Shock (The Motels album)

Shock
Shock
Studio album by The Motels
Released	August 1985
Recorded	1984–85
Genre	New wave
Length	43:18
Label	Capitol
Producer	Richie Zito
The Motels chronology
Singles from Shock
	"Shame"; Released: July 1985; "Shock"; Released: October 1985; "Icy Red"; Released: December 1985;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[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[edit]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shock"	Martha Davis, Scott Thurston	4:30
2.	"Shame"	Davis	4:12
3.	"Hungry"	Davis	4:21
4.	"Annie Told Me"	Davis, Brian Glascock	4:22
5.	"Icy Red"	Davis	4:32
Total length:			21:57

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New York Times"	Davis	3:58
2.	"State of the Heart"	Davis, Guy Perry, Richie Zito	4:44
3.	"My Love Stops Here"	Davis, Marty Jourard, Michael Goodroe	3:47
4.	"Cries and Whispers"	Davis, Zito, Davitt Sigerson	4:11
5.	"Night by Night"	Davis	4:41
Total length:			21:21

Singles[edit]

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]	—	—

Personnel[edit]

Credits are taken from the cassette's liner notes.^[5]

The Motels[edit]

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[edit]

Arthur Barrow – fretless bass on "Icy Red"

Production[edit]

Credits are taken from the cassette's liner notes.^[5]

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^[6]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7]	18
US Billboard 200^[8]	36
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums^[9]	54

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ The Motels Information Site – Albums
^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Shock". AllMusic.
^ "Billboard – Chart History – The Motels". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
^ "September 7, 1985." Casey Kasem's American Top 40 – The 80s. Hst. Casey Kasem. iHeartRadio. KOSF, San Francisco, September 6, 2020. Radio.
^ ^a ^b Shock (Cassette liner). The Motels. Hollywood, California: Capitol Records. 1985. 4XJ-12378.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ 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
^ 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.
^ "Top Pop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 38. Billboard Publications, Inc. September 28, 1985. p. 80. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums". Cash Box. Vol. 49, no. 15. September 28, 1985. p. 24. ISSN 0008-7289.

[5] This track was not included on the Shock album but was later released as the B side to the single "Shock"

[6] This single was released in Australia only

[1] The Motels Information Site – Albums

[2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Shock". AllMusic.

[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.

[Liner-7] Shock (Cassette liner). The Motels. Hollywood, California: Capitol Records. 1985. 4XJ-12378.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Rhys-Morgan,_Dean-8] 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

[aus-9] 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.

[10] "Top Pop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 38. Billboard Publications, Inc. September 28, 1985. p. 80. ISSN 0006-2510.

[11] "Cash Box Top 100 Albums". Cash Box. Vol. 49, no. 15. September 28, 1985. p. 24. ISSN 0008-7289.

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v t e The Motels
Studio albums	Motels Careful All Four One Little Robbers Shock This Apocalypso The Last Few Beautiful Days
Live albums	Standing Room Only Atomic Cafe: Greatest Songs Live
Compilation albums	No Vacancy – The Best of The Motels Anthologyland If Not Now Then When
Singles	"Total Control" "Days Are OK" "Danger" "Whose Problem?" "Only the Lonely" "Take the L" "Forever Mine" "Suddenly Last Summer" "Remember the Nights" "Shame" "Shock"
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