Hell to Pay (The Jeff Healey Band album)

Hell to Pay
Studio album by The Jeff Healey Band
Released	1990
Recorded	Jan-Feb 1990
Genre	Rock
Length	49:56
Label	Arista
Producer	Ed Stasium
The Jeff Healey Band chronology
See the Light (1988) Hell to Pay (1990) Feel This (1992)
Singles from Hell to Pay
"I Think I Love You Too Much" "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" "How Long Can a Man Be Strong" "Full Circle" "How Much"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Hell to Pay is the second album by The Jeff Healey Band. It was released in 1990, and was one of the top albums in Canada.^[2] In 1991 it was nominated for an "Album of the Year" Juno.^[3]

Guest musicians on the album include George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bobby Whitlock and Mark Knopfler.

The album was recorded at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada in January and February 1990.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Full Circle"	Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman, Tom Stephen	4:11
2.	"I Think I Love You Too Much"	Mark Knopfler	6:27
3.	"I Can't Get My Hands on You"	Healey	3:40
4.	"How Long Can a Man Be Strong"	Steve Cropper, Jimmy Scott	4:25
5.	"Let It All Go"	John Hiatt	3:42
6.	"Hell to Pay"	Healey, Rockman, Stephen	3:53
7.	"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"	George Harrison	5:13
8.	"Something to Hold On To"	Healey	3:56
9.	"How Much"	Greg Sutton, Danny Tate	4:46
10.	"Highway of Dreams"	Healey, Rockman, Stephen	4:47
11.	"Life Beyond the Sky"	Healey, Rockman, Stephen	4:56
Total length:			49:56

Production

• Produced by Ed Stasium
• Engineered by Paul Hammington, assisted by Simon Pressey
• Recorded and mixed at Le Studio, Morin Heights
• Mixed by Ed Stasium, assisted by Paul Hammington
• "Let It Go" remixed at Right Track Recording, New York City by Ed Stasium, assisted by Paul Hammington and Michael White
• Mastered at Stirling Sound, New York City by Greg Calbi

Personnel

The Jeff Healey Band

• Jeff Healey - lead vocals, guitar
• Joe Rockman - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Tom Stephen - drums

Additional Musicians

• George Harrison - backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
• Jeff Lynne - backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
• Mark Knopfler - backing vocals, guitar on "I Think I Love You Too Much"
• Paul Shaffer - keyboards
• Bobby Whitlock - Hammond B3 on "I Think I Love You Too Much", "How Long Can a Man Be Strong", "Full Circle", "Let It All Go"
• Sass Jordan - backing vocals
• Kat Dyson - backing vocals

Chart positions and certifications

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1990	US Billboard 200[4]	27
1990	Canadian RPM 100[5]	5
1990	UK Albums Chart[6]	18
1990	NZ RIANZ Albums Chart[7]	5
1990	Australian ARIA Albums Chart[8]	20
1990	Norwegian VG-lista[9]	9
1990	Swedish Albums Chart[10]	10
1990	Dutch Mega Album Top 100[11]	16
1990	German Albums Charts[12]	17
1990	Swiss Albums Charts[13]	16

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Peak Position
1990	"I Think I Love You Too Much"	US Billboard Mainstream Rock[14]	5
1990	"I Think I Love You Too Much"	Canadian RPM 100[15]	5
1990	"I Think I Love You Too Much"	NZ RIANZ Singles Chart[16]	43
1990	"I Think I Love You Too Much"	Dutch Single Top 100[17]	43
1990	"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"	Canadian RPM 100[18]	27
1990	"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"	UK Singles Chart[19]	85
1990	"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"	NZ RIANZ Singles Chart[20]	25
1990	"Full Circle"	US Billboard Mainstream Rock[14]	16
1990	"Full Circle"	Canadian RPM 100[21]	72
1991	"How Long Can a Man Be Strong"	US Billboard Mainstream Rock[14]	34
1991	"How Long Can a Man Be Strong"	Canadian RPM 100[22]	8
1991	"How Much"	Canadian RPM 100[23]	32

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales
Canada (Music Canada)	2 × Platinum[24]	200,000+
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver[25]	60,000+
United States (RIAA)	Gold[26]	500,000+

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