℗ 2024 Gulf Coast Records Under Exclusive License To The SRG/ILS Group
| Released | February 23, 2024 |
| Duration | 54m 05s |
| Record Label | Gulf Coast Records Under Exclusive License to The SRG ILS Group |
| Catalogue No. | GCRX9051 |
| Genre | Blues |
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1.1
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Lonely Man
Mike Zito |
3:51 | |||
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1.2
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Life Is Hard
Mike Zito |
4:34 | |||
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1.3
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Have A Talk With God
Mike Zito |
4:34 | |||
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1.4
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Forever My Love
Mike Zito |
6:20 | |||
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1.5
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No One To Talk To (But The Blues)
Mike Zito |
3:01 | |||
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1.6
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Dying To Do Wrong
Mike Zito |
3:39 | |||
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1.7
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These Eyes
Mike Zito |
5:10 | |||
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1.8
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Darkness
Mike Zito |
4:05 | |||
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1.9
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Without Loving You
Mike Zito |
5:21 | |||
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1.10
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Nobody Moves Me Like You Do
Mike Zito |
4:52 | |||
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1.11
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Death Don't Have No Mercy
Mike Zito |
4:16 | |||
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1.12
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Forever My Love (Radio Edit)
Mike Zito |
4:22 |
Gulf Coast Records releases the new album from multi-Blues Music Award-winner Mike Zito, Life Is Hard. Zito recorded the new album in September at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California, with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith producing. Both Bonamassa and Smith were involved in the production of Blood Brothers, the critically-acclaimed album Zito recorded with fellow label guitarist Albert Castiglia, which topped both the Billboard and iTunes blues charts after its release in March, 2023.
“Life Is Hard is a complete work of art for me. I believe this is the best album I’ve ever made in my life. My wife Laura and I planned this idea of pouring my heart out in music after her death from cancer. Joe, Josh and the incredible musicians were fully aware of the task at hand. They brought a lot of emotion to the music. I am so proud of this album and I know Laura would be proud as well.”
- Mike Zito
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Gulf Coast Records Under Exclusive License to The SRG ILS Group Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.65 -0.65 to -0.65 | -11.18 -13.17 to -9.96 | -8.36 -10.90 to -6.90 | 6 4 to 8 | |
| 1 | Lonely Man | -0.65 | -11.11 | -8.4 | 7 |
| 2 | Life Is Hard | -0.65 | -11.42 | -8.5 | 6 |
| 3 | Have A Talk With God | -0.65 | -11.85 | -8.8 | 7 |
| 4 | Forever My Love | -0.65 | -10.42 | -7.5 | 5 |
| 5 | No One To Talk To (But The Blues) | -0.65 | -11.89 | -9.0 | 7 |
| 6 | Dying To Do Wrong | -0.65 | -10.42 | -7.5 | 5 |
| 7 | These Eyes | -0.65 | -11.07 | -8.3 | 6 |
| 8 | Darkness | -0.65 | -11.71 | -9.3 | 6 |
| 9 | Without Loving You | -0.65 | -13.17 | -10.9 | 8 |
| 10 | Nobody Moves Me Like You Do | -0.65 | -10.01 | -7.2 | 6 |
| 11 | Death Don't Have No Mercy | -0.65 | -9.96 | -6.9 | 4 |
| 12 | Forever My Love (Radio Edit) | -0.65 | -11.14 | -8.0 | 5 |