Future Shock (Gillan album)

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Future Shock
Future Shock - Gillan.jpg
Studio album by
Gillan
Released17 April 1981 [1]
RecordedDecember 1980 – January 1981
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 (UK) [2]
  2. "No Laughing in Heaven"
    Released: 12 June 1981 (UK) [3]

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. [4]

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 [5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 9/10 [6]

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. [7]

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 again 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) [15] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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