Hard Grind

Hard Grind
Studio album by Little Axe
Released	June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
Recorded	On-U Sound Studios and Konk Studios, London, England
Genres	Blues dub
Length	48:35
Label	On-U Sound
Producers	Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood
Little Axe chronology
Slow Fuse (1996) Hard Grind (2002) Champagne & Grits (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Alternative Press
NME	8/10
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Hard Grind is the third album by Little Axe, released on June 11, 2002 by On-U Sound Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Skip McDonald and Adrian Sherwood.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dark as the Night Cold as the Ground"	2:52
2.	"Blues Story II"	5:13
3.	"Run Here Boy"	5:34
4.	"One Drop Blues"	3:41
5.	"All Night Party"	3:45
6.	"Midnight Dream"	4:03
7.	"A Long Way to Go"	4:04
8.	"Walk Right Shoes"	3:37
9.	"Down to the Valley"	5:31
10.	"Tight Like That"	5:28
11.	"Seek That Truth"	4:47

Personnel

Musicians

• Tony Duffy – guitar (1)
• Alan Glen – harmonica (2, 3, 5, 6, 10)
• Kieran Kiely – pipes (3)
• Keith LeBlanc – drums (2, 6–11)
• Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie – keyboards, melodica, backing vocals (4, 10)
• Jayme McDonald – vocals (6)
• Skip McDonald – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, producer
• Nick Plytas – keyboards (2)
• Ghetto Priest – backing vocals (7, 9–11)
• Bim Sherman – vocals (11), backing vocals (9)
• Doug Wimbish – bass guitar (3, 5–9, 11)

Technical personnel

• Alan Branch – engineering
• Nick Coplowe – engineering
• Darren Grant – engineering
• Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
• Adrian Sherwood – producer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	2002	On-U Sound	CD	ON-U CD 1001
United States	2002	Fat Possum	CD	80357-2

In pop culture

The song "Down to the Valley" was featured in the 2003 Disney film Holes.

External links

• Hard Grind at Discogs (list of releases)