Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller is the reissue of Norwegian rock band Wig Wam's debut album 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast. It was released in Scandinavia on 10 January 2005, and featured a re-arranged tracklist and the addition of an instrumental track titled "The Drop" and a radio edit of "Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller".
After Wig Wam won the Melodi Grand Prix competition in March 2005 with the single "In My Dreams" and gained entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 held in Kyiv, the album was reissued to include the single for release in Europe and renamed Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. In Kiev! The band placed ninth at the Eurovision Song Contest with "In My Dreams" and following the band's performance, the album was reissued for releases in Scandinavia and Asia, titled Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. and Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. In Tokyo! respectively. The album and "In My Dreams" were both certified platinum in Norway, and marked an international breakthrough for the band.
Track listing
Release history TitleRegionDateHard to Be a Rock'n RollerScandinaviaHard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. in Kiev!EuropeHard to Be a Rock'n Roller..ScandinaviaHard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. in Tokyo!Asia
Personnel Wig Wam
Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen) – vocals, acoustic guitar, artwork Teeny (Trond Holter) – guitars, backing vocals, production, mixing Flash (Bernt Jansen) – bass, backing vocals Sporty (Øystein Andersen) – drums
Additional personnel
Morten Lund – mastering Jonas Groth – backing vocals ("In My Dreams") Erik "Hawk" Hauksson – backing vocals Trude Holter – backing vocals Stian Joneid – backing vocals Eivind Skaavdal – production, mixing ("In My Dreams") Thomas Siqueland – mixing ("I Turn To You", "No More Living On Lies") Ole "Dr. Evil Rude" Evenrude – production ("I Turn To You", "No More Living On Lies") Jon Edvard Brandt – film production Odd Steinar Tøllefsen – cover art photography Tom Andreasen – cover art photography
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