Future Shock (Gillan album)

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Future Shock
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Studio album by
Gillan
Released17 April 1981 [1]
RecordedJanuary 1981 [2]
StudioKingsway Recorders, London, UK
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length43:24
Label Virgin
Producer Gillan
Gillan chronology
Glory Road
(1980)		Future Shock
(1981)		 Double Trouble
(1981)
Singles from Glory Road
  1. "New Orleans"
    Released: March 1981 [3]
  2. "No Laughing in Heaven"
    Released: 12 June 1981 [4]

Future Shock is the fourth studio album by the British hard rock band Gillan. Released by Virgin in 1981, it reached number 2 in the UK album chart; this would remain the band's highest placing. [5]

Contents

The title is taken from Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock .

The original vinyl LP had a gatefold sleeve, with centre pages. Cover painting is by Alan Daniels for Young Artists.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 9/10 [7]

In 2005, Future Shock was ranked number 467 in the German Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. [8]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Future Shock" (Ian Gillan, John McCoy, Bernie Tormé) – 3:06
  2. "Night Ride Out of Phoenix" (Gillan, Colin Towns) – 5:06
  3. "(The Ballad Of) The Lucitania Express" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé) – 3:10
  4. "No Laughing in Heaven" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé, Towns, Mick Underwood) – 4:58
  5. "Sacre Bleu" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé) – 3:03
  6. "New Orleans" (Frank Guida, Joseph Royster) – 2:37 (Gary U.S. Bonds cover)
Side two
  2. "Bite the Bullet" (Gillan, Towns) – 4:50
  3. "If I Sing Softly" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé) – 6:10
  4. "Don't Want the Truth" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé) – 5:40
  5. "For Your Dreams" (Gillan, Towns) – 5:04

1989 re-release bonus tracks

In 1989 the album was re-released in CD format on the Virgin label. The revised track listing featured several bonus tracks:

  2. "One for the Road" (Gillan, Towns) – 3:03
  3. "Bad News" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé, Underwood) – 3:08
  4. "Take a Hold of Yourself" (Gillan, McCoy, Towns, Underwood) – 4:42
  5. "Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé, Towns, Underwood) – 3:13
  6. "The Maelström (Longer Than the A Side)" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé, Towns, Underwood) – 5:07
  7. "Trouble" (Leiber, Stoller) – 2:39
  8. "Your Sister's on My List" (Gillan, Towns) – 4:07
  9. "Handles on Her Hips" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé) – 2:10
  10. "Higher and Higher" (Gillan, McCoy, Tormé) – 3:42
  11. "I Might As Well Go Home (Mystic)" (Gillan, Towns) – 2:16

2007 re-release bonus tracks

In 2007 the album was re-released in CD format again on the Edsel label. This has retrospective comments by Ian Gillan and the original artwork, plus pictures of various single picture sleeves. The revised track listing, similar to the 1989 release, had the following bonus tracks:

  2. "Trouble" – 2:40
  3. "Your Sister's on My List" – 4:07
  4. "Mutually Assured Destruction" – 3:13
  5. "The Maelström (Longer Than the A Side)" – 5:16
  6. "Take a Hold of Yourself" – 4:42
  7. "One for the Road" – 3:02
  8. "Lucille" (Richard Wayne Penniman, Albert Collins) – 2:39
  9. "Bad News" – 3:06

Other notable re-releases

In August 2012 a new collectors edition of the album was released on vinyl. The release was produced as a 12-inch hardback book, with all the lyrics, images, photos and art from the original. The records themselves are housed in black holders within the book, each in a special bag with sleeve notes detailing the story of the album. The discs were pressed at 45 rpm for clarity of sound. This edition was limited to just 1,000 copies.

Personnel

Gillan
Production notes

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 49. ISBN   978-1-908724-87-8.
  2. ↑ Gillan, Ian (2016). The Autobiography (3rd ed.). John Blake Publishing. p. 325. ISBN   978-1-786-06135-5.
  3. ↑ "Gillan singles".
  4. ↑ "Gillan singles".
  5. ↑ "Gillan Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Future Shock at AllMusic
  7. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 131–132. ISBN   978-1-894959-31-5.
  8. ↑ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Rock Hard. 2005. p. 22. ISBN   3-89880-517-4.
  9. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Gillan – Future Shock". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "British album certifications – Gillan – Future Shock". British Phonographic Industry.
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