Attention Shoppers!
| Attention Shoppers! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Studio | Secret Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop metal | |||
| Length | 37:34 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Starz | |||
| Starz chronology | ||||
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Attention Shoppers! is the third studio album by the American hard rock band Starz, released in 1978.[1][2]
The album peaked at No. 105 on the Billboard 200.[3]
Production
The album was recorded at Secret Sound, and was produced by the band.[4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [8] |
In 2005, The Village Voice noted that "blue-movie power rock is forsaken for sap pop."[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Starz.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold On to the Night" | 3:19 |
| 2. | "She" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Third Time's the Charm" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "(Any Way That You Want It) I'll Be There" | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Waitin' on You" | 3:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "X-Ray Spex" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Good Ale We Seek" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Don't Think" | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Johnny All Alone" | 7:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Texas" | Richie Ranno, Michael Lee Smith | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Wind" | 4:17 |
Personnel
- Starz
- Michael Lee Smith - lead vocals, percussion, guitar
- Richie Ranno - guitar, backing vocals
- Brendan Harkin - guitar, backing vocals, percussion
- Pieter "Pete" Sweval - bass, vocals
- Joe X. Dubé - drums, percussion, synthesizer
- Production
- Jack Malken, Michael Barry - engineers
- Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York City
References
- ^ "Artist Biography by Greg Prato". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. p. 24.
- ^ "Chart History Starz". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Brod, Doug (2020). They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll. Hachette Books. pp. 134–135.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Starz - Attention Shoppers! review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 716.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 487.
- ^ Smith, George (May 4, 2005). "Starz". The Village Voice. Vol. 50, no. 18. p. C86.