On March 6, 2010, “Daptone Records” label released “I Learned the Hard Way”, the fourth Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings studio album. It was recorded 2009-2010, at “House of Soul Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Gabriel “Bosco Mann” Roth.

Personnel:

• Sharon Jones – vocals
• Thomas Brenneck – guitars, piano
• Binky Griptite – guitars, bass
• Victor Axelrod – piano, organ
• Bosco Mann – bass
• Homer Steinweiss – drums
• Fernando “Boogaloo” Velez – bongos, congas, tambourine
• Cosmo Bann – guitars
• Sam Boncon – piano, clavinet
• Jimmy Hill – organ
• Boom Boom Romero – drums
• Brian Floody – timpani
• Toby Pazner – vibraphone, glockenspiel
• Cochemea Gastelum – alto and tenor saxophone
• Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone
• Ian Hendrickson-Smith – baritone saxophone, flute
• Leon Michels – tenor saxophone
• Dave Guy – trumpet
• Michael Leonhart – trumpet
• Aaron Johnson – trombone
• Eric Davis – French horns
• Daisy Sugarman – flute
• Matthew Lehmann – violin
• Antoine Silverman – violin, string arrangement
• Chris Cardona – violin
• Anja Wood – cello
• Alex Kadvan – cello
• Entcho Todorov – violin
• Mikey Post – soul claps
• Nydia Davila – soul claps
• Wayne Gordon – soul claps
• El Deuvo – cabasa
• Moon Bancs – marching snare
• Saundra Williams – backing vocals
• AnGee Blake – backing vocals
• The Bushwick Callers – backing vocals
• Kevin C. Keys – backing vocals
• Amos B. Conn – string arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks written by Bosco Mann, except where noted.

1. The Game Gets Old – Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Tommy Brenneck
2. I Learned the Hard Way
3. Better Things – Homer Steinweiss
4. Give it Back – Dave Guy
5. Money
6. The Reason – Neal Sugarman
7. Window Shopping – Wayne Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, Derek Nievergelt
8. She Ain’t a Child No More
9. I’ll Still Be True – Tommy Brenneck
10. Without a Heart
11. If You Call
12. Mama Don’t Like My Man