Spring Session M
Encyclopedia
Spring Session M is the debut album
by American
new wave
band Missing Persons, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music
). The title of the album is an anagram
of the band's name. Tracks from this album: "Words", "Windows", "Destination Unknown", and "Walking in LA" all had videos created and all received heavy play on MTV and AOR and modern rock radio. The group toured and its shows were well attended.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
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new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Missing Persons, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music
1982 in music
This is a list of notable events in music from 1982. 1982 was a big year in music with Madonna making her debut as well as the year that Michael Jackson released Thriller which became the world's best selling album and it still holds that title today....
). The title of the album is an anagram
Anagram
An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once; e.g., orchestra = carthorse, A decimal point = I'm a dot in place, Tom Marvolo Riddle = I am Lord Voldemort. Someone who...
of the band's name. Tracks from this album: "Words", "Windows", "Destination Unknown", and "Walking in LA" all had videos created and all received heavy play on MTV and AOR and modern rock radio. The group toured and its shows were well attended.
Track listing
All songs written by Terry Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo, except where noted.- "Noticeable Ones" – 3:24
- "Windows" (Terry Bozzio) – 4:59
- "It Ain't None of Your Business" – 2:55
- "Destination UnknownDestination Unknown (song)Destination Unknown is a single by the new wave band Missing Persons. It was released in 1982 on their album Spring Session M. In the US it was a minor hit spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #42....
" (Terry Bozzio, Dale Bozzio, Waren Cuccurullo) – 3:35 - "Walking in L.A." (T. Bozzio) – 3:59
- "U.S. Drag" – 3:37
- "Tears" (T. Bozzio) – 4:21
- "Here and Now" – 3:28
- "Words" – 4:26
- "Bad Streets" (T. Bozzio) – 3:41
- "Rock & Roll Suspension" – 2:36
- "No Way Out" – 2:45
Personnel
- Dale BozzioDale BozzioDale Bozzio, born Dale Frances Consalvi in Medford, Massachusetts March 2, 1955, is an American progressive rock and new wave vocalist. She is best known as co-founder and lead singer of the 1980s pop/new wave band Missing Persons. She is also known for her work with Frank Zappa...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Warren CuccurulloWarren CuccurulloWarren Bruce Cuccurullo in Brooklyn, New York is an American rock musician who worked with Frank Zappa, was a founding member of Missing Persons, and has been a long term member of Duran Duran. He also has some notoriety in the porn industry after making nude appearances in a magazine and...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Chuck Wild - synthesizer, keyboard
- Patrick O'HearnPatrick O'HearnPatrick O'Hearn is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and recording artist. While his musical repertoire spans a diverse range of music, he is an acclaimed New Age artist in his solo career...
- electric & synthesized bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboards, synthesizers - Terry BozzioTerry BozzioTerry John Bozzio is an American drummer best known for his work with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa.-Biography:Terry Bozzio was born December 27, 1950 in San Francisco, California. He started at age 6 playing makeshift drum sets. At the age of 13 he saw The Beatles premier performance on The Ed...
- vocals, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s, guitars, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion
Production
- Producer: Ken Scott
- Engineer: Ken Scott
- Art Direction: Glen Wexler
- Photography: Glen Wexler
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1983 | Pop Albums | 17 |
1984 | The Billboard 200 | 175 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | "Destination Unknown" | Mainstream Rock | 24 |
1982 | "Destination Unknown" | Pop Singles | 42 |
1982 | "Words" | Mainstream Rock | 60 |
1982 | "Words" | Pop Singles | 42 |
1983 | "Walking In L.A." | Mainstream Rock | 12 |
1983 | "Walking In L.A." | Pop Singles | 70 |
1983 | "Windows" | Mainstream Rock | 22 |
1983 | "Windows" | Pop Singles | 63 |