1982 studio album by Missing Persons
Spring Session M is the debut studio album by American rock band Missing Persons . It was released on October 8, 1982, by Capitol Records . The title of the album is an anagram of the band's name. Produced by Ken Scott with the songs written by Terry Bozzio , Dale Bozzio , and Warren Cuccurullo , Spring Session M is a new wave rock album with elements of synth-pop .
Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics and also noted commercial success, peaking at #17 on the Billboard 200 . Spring Session M was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Four singles were released from the album: "Words", "Windows", "Destination Unknown ", and "Walking in L.A. " All singles charted on the Billboard Hot 100 , with "Words" and "Destination Unknown" both reaching #42, and the music videos also received regular airplay on MTV .
Track listing
Original release No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Noticeable One"
3:22 2. "Windows"
4:59 3. "It Ain't None of Your Business"
2:55 4. "Destination Unknown "
D. Bozzio
T. Bozzio
Cuccurullo
3:34 5. "Walking in L.A. "
3:59 6. "U.S. Drag"
3:36 7. "Tears"
4:22 8. "Here and Now"
D. Bozzio
T. Bozzio
Cuccurullo
3:26 9. "Words"
4:25 10. "Bad Streets"
3:41 11. "Rock and Roll Suspension"
D. Bozzio
T. Bozzio
Cuccurullo
2:34 12. "No Way Out"
2:45 Total length: 42:38
1995 reissue bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 13. "Hello, I Love You "
2:18 14. "Mental Hopscotch"
3:14
CD bonus tracks (2021 Rubellan Remasters edition)
"I Like Boys" (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, W. Cuccurullo) "Mental Hopscotch" (T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) "Hello, I Love You" "Action Reaction"
Personnel
Missing Persons
Production
Ken Scott – producer, engineer
Brian Leshon, Phil Jost, Ralph Sutton – assistant engineers
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Glen Wexler – photography, art direction, design
Kurt Triffet – artwork and design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1983)
Position
US Billboard 200
23
Certifications and sales
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United States (RIAA )
Gold
500,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
Ogg, Alex. "Spring Session M – Missing Persons" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 19, 2021.
Christgau, Robert (1990). "Missing Persons: Spring Session M" . Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s . Pantheon Books . p. 277. ISBN 0-679-73015-X . Retrieved September 19, 2021.
"RIAA" . RIAA . Retrieved May 14, 2019.
"Missing Persons / Spring Session M" . Rubellan Remasters .
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 204. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
"Missing Persons Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 5, 2021.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983" . Billboard . Retrieved March 5, 2021.
"American album certifications – Missing Persons – Spring Session M" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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