Springhead Motorshark

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Springhead Motorshark
SpringheadMotorsharkCover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 29, 2003
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length43:40
Label Spitfire
Producer Tommy Paris, Michael Kelly Smith
Britny Fox chronology
Bite Down Hard
(1991)
Springhead Motorshark
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Springhead Motorshark is the fourth and most recent studio album by the glam metal band Britny Fox. It was released in 2003 on Spitfire Records.

Contents

Track list

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pain" Michael Kelly Smith, Tommy Paris2:53
2."Freaktown"Smith, Paris2:52
3."T.L.U.C.(For You)"Smith, Paris3:38
4."L A"Paris4:17
5."Springhead Motorshark" (instrumental)Smith, Paris2:51
6."Is It Real?"Smith4:00
7."Coup D'etat" (instrumental)Smith0:40
8."Far Enough"Billy Childs, Paris4:40
9."Lonely Ones"Paris4:27
10."Memorial"Childs, Paris4:11
11."Sri Lanka"Childs, Paris9:11

Personnel

Band members
Production

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References

  1. Prato, Greg. "Britny Fox - Springhead Motorshark review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2018-02-05.