Two the Hard Way

Two the Hard Way is a studio album by American singer-actress Cher and the third studio album by American rock singer Gregg Allman released in November 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The album, billed to "Allman and Woman", was a critical and commercial failure and has sold fewer than 550,000 copies worldwide.

History
The product of the two musicians' unlikely and turbulent relationship and marriage, it attempted an even more unlikely musical melding of Allman's Southern rock with Cher's idiosyncratic, personality-driven pop. The uncharacteristically airbrushed cover notwithstanding, Allman's musical ideas and singing generally took the lead.

The album was not well-received; the 1979 Rolling Stone Record Guide said "It's hard to imagine a more inappropriate combination ... It's the bottom of the barrel after a long fall for Gregg, and more of the same for Cher," and rated the album "Worthless". Two the Hard Way was not a commercial success either; by the time the 1983 edition of the same guide was published, the album was out of print. The album has never been issued on CD or iTunes. According to Billboard, Cher has ownership of the album's master tapes and Warner would be unable to reissue it without her consent or participation.

To promote the release of the album Cher and Allman did a mini tour called Two the Hard Way Tour.

Personnel

 * Cher – lead vocals, harmony vocals
 * Gregg Allman – lead vocals, harmony vocals, organ, producer
 * Ricky Hirsch, John Leslie Hug, Fred Tackett, Scott Boyer – guitar
 * Randall Bramblett, Harvey Thompson, Ronnie Eades – saxophone
 * Harrison Calloway, Jim Horn – horn
 * Ben Cauley – trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Dennis Good – trombone
 * Mickey Raphael – harmonica
 * Bobbye Hall – percussion
 * Willie Weeks – bass
 * Neil Larsen - piano, electric piano, clavinet, organ
 * Bill Stewart – drums
 * Clydie King, Doug Hayward, Pat Henderson, Russell Morris, Sherlie Matthews, Tim Schmit - backing vocals
 * Jimmy Webb - string and horn arrangements on "We're Gonna Make It" and "Do What You Gotta Do"
 * Ed Freeman - string arrangements
 * Sid Sharp - concertmaster
 * Technical
 * Johnny Sandlin – producer
 * John Haeny – producer on "You Really Got a Hold On Me" and "Do What You Gotta Do"
 * Tom Flye – engineer
 * David Pinkston – engineer
 * John Cabalka - art direction
 * Brad Kanawyer - design
 * Bob Jacobs - artwork, photo hand tinting
 * Harry Langdon - photography