Coney Hatch (album)

Coney Hatch
Studio album by Coney Hatch
Released	21 May 1982
Genre	Rock
Label	Anthem Records
Producer	Kim Mitchell
Coney Hatch chronology
Coney Hatch (1982) Outa Hand (1983)

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Coney Hatch is the self-titled debut album by Coney Hatch, released in 1982. A video for the song "Devil's Deck" was produced. The album was re-issued by British label Rock Candy Records in 2005, including 3 bonus tracks and liner notes by former Kerrang! writer Howard Johnson.

Aldo Nova covered the song "Hey Operator" on his 1983 solo album Subject.

A cover of "Monkey Bars" was recorded by American hard rock band Buster Brown and released on their 1985 album Sign of Victory.

The album was certified gold by Music Canada in 1987.

Track listing

1. "Devil's Deck" (Carl Dixon/Andy Curran/Steve Shelski) - 4:26
2. "You Ain't Got Me" (Carl Dixon) - 3:36
3. "Stand Up" (Carl Dixon/Andy Curran/Steve Shelski/Dave Ketchum) * - 3:32
4. "No Sleep Tonight" (Carl Dixon/Andy Curran/Steve Shelski) - 3:22
5. "Love Poison" (Carl Dixon/Andy Curran/Steve Shelski) * - 3:44
6. "We Got the Night" (Carl Dixon/Andy Curran/Steve Shelski/Dave Ketchum) - 3:08
7. "Hey Operator" (Carl Dixon) - 3:17
8. "I'll Do the Talkin'" (Andy Curran/Steve Shelski) * - 3:07
9. "Victim of Rock" (Carl Dixon) - 3:11
10. "Monkey Bars" (Andy Curran/Steve Shelski) * - 4:21
11. "Dreamland" (Carl Dixon) - 3:43 [bonus track on 2005 remastered CD]
12. "Where I Draw the Line" (Carl Dixon/Andy Curran/Steve Shelski) - 3:54 [Bonus track on 2005 remastered CD - Previously unreleased]
13. "Sin After Sin"(Andy Curran/ Steve Shelski) - 4:00 (demo) [Bonus track on 2005 remastered CD] *

Credits

• Carl Dixon – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Andy Curran – bass guitar, lead vocals *
• Steve Shelski – lead guitar, vocals
• Dave "Thumper" Ketchum – drums, percussion
• Produced by Kim Mitchell
• Executive Producers Michael Tilka and Tom Berry
• Recorded at Quest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Ontario
• Engineered by Paul LaChapelle
• "You Ain't Got Me" recorded at Sound Kitchen Toronto, Ontario
• Co-Produced by Jack Richardson
• Mixed by Kim Mitchell and Paul LaChapelle at Quest Recording Studio
• Photography by David Street
• Released internationally through Mercury-PolyGram Records and Casablanca Records (Japan)