The Hard Road

Infobox Album
Name = The Hard Road
Type = Album
Artist = Hilltop Hoods


Released = April 1 2006
Recorded = 2003 - 2005
Genre = Australian hip hop
Length = 50:27
Label = Obese Records
Producer = Hilltop Hoods
Reviews =
*Soul Dungeon Rating|4.5|5 [http://souldungeon.freehostia.com/?sd=reviews/albums/hardroad_2006 link]
*Triple J Rating|5|5 [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s1599329.htm link]
Last album = "The Calling"
(2003)
This album = "The Hard Road"
(2006)
Next album = "The Hard Road Restrung"
(2007)

"The Hard Road" is a 2006 release by Australian Hip Hop group, the Hilltop Hoods from Adelaide, South Australia. It was released on April 1 2006 by Obese Records. It debuted at #1 on the Australia ARIAnet Albums Chart, unprecedented for an independent label release and for an Aussie Hip-Hop group. This earned "The Hard Road" the ARIA No.1 chart position. The album contains the top 20 single, "Clown Prince". The album achieved Gold Status (35,000 albums) on the 8th of April 2006, a week after release and has now surpassed Platinum status (70,000 albums).The album won the Triple J J Award in 2006. The award was announced on December 1st. Five songs from the album placed on the annual Triple J Hottest 100 chart announced on January 26 2007. Songs "Recapturing The Vibe", "Stopping All Stations", "What A Great Night", "Clown Prince" and "The Hard Road" placed #77, #56, #41, #23, and #3 respectively. Full listings for the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 can be found in the previously linked article.

Track listing

#"Recapturing The Vibe" - 3:26
#"Clown Prince" - 3.52
#"The Hard Road" - 4.06
#"Stopping All Stations" - 3.52
#"Conversations From A Speakeasy" (Feat. Omni) - 3.28
#"What A Great Intro" - 0.24
#"What A Great Night" - 3.06
#"City Of Light" - 3.40
#"Obese Lowlifes" (Feat. Mystro & Braintax) - 2.24
#"Circuit Breaker" - 3.29
#"Breathe" - 3.15
#"The Blue Blooded" (Feat. Blue Blooded Allstars) - 4.47
#"Monsters Ball" - 4.19
#"An Audience With The Devil" - 4.06
#"The Captured Vibe" (Feat. DJ Reflux) - 2.12
# Untitled Secret Track

ecret track and extra material

#Video clip of the first single "Clown Prince" is available for viewing on the CD.
#Untitled Secret Track (which works only on some stereos) - To access this track start on Track 1. "Recapturing The Vibe", and scan backwards. The song is about Hilltop Hoods' rise to fame and the struggles they endured because of this rise.

ingles

#"Clown Prince" - 2006
#"The Hard Road" - 2006
#"What A Great Night" - 2006
#"Recapturing The Vibe" - 2007

ong credits

Due to the MC's Suffa and Pressure performing different verses and choruses of varying songs, the sections done by DJ Debris and the large number of guest artists featured on the album, what follows is an extensive list of song credits.

#"Recapturing The Vibe" - 3.26
#*Produced by Suffa
#*Verse 1: Suffa
#*Verse 2: Pressure
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#"Clown Prince" - 3.52
#*Produced by Debris
#*Verse 1: Suffa
#*Verse 2: Pressure
#*Verse 3: Suffa & Pressure
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#*Contains samples of "Laying Pipe" by Pornosonic, "Excursions" by A Tribe Called Quest & "Things Done Changed" by Notorious B.I.G.
#"The Hard Road" - 4.06
#*Produced by Suffa
#*Verse 1: Suffa
#*Verse 2: Pressure
#*Verse 3: Suffa
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#*Contains a sample of "Out In The Woods" by Leon Russell
#"Stopping All Stations" - 3.52
#*Produced by Suffa
#*Performed by Pressure
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#*Contains samples of "Ego Trippin' (Part II)" by De La Soul & "1-800 Suicide" by Gravediggaz
#"Conversations From A Speakeasy" featuring Omni - 3.28
#*(M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/J. McDonald)
#*Produced by Suffa
#*Verse 1: Pressure
#*Verse 2: Omni
#*Verse 3: Suffa
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#*Contains a sample of "You Gots To Chill" by EPMD
#"What A Great Intro" - 0.24
#"What A Great Night DNR" - 3.06
#*Produced & performed by Suffa
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#"City Of Light" - 3.40
#*Produced by Suffa
#*Verse 1: Suffa
#*Verse 2: Pressure
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#*Bass guitar by Chris Lambert
#*Electric guitar by Nick Lambert
#"Obese Lowlifes" featuring Mystro & Braintax 2.24
#*(M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/K. Dafarmo/J. Christie)
#*Produced by Suffa
#*Verse 1: Mystro
#*Verse 2: Pressure
#*Verse 3: Braintax
#*Verse 4: Suffa
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#*Contains samples of "These Walls Don't Lie" by Promoe
#"Circuit Breaker" 3.29
#*(M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/D. Rankine)
#*Produced by Trials
#*Verse 1: Suffa
#*Verse 2: Pressure
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#*Contains samples of "Professor Booty" by Beastie Boys & "Buddy" by De La Soul
#"Breathe" - 3.15
#*Produced by Suffa
#*Performed by Pressure
#*Scratches by DJ Debris
#*Bass Guitar by Chris Lambert
#*Trumpet by Phil Ingram
#*Contains a sample of "Unbelieveable" by Notorious B.I.G.
#"The Blue Blooded" featuring Blue Blooded Allstars - 4.47
#*(M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/R. Mortimer/D. Rankine/A. Baker/L. Latukefu/P. Ridge/J. Laroner/D. Young/T. Staff/R. Warren/M. Honson)
#*Produced by Suffa
#*Introduction: Trials
#*Verse 1: Suffa
#*Verse 2: Mortar
#*Verse 3: Trials & Sesta
#*Verse 4: Hau
#*Verse 5: Drapht
#*Verse 6: Vents
#*Verse 7: Muphin & Pegz
#*Verse 8: Pressure
#*Verse 9: Honz
#*Verse 10: Pressure
#"Monsters Ball" - 4.19
#*(M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/A. Simmons)
#*Produced by Simplex
#*Verse 1: Suffa
#*Verse 2: Pressure
#"An Audience With The Devil" - 4.06
#*(M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/D. Rankine)
#*Produced by Trial
#*Performed by Suffa
#*Contains samples from an episode of "Millennium" entitled "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me"
#"The Captured Vibe" featuring DJ Reflux - 2.12
#*(M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/D. Yates)
#*Produced by Suffa
#*Scratches by DJ Reflux

Chart positions

succession box
before = "Both Sides of the Gun" by Ben Harper
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = April 10 - April 16 2006
after = "10,000 Days" by Tool