Rock Hard

Personnel: Suzi Quatro (vocals, organ, bass guitar, background vocals); Len Tuckey (guitar, background vocals); Jamie Crompton (guitar); Dave Neal (drums); Andrea Robinson, Sue Richman, Linda Lawley, Michael Des Barres, Paul Delph (background vocals).Liner Note Author: Phil Hendriks.Recording information: Western Studios, Hollywood, CA (06/18/1980-07/03/1980).Although glam had long slipped off the radar by 1981, that year found Suzi Quatro releasing one of her finest albums. With Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman (the producers behind her biggest hits) at the controls, Quatro and her band craft a series of songs that blend the hard rock power that fueled her glam rock era hits with a new soundscape that tarts up the songs with some ear attracting new wave hooks. The tone is set by the title track, which starts the album with a blast thanks to its effective combination chugging guitar riffs, a stomping beat, and a shout-along chorus that praises the song's tough female heroine. Other hard ro