The Hard Way
by John Waite

The Hard Way by John Waite
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-09-21
Overall rank: 44,207th   
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72/100 (from 4 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 2004 (815th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (8,414th)
Award Best albums of all time (44,207th)

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John Waite bestography

The Hard Way is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by John Waite on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Waite is No Brakes which is ranked number 40093 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18.

John Waite album bestography « Higher ranked (40,093rd)
No Brakes
This album (44,207th)
The Hard Way
Lower ranked (53,355th) »
Essential John Waite 1976-1986

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Overall rank: 44,207th | 2000s rank: 8,414th | 2004 rank: 815th

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Features an updated acoustic version of his classic "Missing You" and a fine cover of Dylan's "Girl From The North Country".
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