Shock (album)
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Shock is the fifth studio album by the band The Motels
, recorded in 1984 and 1985 and released in August 1985.
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The Motels
The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Their song "Total Control" reached #4 on the Australian charts in 1980...
, recorded in 1984 and 1985 and released in August 1985.
Track listing
- "Shock" (Martha Davis, Scott ThurstonScott ThurstonScott Troy Thurston is an American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and session musician. He is currently a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, in which he sings harmony vocals and plays guitar, keyboards, and harmonica....
) - 4:30 - "Shame" (Davis) - 4:12
- "Hungry" (Davis) - 4:21
- "Annie Told Me" (Davis, Brian GlascockBrian GlascockBrian Glascock is known as a rock drummer for The Gods, Toe Fat, Bee Gees, Carmen, Captain Beyond and The Motels. He also played on albums by Joan Armatrading, Dolly Parton and Iggy Pop and performed in a music video with Nancy Wilson of Heart.He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he...
) - 4:22 - "Icy Red" (Davis) - 4:32
- "New York Times" (Davis) - 3:58
- "State Of The Heart" (Davis, Guy Perry, Richie ZitoRichie ZitoRichie Zito is a session guitarist and record producer from Los Angeles.He has worked with Poison, Neil Sedaka, Yvonne Elliman, Eric Carmen, Art Garfunkel, Leo Sayer, Diana Ross, Marc Tanner, Elton John, the Motels, as well as The Cult, White Lion, Eddie Money, Heart, and Bad English...
) - 4:44 - "My Love Stops Here" (Davis, Marty Jourard, Michael Goodroe) - 3:47
- "Cries And Whispers" (Davis, Zito, Davitt SigersonDavitt SigersonDavitt Sigerson is an American novelist whose first career was in the music business. Sigerson was a record producer, singer, songwriter, record company executive, and journalist.He went to school and Oxford University in the UK...
) - 4:11 - "Night By Night" (Davis) - 4:41
The Motels
- Martha Davis: Vocals, rhythm guitar
- Guy Perry (aka Adrian Peritore): Lead guitar
- Marty Jourard: Keyboards, saxophone
- Michael Goodroe: Bass
- Brian GlascockBrian GlascockBrian Glascock is known as a rock drummer for The Gods, Toe Fat, Bee Gees, Carmen, Captain Beyond and The Motels. He also played on albums by Joan Armatrading, Dolly Parton and Iggy Pop and performed in a music video with Nancy Wilson of Heart.He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he...
: Drums, percussion - Scott ThurstonScott ThurstonScott Troy Thurston is an American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and session musician. He is currently a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, in which he sings harmony vocals and plays guitar, keyboards, and harmonica....
: Keyboards, guitar
Production
Credits are taken from the cassette's liner notesLiner notes
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- Produced by Richie ZitoRichie ZitoRichie Zito is a session guitarist and record producer from Los Angeles.He has worked with Poison, Neil Sedaka, Yvonne Elliman, Eric Carmen, Art Garfunkel, Leo Sayer, Diana Ross, Marc Tanner, Elton John, the Motels, as well as The Cult, White Lion, Eddie Money, Heart, and Bad English...
- Engineered by Michael Frondelli, Mick Guzauski, David Leonard
- Additonal recordings by Dave Connors
- Assistant engineering by Sam Taylor, Peter Doell
- Mixing engineered by Michael Frondelli
- Additional synthesizer programming by Arthur Barrow, Gary Chang
- Art direction by Roy Kohara
- Design by John O'Brien
- Photography/illustration by Tony Viramontes