It Hurts to Be in Love (album)
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| Studio album by Dan Hartman | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Pop-rock | |||
| Length | 35:10 | |||
| Label | Blue Sky | |||
| Producer | Dan Hartman | |||
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| The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music | |
It Hurts to Be in Love is the fifth studio album from American singer and songwriter Dan Hartman. It was released in 1981.
Following the success of Hartman's two disco-orientated albums Instant Replay and Relight My Fire, from 1978 and 1979 respectively, as well as their singles, Hartman changed musical direction with the release of It Hurts to Be in Love. The album which moved away from the disco scene with a more melodic pop-rock sound, with country music-like tones. Hartman returned to the musical style that was first heard on his Images album from 1976. Although the album contained a commercial, radio-friendly sound, the album was not a success and took Hartman's solo career further away from the limelight. It failed to chart in America. Despite this, two of the three singles from the album saw some chart action. The leading single "It Hurts to Be in Love" was a cover of a song written by Howard Greenfield and Helen Miller which was an American Top Ten hit for Gene Pitney in 1964. The single peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #48 on the Dance Music/Club Play Singles Chart. The second single, "Heaven in Your Arms", peaked at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100, whilst the third and final single "All I Need" failed to chart in the Top 100 of the Billboard Hot 100 but did bubble under at #110 on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Chart. It also peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart.
The album was produced by Hartman, mixed by Neil Dorfsman, whilst Hartman wrote nine of the ten tracks. "It Hurts to Be in Love" was written by Howard Greenfield and Helen Miller, whilst Hartman co-wrote "My Desire" with Morgan Ames. The album was recorded at The Schoolhouse, mixed at Power Station and mastered at Sterling Sound. The Schoolhouse was Hartman's own home studio in Connecticut.
The album's front cover photography was shot by Jerry King Musser, who also produced the video to the "Heaven in Your Arms" single. Both were friends all through high school in Harrisburg. For Hartman's unofficial fan site, Musser stated "When Danny began his solo career I did a few things for him. I did the photograph on his album ("It Hurts To Be in Love") (it's a close up, the image is tilted, with a lot of grain). I actually can't remember the title of the album. Also, I did a "music video" for one of his songs long before MTV. In our own ways, we were exploring who we were back then. Ultimately, Danny made it big and I went on to doing a lot of work in independent film and design."
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