Doug & the Slugs – Music for the Hard of Thinking

Music for the Hard of Thinking, the third album from Vancouver's Doug & the Slugs, was released in Canada in 1982 on their own label, before getting a major label (RCA) release internationally in 1983.

Music for the Hard of Thinking earned Doug & the Slugs some overdue recognition. They were nominated as the Most Promising Group of the Year at the 1983 Juno Awards, losing out to the Payola$, and the album peaked at number 22 on the Canadian album charts. AllMusic even gives it 4 stars out of 5.

My personal preference is for Cognac and Bologna, but Music for the Hard of Thinking did spawn three bubblegum-inspired singles: "Who Knows How to Make Love Stay" (#25), "Making It Work" (#29) and "Nobody but Me."

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Track Listing

1. "If You Don't Come" (Doug Bennett) – 4:00
2. "No No No (Nobody But Me)" (Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley) – 3:18
3. "Making It Work" (Doug Bennett) – 3:27
4. "Take It or Leave It" (Doug Bennett) – 3:10
5. "St. Laurent Summer" (Doug Bennett) – 4:30
6. "Who Knows How To Make Love Stay" (Jon Carroll, Bill Danoff) – 4:00
7. "Operator" (Doug Bennett) – 3:01
8. "Cover of Love" (Doug Bennett) – 3:10
9. "When the Doorbell Rings" (Doug Bennett) – 3:22
10. "She's Looking at Me" (Doug Bennett) – 3:00

Personnel

• Doug Bennett – vocals, album design
• Rick Baker – guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Bosley – bass, backing vocals
• John Burton – electric guitar, backing vocals
• Simon Kendall – keyboards, 'basso profundo' vocals
• John "Wally" Watson – drums, backing vocals