I Learned the Hard Way

I Learned the Hard Way
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2010
Recorded2009–2010
StudioDaptone's House of Soul (New York City)
GenreSoul, funk
Length39:31
LabelDaptone
DAP-019
ProducerGabriel "Bosco Mann" Roth
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings chronology
100 Days, 100 Nights
(2007)
I Learned the Hard Way
(2010)
Give the People What They Want
(2014)

I Learned the Hard Way is the fourth studio album by American soul and funk band Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, released April 6, 2010 on Daptone Records. Production for the album took place at the label's House of Soul Studios during 2009 to 2010 and was handled by Daptone co-founder Gabriel Roth, credited for the album as "Bosco Mann". The album debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200, selling 23,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, I Learned the Hard Way received generally positive reviews from most music critics.