Motels (album)

Motels
Studio album by The Motels
Released September 17, 1979[1]
Recorded May, 1979
Genre New wave
Length 38:13
Label Capitol Records
Producer John Carter
The Motels chronology

Motels
(1979)		 Careful
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Motels is the first studio album by the band The Motels, recorded in May, 1979, released in September, 1979, and was produced by John Carter. The first single, "Closets and Bullets," did not chart, but the second single, "Total Control," became a Top 10 hit in Australia and a Top 20 hit in France by early 1980. A third single, "Anticipation," was released in Japan in early 1980. The album became ceritified gold in Australia in 1980.

Track listing

  1. "Anticipating" - 3:51
  2. "Kix" - 2:15
  3. "Total Control" (Davis, Jeff Jourard) - 5:54
  4. "Love Don't Help" - 1:58
  5. "Closets and Bullets" - 4:25
  6. "Atomic Cafe" - 2:48
  7. "Celia" - 3:07
  8. "Porn Reggae" - 4:18
  9. "Dressing Up" (Davis, J. Jourard) - 5:04
  10. "Counting" - 4:33

Singles

"Closets and Bullets" (Capitol Records 4167) Released: 15 Sept 1979
"Total Control" (Capitol Records 4796) Released: 05 Nov 1979 Charts: Australia #7 / New Zealand #11 / US #109 / France #19
"Anticipating" (Capitol Records ECR-20651) Released: 21 Jan 1980 (Japan only)

Personnel

Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.[3]

The Motels

Production

Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Motels Information Site - Albums
  2. ↑ Motels (album) at AllMusic
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Motels (CD liner). The Motels. Australasia: Capitol Records. 1979. 7484452.