Shock (The Motels album)

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Shock
The Motels Shock.jpg
Studio album by
The Motels
ReleasedAugust 1985 (1985-08)[1]
Recorded1984–85
GenreNew wave
Length43:18
LabelCapitol
ProducerRichie Zito
The Motels chronology
Little Robbers
(1983) 		Shock
(1985) 		Clean Modern and Reasonable
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars[2]

Shock is the fifth studio album by new wave band The Motels. It was recorded during 1984 and 1985, and released in August 1985. It sold approximately 400,000 copies in the United States.

Singles released from this album include the American Top 30 hit, "Shame," and its follow-up, "Shock", as well as an Australia-only release, "Icy Red", that did not chart. "Shame" reached No. 21 on Billboard's Hot 100.[3] Both songs were aided by popular music videos.

Martha Davis was inspired to write "Shame" by affairs depicted on various soap operas.[4]

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shock"Martha Davis/Scott Thurston4:30
2."Shame"Martha Davis4:12
3."Hungry"Martha Davis4:21
4."Annie Told Me"Martha Davis/Brian Glascock4:22
5."Icy Red"Martha Davis4:32
Total length:21:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New York Times"Martha Davis3:58
2."State of the Heart"Martha Davis/Guy Perry/Richie Zito4:44
3."My Love Stops Here"Martha Davis/Marty Jourard/Michael Goodroe3:47
4."Cries and Whispers"Martha Davis/Richie Zito/Davitt Sigerson4:11
5."Night by Night"Martha Davis4:41
Total length:21:21

Singles[]

Year Month and date Catalogue number Single Chart Position
1984 September 27 Capitol Records #9241 "In the Jungle"[a] — —
1985 July 3 Capitol Records #5497 "Shame" Australia (Kent Music Report) 18
United States (Billboard Hot 100) 21
United States (Billboard Mainstream Rock) 10
United States (Billboard Dance Club Songs) 14
1985 October Capitol Records #5529 "Shock" United States (Billboard Hot 100) 84
1985 Capitol Records AU#CP-1698 "Icy Red"[b] — —

Charts[]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 18

Personnel[]

Credits are taken from the cassette's liner notes.[6]

The Motels[]

  • Martha Davis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Guy Perry (aka Adrian Peritore) – lead guitar
  • Marty Jourard – keyboards, saxophone
  • Michael Goodroe – bass
  • Brian Glascock – drums, percussion
  • Scott Thurston – keyboards, guitar

Additional personnel[]

Production[]

Credits are taken from the cassette's liner notes.[6]

  • Produced by Richie Zito
  • Engineered by Michael Frondelli, Mick Guzauski, David Leonard
  • Additional 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[7]

Notes[]

  1. ^ This track was not included on the Shock album but was later released as the B side to the single "Shock"
  2. ^ This single was released in Australia only

References[]

  1. ^ The Motels Information Site – Albums
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Shock". All Music.
  3. ^ "Billboard – Chart History – The Motels". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "September 7, 1985." Casey Kasem's American Top 40 – The 80s. Hst. Casey Kasem. iHeartRadio. KOSF, San Francisco, September 6, 2020. Radio.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 209. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Shock (Cassette liner). The Motels. Hollywood, California: Capitol Records. 1985. 4XJ-12378.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Rhys-Morgan, Dean. Bold, Beautiful and Damned: The World of 1980's Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes, London: Lawrence King Publishing Ltd., 2013 ISBN 978-1-78067-3073
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