GARY HUGHES – Gary Hughes ’92 [Special 5th Anniversary Reissue +1] *HQ*

All over the last three-plus decades, GARY HUGHES has established himself as one of England’s premiere AOR, melodic and hard rock singer & songwriter.
Hughes achieved fame as frontman for successful outfit TEN, but early in his career he debuted as solo artist in 1989 with the album “Big Bad Wolf” (re-titled and re-released with extra tracks in 1990 as “Strength Of Heart”) through the Polygram Oslo label in Germany and Norway.

In 1992, Gary signed a deal with the then newly formed indie British label Now & Then Records, and his self-titled sophomore album was the first on that now defunct label. This is ”Gary Hughes Special 5th Anniversary Reissue +1”, re-released five years later including a bonus track.
“Gary Hughes” has a much organic production than the preceding album, an updated sound with several musicians involved in the recording imprinting their own style. Gary’s performance is a standout of course, while the songwriting is again awesome, just listen ‘It Must Be Love’, a fantastic AOR tune worth the admission alone.

01 – This Thing Of Beauty
02 – Seducer
03 – I Won’t Break Your Heart
04 – Blonde Angel ’93
05 – Suspendered Animation
06 – It Must Be Love
07 – Till The Rivers Run Dry
08 – Criminal
09 – We Walk With Angels
10 – Now Or Never
11 – Renegade
12 – Look At The Rain (Bonus Track)

Vocals, Guitar, Bass – Gary Hughes
Guitar – Simon Humphrey, Aziz Ibrahm, Lee Revill, Paul Dorsett
Keyboards – Howard Smith, David Hewson
Bass – Gary Frankland, Steve Steadman
Drums – Darren Lamberron, Darren Wilcock, Steve Frankland

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