| Room Service | ||||
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| Released | July 1, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Michael Lloyd | |||
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Room Service is Shaun Cassidy's fourth studio album.
Cassidy and songwriter-producer Michael Lloyd recruited 13 different musicians for the production of Room Service. The credits include four different guitarists and seven different keyboardists. [1]
The album's only single, "You're Usin' Me," failed to chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fallin' Into You" | (Shaun Cassidy, David Jolliffe) | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Time for a Change" | (Shaun Cassidy) | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Only Because of Love" | (Michael Lloyd) | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Are You Afraid of Me? " | (Shaun Cassidy) | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Break for the Street" | (Shaun Cassidy) | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Heaven in Your Eyes" | (Howard Greenfield), (Michael Lloyd) | 2:56 |
| 7. | "You're Usin' Me" | (Michael Lloyd) | 3:34 |
| 8. | "The Letter" | (Wayne Carson) | 3:08 |
| 9. | "You Still Surprise Me" | (Shaun Cassidy, Jay Gruska) | 3:39 |
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