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| National Breakout | ||||
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| Released | December 1980 | |||
| Recorded | August 1980 | |||
| Studio | A&R Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 35:17 | |||
| Label | Nemperor | |||
| Producer | Peter Solley | |||
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National Breakout is the second album by the American band the Romantics, released in 1980 on Nemperor Records. [1] [2] It peaked at No. 176 on the Billboard 200. [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Goldmine opined that "too much of the record is a misguided, somewhat ham-fisted attempt at arena rock, with some just-plain-dumb lyrics." [5]
All songs written by Wally Palmar, Jimmy Marinos and Mike Skill, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tomboy" | 2:28 | |
| 2. | "Forever Yours" | 2:52 | |
| 3. | "Stone Pony" | 2:37 | |
| 4. | "New Cover Story" | 3:02 | |
| 5. | "A Night Like This" | 5:05 | |
| 6. | "National Breakout" | 2:33 | |
| 7. | "21 and Over" | 4:08 | |
| 8. | "I Can't Tell You Anything" | Palmar, Marinos, Skill, Richard Cole | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Take Me Out of the Rain" | 2:27 | |
| 10. | "Friday at the Hideout" | David Leone | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Poor Little Rich Girl" | 3:30 |
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