State of Shock (Ted Nugent album)

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State of Shock
File:StateOfShock TedNugentsalbum.jpg
Studio album by Ted Nugent
Released May 1979[1]
Recorded Quadradial Studios, Miami, Florida and CBS Recording Studios, New York City
Genre Hard rock
Length 40:43
Label Epic
Producer Lew Futterman, Cliff Davies
Ted Nugent chronology
Weekend Warriors
(1978)Weekend Warriors1978		 State of Shock
(1979)		 Scream Dream
(1980)Scream Dream1980
Singles from State of Shock
  1. "I Want to Tell You / Bite Down Hard"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 1.5/5 stars[2]
Classic Rock 3/5 stars[3]

State of Shock is the fifth solo album by the American hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent, released in 1979 by Epic Records.

State of Shock closed a decade in which Nugent took his hard-rocking wildman persona to the top of the charts. Although the album reached the U.S. Top 20 and quickly went gold, it remains the first Nugent solo album not to attain platinum certification.[4]

The best known track remains the album opener "Paralyzed", which was performed live on a 1980 episode of the TV show Fridays, and turned up again a year later on Great Gonzos!: The Best of Ted Nugent. Other highlights include "Saddle Sore" and "Alone". A live show from this era is captured on the 1997 archive release Live at Hammersmith '79.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except "I Want to Tell You", written by George Harrison

  1. "Paralyzed" – 4:09
  2. "Take It or Leave It" – 4:07
  3. "Alone" – 5:20
  4. "It Don't Matter" – 3:08
  5. "State of Shock" – 3:22
  6. "I Want to Tell You" – 4:52
  7. "Satisfied" – 5:49
  8. "Bite Down Hard" – 3:21
  9. "Snake Charmer" – 3:19
  10. "Saddle Sore" – 3:16

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

  • Leah Kilburn - backing vocals on track 3

Production

  • Lew Futterman - producer
  • Tim Geelan - engineer
  • David Gotlieb, Lou Schlossberg - assistant engineers
  • David McCullough - mixing assistant
  • Bob Heimall - art direction
  • Gerard Huertia - lettering
  • Ron Pownall - photography
  • David Krebs, Steve Leber - directors

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1979 Billboard Pop Albums[5] 18
1979 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[6] 18

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – U.S.[7] Gold June 7, 1979
CRIA, Canada[8] Gold August 1, 1979

See also

References

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