Spring Session M

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.

Spring Session M
Studio album by
Missing Persons
ReleasedOctober 8, 1982 (1982-10-08)
Recorded1980–82
StudioChateau Recorders
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length42:38
LabelCapitol
ProducerKen Scott
Missing Persons chronology
Spring Session M
(1982)		 Rhyme & Reason
(1984)
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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(C+)[2]

Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics and also noted commercial success, peaking at number 17 on the Billboard 200. Spring Session M was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Noticeable One"
3:22
2."Windows"
  • D. Bozzio
  • T. Bozzio
4:59
3."It Ain't None of Your Business"
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
2:55
4."Destination Unknown"
  • D. Bozzio
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
3:34
5."Walking in L.A."
  • T. Bozzio
3:59
6."U.S. Drag"
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
3:36
7."Tears"
  • D. Bozzio
  • T. Bozzio
4:22
8."Here and Now"
  • D. Bozzio
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
3:26
9."Words"
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
4:25
10."Bad Streets"
  • T. Bozzio
3:41
11."Rock and Roll Suspension"
  • D. Bozzio
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
2:34
12."No Way Out"
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
2:45
Total length:42:38
1995 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Hello, I Love You"


2:18
14."Mental Hopscotch"
  • T. Bozzio
  • Cuccurullo
3:14

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 73
Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[5] 17

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] 1× Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Spring Session M at AllMusic
  2. CG: Missing Persons. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2014-05-12.
  3. "RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 204. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Billboard 200: February 26, 1983". Billboard.com. Billboard. 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. "American album certifications – Missing Persons – Spring Session M". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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