Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller

Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller
Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller
Studio album (reissue) by Wig Wam
Released	10 January 2005
Recorded	2004
Studio	Firehouse Studio, Halden; Hitsville, Halden
Genre	Glam metal
Length	54:20
Label	Voices of Wonder
Producer	Trond Holter, Ole Evenrude, Eivind Skaavdal
Wig Wam chronology
Singles from Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller
	"Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller"; Released: October 25, 2004; "In My Dreams"; Released: March 7, 2005; "Bless the Night"; Released: August 8, 2005;

Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller is the reissue of Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam's debut album 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast. It was released in Scandinavia on January 10, 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.^[1]^[2]

Track listing edit

*Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller (Radio Edit)"	Trond Holter Åge Sten Nilsen	3:43
2.	"667"		0:50
3.	"The Best Song in the World"	Holter Nilsen	3:11
4.	"Crazy Things"	Holter Bernt Jansen Nilsen	3:07
5.	"Bless the Night"	Holter Nilsen	3:50
6.	"The Drop"	Holter	3:59
7.	"No More Living on Lies"	Holter	3:54
8.	"Out Of Time"	Holter	4:04
9.	"Mine All Mine"	Holter	3:42
10.	"Tell Me Where to Go"	Jansen	4:13
11.	"Car-Lyle"	Holter Jansen Nilsen	3:55
12.	"Erection"	Holter	2:10
13.	"I Turn to You" (Melanie C cover)		4:09
14.	"A Long Way"	Nilsen	4:26
15.	"Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller"	Holter Nilsen	5:07
Total length:			54:20

*Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller..*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In My Dreams"	Trond Holter	3:02
2.	"Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller"	Holter Åge Sten Nilsen	5:07
3.	"Bless the Night"	Holter Nilsen	3:50
4.	"I Turn to You" (Melanie C cover)		4:09
5.	"Out of Time"	Holter	4:04
6.	"Mine All Mine"	Holter	3:42
7.	"The Drop"	Holter	3:59
8.	"Tell Me Where to Go"	Bernt Jansen	4:13
9.	"No More Living on Lies"	Holter	3:54
10.	"Erection"	Jansen	2:10
11.	"Car-Lyle"	Holter Jansen Nilsen	3:55
12.	"The Best Song in the World"	Holter Nilsen	3:11
13.	"A Long Way"	Nilsen	4:26
14.	"Crazy Things"	Holter Jansen Nilsen	3:07
Total length:			52:49

*Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. in Kiev!*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In My Dreams"	Trond Holter	3:02
2.	"667"		0:50
3.	"The Best Song in the World"	Holter Åge Sten Nilsen	3:11
4.	"Crazy Things"	Holter Bernt Jansen Nilsen	3:07
5.	"Bless the Night"	Holter Nilsen	3:50
6.	"The Drop"	Holter	3:59
7.	"No More Living on Lies"	Holter	3:54
8.	"Out Of Time"	Holter	4:04
9.	"Mine All Mine"	Holter	3:42
10.	"Tell Me Where to Go"	Jansen	4:13
11.	"Car-Lyle"	Holter Jansen Nilsen	3:55
12.	"Erection"	Holter	2:10
13.	"I Turn to You" (Melanie C cover)		4:09
14.	"A Long Way"	Nilsen	4:26
15.	"Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller"	Holter Nilsen	5:07
Total length:			53:39

*Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. in Tokyo!*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In My Dreams"	Trond Holter	3:02
2.	"667"		0:50
3.	"The Best Song in the World"	Holter Åge Sten Nilsen	3:11
4.	"Crazy Things"	Holter Bernt Jansen Nilsen	3:07
5.	"Bless the Night"	Holter Nilsen	3:50
6.	"The Drop"	Holter	3:59
7.	"No More Living on Lies"	Holter	3:54
8.	"Out Of Time"	Holter	4:04
9.	"Mine All Mine"	Holter	3:42
10.	"Tell Me Where to Go"	Jansen	4:13
11.	"Car-Lyle"	Holter Jansen Nilsen	3:55
12.	"Erection"	Holter	2:10
13.	"I Turn to You" (Melanie C cover)		4:09
14.	"A Long Way"	Nilsen	4:26
15.	"Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller"	Holter Nilsen	5:07
16.	"I Was Made for Loving You" (Kiss cover)		4:04
17.	"Dschingshis Khan" (Live, Dschinghis Khan cover)		3:18
18.	"Ballroom Blitz" (Live, Sweet cover)		5:09
Total length:			66:10

Release history edit

Title	Region	Date
Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller	Scandinavia	January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)
Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. in Kiev!	Europe	March 15, 2005 (2005-03-15)
Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller..	Scandinavia	June 28, 2005 (2005-06-28)
Hard to Be a Rock'n Roller.. in Tokyo!	Asia	August 23, 2006 (2006-08-23)

Personnel edit

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

References edit

^ Blabbermouth (2006-06-01). "WIG WAM Sign Japanese Deal With KING RECORDS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^ Cavuoto, Robert (2023-02-14). "TROND HOLTER of WIG WAM Reflects About "Out of the Dark" Album: "We All Inspire Each Other to Write Great Songs in a Friendly and Competitive Way"". Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

[1] Blabbermouth (2006-06-01). "WIG WAM Sign Japanese Deal With KING RECORDS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

[2] Cavuoto, Robert (2023-02-14). "TROND HOLTER of WIG WAM Reflects About "Out of the Dark" Album: "We All Inspire Each Other to Write Great Songs in a Friendly and Competitive Way"". Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

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