State of Shock (Ted Nugent album)
State of Shock | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1979[1] | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | Quadradial Studios, Miami, Florida and CBS Recording Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 40:43 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Lew Futterman, Cliff Davies | |||
Ted Nugent chronology | ||||
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Singles from State of Shock | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Classic Rock | [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
State of Shock is the fifth solo studio album by American rock musician Ted Nugent.[6] It was released in May 1979 by Epic Records.
State of Shock closed a decade in which Nugent took his hard-rocking wildman persona to the top of the charts. Although the album reached the U.S. Top 20 and quickly went
platinum certification.[7]
The best known track remains the album opener "Paralyzed", which was performed live on a 1980 episode of the TV show power ballad for him, sung by Charlie Huhn. A live show from this era is captured on the 1997 archive release Live at Hammersmith '79.
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except "I Want to Tell You", written by the
Beatles's George Harrison
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Paralyzed" | 4:09 |
2. | "Take It or Leave It" | 4:07 |
3. | "Alone" | 5:20 |
4. | "It Don't Matter" | 3:08 |
5. | "State of Shock" | 3:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "I Want to Tell You" | 4:52 |
7. | "Satisfied" | 5:49 |
8. | "Bite Down Hard" | 3:21 |
9. | "Snake Charmer" | 3:19 |
10. | "Saddle Sore" | 3:16 |
Personnel
- Band members
- Ted Nugent – lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals (on tracks 1, 2, 5), backing vocals, percussion
- Charlie Huhn – lead vocals (on tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9), backing vocals
- Walt Monaghan – bass
- Cliff Davies – drums, lead vocals (on track 10), backing vocals, producer
- Additional musicians
- Leah Kilburn – backing vocals (on track 3)
- Production
- Lew Futterman – producer
- Tim Geelan – engineer
- David Gotlieb, Lou Schlossberg – assistant engineers
- David McCullough – mixing assistant
- Bob Heimall – art direction
- Gerard Huertia – lettering
- Ron Pownall – photography
- David Krebs, Steve Leber – directors
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1979 | Billboard 200 (US)[8] | 18 |
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[9]
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18 | |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 57 |
Certifications
Country | Organization | Year | Sales |
U.S. | RIAA
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1979 | Gold (500,000)[11] |
Canada | CRIA | 1979 | Gold (50,000)[12] |
See also
References
- ^ "Random Notes". Rolling Stone. No. 289. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. April 19, 1979. p. 66.
- ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
- ^ Stone, Doug. "Ted Nugent - State of Shock review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ Dome, Malcolm (February 2005). "State of Shock". Classic Rock. No. 76. p. 109.
- ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 511.
- ^ "Ted Nugent". tsort.info. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "Ted Nugent Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 31, No. 17, July 21 1979". Library and Archives Canada. July 21, 1979. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RIAA Database: Search for Ted Nugent". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Search for Ted Nugent". Music Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2011.