Hell to Pay (The Jeff Healey Band album)

Hell to Pay
Studio album by
The Jeff Healey Band
ReleasedMay 29, 1990[1]
RecordedJanuary–February 1990
StudioLe Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec
GenreRock
Length49:56
LabelArista
ProducerEd Stasium
The Jeff Healey Band chronology
See the Light
(1988) 		Hell to Pay
(1990) 		Feel This
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Select4/5[3]

Hell to Pay is the second album by The Jeff Healey Band. It was released in 1990, and was one of the top 25 best-selling albums in Canada.[4] In 1991. it was nominated for a Juno Award for "Album of the Year".[5]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Full Circle"Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman, Tom Stephen4:11
2."I Think I Love You Too Much"Mark Knopfler6:27
3."I Can't Get My Hands on You"Healey3:40
4."How Long Can a Man Be Strong"Steve Cropper, Jimmy Scott4:25
5."Let It All Go"John Hiatt3:42
6."Hell to Pay"Healey, Rockman, Stephen3:53
7."While My Guitar Gently Weeps"George Harrison5:13
8."Something to Hold On To"Healey3:56
9."How Much"Greg Sutton, Danny Tate4:46
10."Highway of Dreams"Healey, Rockman, Stephen4:47
11."Life Beyond the Sky"Healey, Rockman, Stephen4:56
Total length:49:56

Production

  • Ed Stasium – producer, mixing, remixing (5)
  • Paul Hamingson – engineer, mix assistant, remix assistant (5)
  • Simon Pressey – assistant engineer
  • Michael White – remix assistant (5)
  • Recorded and mixed at Le Studio (Morin Heights)
  • "Let It Go" remixed at Right Track Recording (New York City, NY)
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, NY)
  • Mitchell Cohen – A&R
  • Maude Gilman – art direction
  • Dimo Safari – photography
  • Lynne Ryan – grooming, styling
  • Forte Records & Productions, Ltd. – management

Personnel

The Jeff Healey Band

  • Jeff Healey – lead vocals, guitars
  • Joe Rockman – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Stephen – drums

Additional Musicians

Chart positions and certifications

Album

Year Chart Peak
Position
1990 US Billboard 200[6] 27
1990 Canadian RPM 100[7] 5
1990 UK Albums Chart[8] 18
1990 NZ RIANZ Albums Chart[9] 5
1990 Australian ARIA Albums Chart[10] 20
1990 Norwegian VG-lista[11] 9
1990 Swedish Albums Chart[12] 10
1990 Dutch Mega Album Top 100[13] 16
1990 German Albums Charts[14] 17
1990 Swiss Albums Charts[15] 16

Singles

Year Song Chart Peak
Position
1990 "I Think I Love You Too Much" US Billboard Mainstream Rock[16] 5
1990 "I Think I Love You Too Much" Canadian RPM 100[17] 5
1990 "I Think I Love You Too Much" NZ RIANZ Singles Chart[18] 43
1990 "I Think I Love You Too Much" Dutch Single Top 100[19] 43
1990 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Canadian RPM 100[20] 27
1990 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" UK Singles Chart[21] 85
1990 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" NZ RIANZ Singles Chart[22] 25
1990 "Full Circle" US Billboard Mainstream Rock[16] 16
1990 "Full Circle" Canadian RPM 100[23] 72
1991 "How Long Can a Man Be Strong" US Billboard Mainstream Rock[16] 34
1991 "How Long Can a Man Be Strong" Canadian RPM 100[24] 8
1991 "How Much" Canadian RPM 100[25] 32

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Canada (Music Canada) 2 × Platinum[26] 200,000+
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver[27] 60,000+
United States (RIAA) Gold[28] 500,000+

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  3. ^ Perry, Neil (July 1990). "'Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky". Select. p. 95.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Albums of 1990". RPM. 53 (6). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 22 December 1990. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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