Attention Shoppers! is the third studio album by the American hard rock band Starz, released in 1978.[1][2]

Attention Shoppers!
Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1977
StudioSecret Sound Studios, New York City
GenrePop, pop metal
Length37:34
LabelCapitol
ProducerStarz
Starz chronology
Violation
(1977)
Attention Shoppers!
(1978)
Coliseum Rock
(1978)

The album peaked at No. 105 on the Billboard 200.[3]

Production

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The album was recorded at Secret Sound, and was produced by the band.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [7]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide     [8]

In 2005, The Village Voice noted that "blue-movie power rock is forsaken for sap pop."[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Starz

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Hold On to the Night"3:19
2."She"3:22
3."Third Time's the Charm"4:36
4."(Any Way That You Want It) I'll Be There"3:24
5."Waitin' on You"3:24
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."X-Ray Spex"3:29
7."Good Ale We Seek"4:43
8."Don't Think"3:46
9."Johnny All Alone"7:31
2005 CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Texas"Richie Ranno, Michael Lee Smith3:58
11."Wind" 4:17

Personnel

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Starz
  • Michael Lee Smith - lead vocals, percussion, guitar
  • Richie Ranno - guitar, backing vocals
  • Brendan Harkin - guitar, backing vocals, percussion
  • Pieter "Pete" Sweval - bass, vocals
  • Joe X. Dubé - drums, percussion, synthesizer
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References

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  1. ^ "Artist Biography by Greg Prato". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Chart History Starz". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ Brod, Doug (2020). They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll. Hachette Books. pp. 134–135.
  5. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Starz - Attention Shoppers! review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  6. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 716.
  8. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 487.
  9. ^ Smith, George (4 May 2005). "Starz". The Village Voice. Vol. 50, no. 18. p. C86.
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