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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 ObeseRecords. It debuted at #1 on the Australia ARIAnet Albums Chart, unprecendented for an independent label release and for an Aussie Hip-Hop group. It contains the top 20 single, Clown Prince. The album achieved Gold Status on the 8th of April 2006, a week after release and has now acheived Platinum status. 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 announced on January 26 2007. Songs "Recapturing The Vibe", "Stopping All Stations", "What A Great Night", "Clown Prince" and "The Hard Road (Single)" placed 77, 56, 41, 23, and 3 respectively.

Track listing

  1. "Recapturing The Vibe" - 3:26
  2. "Clown Prince" - 3.52
  3. "The Hard Road" - 4.06
  4. "Stopping All Stations" - 3.52
  5. "Conversations From A Speakeasy" - 3.28
  6. "What A Great Intro" - 0.24
  7. "What A Great Night" - 3.06
  8. "Circuit Breaker" 3.29
  9. "Breathe" - 3.15
  10. "The Blue Blooded" - 4.47
  11. "Monsters Ball" - 4.19
  12. "An Audience With The Devil" - 4.06
  13. "The Captured Vibe" - 2.12
  14. Untitled Secret Track

Secret Track and extra material

  1. Video clip of first single "Clown Prince" on CD.
  2. 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 about Hilltop Hoods' rise to fame and the struggles they endured

Singles

  1. "Clown Prince"
  2. "The Hard Road"
  3. "What A Great Night"

Song 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.

  1. "Recapturing The Vibe" - 3.26
    • Produced by Suffa
    • Verse 1: Pressure
    • Verse 2: Suffa
    • Scratches by DJ Debris
  2. "Clown Prince" - 3.52
  3. "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 Russel
  4. "Stopping All Stations" - 3.52
    • Produced by Suffa
    • Performed by Pressure
    • Scratches by DJ Debris
    • Contains a sample of "Ego Trippin' (Part II)" by De La Soul
  5. "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
  6. "What A Great Intro" - 0.24
  7. "What A Great Night DNR" - 3.06
    • Produced & performed by Suffa
    • Scratches by DJ Debris
  8. "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
  9. "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
  10. "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 a sample of "Professor Booty" by Beastie Boys
  11. "Breathe" - 3.15
    • Produced by Suffa
    • Performed by Pressure
    • Scratches by DJ Debris
    • Bass Guitar by Chris Lambert
    • Trumpet by Phil Ingram
  12. "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: Robby Balboa
    • Verse 9: Honz
    • Verse 10: Pressure
  13. "Monsters Ball" - 4.19
    • (M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/A. Simmons)
    • Produced by Simplex
    • Verse 1: Suffa
    • Verse 2: Pressure
  14. "An Audience With The Devil" - 4.06
    • (M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/D. Rankine)
    • Produced by Trial
    • Performed by Suffa
  15. "The Captured Vibe" featuring DJ Reflux - 2.12
    • (M. Lambert/D. Smith/B. Francis/D. Yates)
    • Produced by Suffa
    • Scratches by DJ Reflux
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