | “How Much” | Greg Sutton, Danny Tate | 4:46 |
| 10. | “Highway of Dreams” | Healey, Rockman, Stephen | 4:47 |
| 11. | “Life Beyond the Sky” | Healey, Rockman, Stephen | 4:56 |
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Total length:
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49:56 | ||
Production
- Produced by Ed Stasium
- Engineered by Paul Hammington, assisted by Simon Pressey
- Recorded and mixed at Le Studio, Morin Heights
- Mixed by Ed Stasium, assisted by Paul Hammington
- “Let It Go” remixed at Right Track Recording, New York City by Ed Stasium, assisted by Paul Hammington and Michael White
- Mastered at Stirling Sound, New York City by Greg Calbi
Personnel
- The Jeff Healey Band
- Jeff Healey – lead vocals, guitar
- Joe Rockman – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Stephen – drums
- Additional Musicians
- George Harrison – backing vocals, acoustic guitar on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
- Jeff Lynne – backing vocals, acoustic guitar on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
- Mark Knopfler – backing vocals, guitar on “I Think I Love You Too Much”
- Paul Shaffer – keyboards
- Bobby Whitlock – Hammond B3 on “I Think I Love You Too Much”, “How Long Can a Man Be Strong”, “Full Circle”, “Let It All Go”
- Sass Jordan – backing vocals
- Kat Dyson – backing vocals
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