Spring Session M

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Spring Session M
File:Missing Persons - Spring Session M.jpg
Studio album by Missing Persons
Released October 8, 1982 (1982-10-08)
Recorded 1980–82
Studio Chateau Recorders
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length 42:38
Label Capitol
Producer Ken Scott
Missing Persons chronology
Spring Session M
(1982)		 Rhyme & Reason
(1984)Rhyme & Reason1984
Singles from Spring Session M
  1. "Words"
    Released: May 1982
  2. "Destination Unknown"
    Released: September 1982
  3. "Windows"
    Released: January 1983
  4. "Walking In L.A."
    Released: February 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (C+)[2]

Spring Session M is the debut studio album by American new wave 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 synthpop.

Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics and also noted commercial success, peaking at number seventeen 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 and the music videos received regular airplay on MTV.

Track listings

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Noticeable One"  
3:22
2. "Windows"  
  • T. Bozzio
  • D. Bozzio
 4:59
3. "It Ain't None of Your Business"  
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
 2:55
4. "Destination Unknown"  
  • T. Bozzio
  • D. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
 3:34
5. "Walking In L.A."  
  • T. Bozzio
 3:59
6. "U.S. Drag"  
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
 3:36
7. "Tears"  
  • T. Bozzio
  • D. Bozzio
 4:22
8. "Here and Now"  
  • T. Bozzio
  • D. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
 3:26
9. "Words"  
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
 3:25
10. "Bad Streets"  
  • T. Bozzio
 3:41
11. "Rock and Roll Suspension"  
  • T. Bozzio
  • D. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
 2:34
12. "No Way Out"  
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
 2:45
Total length:
 42:38

Credits and personnel

Performers and musicians
Technical personnel
  • Ken Scott – producer, engineer
  • Glen Wexler – art direction, photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 17

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[3] 1× Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide October 8, 1982 Vinyl, cassette Capitol
Japan 1990 CD
Japan June 28, 1995
United States July 18, 1995 [4]
Japan July 28, 2015

References

  1. ↑ Spring Session M at AllMusic
  2. ↑ CG: Missing Persons. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2014-05-12.
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