Stay Hard

Stay Hard is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1985. It was their first album recorded in the United States for the major label Atlantic Records, after the band had passed under American management.^[4] With this album, the band's more glam metal commercial sound was established.^[5]

Stay Hard
Studio album by Raven
Released	14 February 1985 (1985-02-14)[1]
Recorded	1984
Studio	Pyramid Studios (Ithaca, New York)
Genre	Heavy metal glam metal
Length	35:56
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Raven, Michael Wagener, Tony Incigeri, Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula
Raven chronology
Live at the Inferno (1984) Stay Hard (1985) The Pack Is Back (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[3]

"Hard Ride" is a re-recording of the song from Raven's debut album Rock Until You Drop.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Gallagher, Mark Gallagher, and Rob Hunter.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stay Hard"	2:59
2.	"When the Going Gets Tough"	3:34
3.	"On and On"	3:54
4.	"Get It Right"	4:49
5.	"Restless Child"	2:45

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Power and the Glory"	3:37
7.	"Pray for the Sun"	4:22
8.	"Hard Ride"	3:15
9.	"Extract the Action"	3:04
10.	"The Bottom Line"	3:37

CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Gimme Just a Little"	3:56
12.	"Do or Die"	3:59

Personnel

Raven

• John Gallagher – bass, vocals
• Mark Gallagher – guitars
• Rob Hunter – drums

Production

• Michael Wagener – production on tracks 3 and 8, mixing
• Norman Dunn – engineering
• Alex Perialas, Peter Bombar – assistant engineering
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula, Tony Incigeri – executive production
• Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)^[2]

Year	Chart	Position
1985	Billboard 200	81