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| Strictly Personal | ||||
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| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | August 1981 | |||
| Studio | Mediasound, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 33:22 | |||
| Label | Nemperor | |||
| Producer | Mike Stone | |||
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Strictly Personal is the third album by the Romantics. It was released in 1981 on Nemperor Records.
All tracks written by Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar and Coz Canler, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Nighttime" | 3:41 | |
| 2. | "Look at Her" | 2:58 | |
| 3. | "No One Like You" | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Bop" | 2:03 | |
| 5. | "Why'd You Leave Me" | 3:27 | |
| 6. | "Can't Get Over You" | Marinos, Palmar, Canler, Richard Cole | 3:09 |
| 7. | "C'mon Girl (Work Out With Me)" | 2:28 | |
| 8. | "Spend a Little Love on Me" | 2:41 | |
| 9. | "She's Hot" | Marinos, Palmar, Canler, Cole | 2:35 |
| 10. | "All That I Want" | 3:31 | |
| 11. | "Don't You Put Me on Hold" | 2:41 |
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