| 词条 | Long Hard Climb |
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| name = Long Hard Climb | type = Album | artist = Helen Reddy | cover = Reddy-Climb.jpg | alt = | released = 1973 | recorded = 1973 | venue = | studio = | genre = Vocal Pop/Rock[1] | length = 29:28 | label = Capitol | producer = Tom Catalano | prev_title = I Am Woman | prev_year = 1972 | next_title = Love Song for Jeffrey | next_year = 1974 }}{{Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[1] |rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide |rev2Score = C[2] }}Long Hard Climb is the fourth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy, released in the summer of 1973 by Capitol Records and, aside from its primary focus on Top 40-friendly material, had her trying out New Orleans jazz ("Lovin' You") and the English-language version of a recent Charles Aznavour standard ("The Old Fashioned Way"). It debuted on Billboard's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated August 11, 1973, and reached number eight during its 43 weeks there,[3] and in Canada's RPM magazine it peaked at number 14.[4] On September 19 of that year, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States.[5] On July 22, 2003, it was released for the first time on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD, the other album being her 1972 release I Am Woman.[6] Singles"Delta Dawn" was released as the first single from the album on June 11, 1973,[7] debuted on Billboards Hot 100 later that month, in the issue of the magazine dated June 23, and enjoyed 20 weeks there, one of which was at number one.[8] That same issue also marked its first appearance on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, where it lasted for 16 weeks, with two of those being in the top spot.[9] On August 30 of that year the song earned Gold certification from the RIAA for sales of the one million copies that was the requirement for singles at that time.[5] It also had three weeks at number one on RPM's singles chart in Canada.[10] "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" was released as a single on October 29 of that year[7] and had 16 weeks on the pop chart that began in the November 3 issue and eventually included two weeks at number three.[8] It also spent 16 weeks on the Easy Listening chart that started in the November 10 issue and included four weeks at number one.[9] On January 8, 1974, it received Gold certification,[5] and it peaked at number five in Canada in the issue of RPM dated January 12.[11] Track listingSide 1
Side 2
In 2009 EMI Music Special Markets released Rarities from the Capitol Vaults, a 12-track CD of mostly what were previously unreleased Reddy recordings, which included an alternate version of "Don't Mess with a Woman".[12] Personnel
Notes1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/long-hard-climb-mw0000873995|title= Long Hard Climb - Helen Reddy |work=allmusic.com|publisher=All Media Network, LLC|accessdate=24 May 2015}} 2. ^{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: R|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=R&bk=70|accessdate=March 10, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}} 3. ^{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2010|p=646}}. 4. ^{{cite news|title=RPM 100 Albums |date=1973-10-20 |work=RPM| page=10}} 5. ^1 2 [https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Helen%20Reddy&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for titles by Helen Reddy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903213453/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Helen+Reddy&go=Search&perPage=50 |date=2015-09-03 }} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-am-woman-long-hard-climb-mw0000040480|title=I Am Woman/Long Hard Climb|work=allmusic.com |publisher=Rovi Corporation |accessdate=21 May 2015}} 7. ^1 (2006) The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection by Helen Reddy [CD booklet]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records 09463-57613-2-0. 8. ^1 {{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=805}}. 9. ^1 {{Harvnb|Whitburn|2007|p=226}}. 10. ^{{cite news|title=RPM 100 Singles |date=1973-09-29|work=RPM| page=27}} 11. ^{{cite news|title=RPM 100 Singles|date=1974-01-12|work=RPM| page=12}} 12. ^(2009) Rarities from the Capitol Vaults by Helen Reddy [CD booklet]. Hollywood: EMI Music Special Markets 509996-98493-2-9 References{{refbegin}}
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