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| Released | 20 April 1981 | |||
| Recorded | December 1980 – January 1981 | |||
| Studio | Jackson's Studios (Rickmansworth, England) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 35:51 | |||
| Label | Bronze | |||
| Producer | Vic Maile | |||
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Hit and Run is the second studio album by the British heavy metal band Girlschool, released in 1981 by Bronze Records.
The album represented Girlschool's sophomore effort, and like its predecessor Demolition (1980) it was recorded at Jackson's Studios, England. The band were in the studio from December 1980 to January 1981 with Vic Maile again serving as producer.
Hit and Run is the most successful Girlschool album, having reached No. 5 in the UK Albums Chart, [1] with the single of the title track climbing to No. 32 in the UK singles chart. [2] The band appeared on the BBC show Top of the Pops on 16 April 1981, miming to the hit song. The 7-inch single (Bronze BRO 118) had "Tonight" as B-side, with the 10-inch adding the cover version of the famous ZZ Top song "Tush". Lead track "C'mon Let's Go" was featured in the Gemini Award winning 2005 documentary film Metal: A Headbanger's Journey .
The car on the cover is a 1972 Buick Riviera. [3]
The album was reissued on CD in 2004 by Castle, a subsidiary of Sanctuary Records, with bonus tracks and extensive sleevenotes by Record Collector's Joe Geesin. [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 [6] |
| Sounds | [7] |
In 2005, Hit and Run was ranked number 289 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. [8]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "C'mon Let's Go" | Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson | 3:35 |
| 2. | "The Hunter" | McAuliffe, Johnson | 3:15 |
| 3. | "(I'm Your) Victim" | McAuliffe, Denise Dufort | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Kick It Down" | McAuliffe, Johnson | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Following the Crowd" | Enid Williams, McAuliffe, Johnson | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Tush" ( ZZ Top cover) | Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard | 2:16 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Hit and Run" | McAuliffe, Johnson | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Watch Your Step" | Williams, McAuliffe, Johnson | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Back to Start" | Johnson, Williams | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Yeah Right" | McAuliffe, Johnson, Dufort | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Future Flash" | Johnson, McAuliffe | 4:27 |
| No. | Title | Music | Source | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Please Don't Touch" (Performed with Motörhead) | Johnny Kidd, Guy Robinson | St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP | 2:49 |
| 13. | "Bomber" (Motörhead cover) | Eddie Clarke, Ian Kilmister, Phil Taylor | St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP | 3:28 |
| 14. | "Tonight" | Williams, McAuliffe, Johnson, Dufort | B-side to "Hit and Run" single | 2:34 |
| 15. | "Demolition Boys" (live) | McAuliffe, Johnson | B-Side to "C'mon Let's Go" single | 3:07 |
| 16. | "Tonight" (live) | B-side to "C'mon Let's Go" single | 2:40 | |
| 17. | "Yeah Right" | BBC Radio session broadcast on the Richard Skinner Show, 26 January 1981 | 2:35 | |
| 18. | "The Hunter" | BBC Radio session broadcast on the Richard Skinner Show 26 January 1981 | 3:00 | |
| 19. | "Kick It Down" | BBC Radio session broadcast on the Richard Skinner Show 26 January 1981 | 3:06 | |
| 20. | "Watch Your Step" | BBC Radio session broadcast on the Richard Skinner Show 26 January 1981 | 3:08 |
Hit and Run did not get a proper release in North America. Instead compilation albums featuring the title and artwork from Hit and Run, and tracks from both Demolition and Hit and Run, were released. Canada and the United States each received their own unique releases.
In the United States Stiff Records released an album titled Hit and Run on both vinyl and cassette.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hit and Run" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Watch Your Step" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Race with the Devil" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Yeah Right" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Not for Sale" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Future Flash" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "C'mon Let's Go" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "The Hunter" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Kick It Down" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Take It All Away" | 3:40 |
The Canadian release was put out by Solid Gold Records and featured the same songs as the American release, however the order of the tracks was different.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Race with the Devil" | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Hit and Run" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Watch Your Step" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Yeah Right" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Take It All Away" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Future Flash" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "C'mon Let's Go" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "The Hunter" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Kick It Down" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Not for Sale" | 3:31 |
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [11] | 50 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [12] | 17 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] | 49 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [14] | 5 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada) [15] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Date | Region | Label | Catalogue | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 1981 | UK | Bronze | BRON 534 | vinyl | [4] included a limited pressing in red vinyl |
| 1981 | Europe | Bronze | 203,556-320 | vinyl | |
| 1981 | Japan | Bronze | VIP-6779 | vinyl | |
| 1981 | Canada | Solid Gold | SGR 1003 | vinyl | actually a compilation of songs from Demolition and Hit and Run |
| 5 March 1982 [16] | USA | Stiff | USE 18 | vinyl | actually a compilation of songs from Demolition and Hit and Run |
| 1991 | UK | Dojo/Castle | LOMA CD1 | CD | published in a double album compilation with Demolition |
| 2004 | Worldwide | Castle/Sanctuary | CMRCD950 | CD |
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