State of Shock (Ted Nugent album)

State of Shock
Studio album by
Ted Nugent
ReleasedMay 1979[1]
Recorded1979
StudioQuadradial Studios, Miami, Florida and CBS Recording Studios, New York City
GenreHard rock
Length40:43
LabelEpic
ProducerLew Futterman, Cliff Davies
Ted Nugent chronology
Weekend Warriors
(1978) 		State of Shock
(1979) 		Scream Dream
(1980)
Singles from State of Shock
  1. "I Want to Tell You"
    Released: June 1979[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Classic Rock[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

State of Shock is the fifth solo studio album by American rock musician Ted Nugent.[6] It was released in May 1979 by Epic Records.

State of Shock closed a decade in which Nugent took his hard-rocking wildman persona to the top of the charts. Although the album reached the U.S. Top 20 and quickly went gold, it is Nugent's first solo album not to attain a platinum certification.[7]

The best known track remains the album opener "Paralyzed", which was performed live on a 1980 episode of the TV show Fridays, and turned up again a year later on Great Gonzos! The Best of Ted Nugent. Other highlights include "Saddle Sore" and "Alone", a rare power ballad for him, sung by Charlie Huhn. A live show from this era is captured on the 1997 archive release Live at Hammersmith '79.

Track listing

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All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except "I Want to Tell You", written by the Beatles's George Harrison

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Paralyzed"4:09
2."Take It or Leave It"4:07
3."Alone"5:20
4."It Don't Matter"3:08
5."State of Shock"3:22
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."I Want to Tell You"4:52
7."Satisfied"5:49
8."Bite Down Hard"3:21
9."Snake Charmer"3:19
10."Saddle Sore"3:16

Personnel

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Band members
  • Ted Nugent – lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals (on tracks 1, 2, 5), backing vocals, percussion
  • Charlie Huhn – lead vocals (on tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9), backing vocals
  • Walt Monaghan – bass
  • Cliff Davies – drums, lead vocals (on track 10), backing vocals, producer
Additional musicians
  • Leah Kilburn – backing vocals (on track 3)
Production
  • Lew Futterman – producer
  • Tim Geelan – engineer
  • David Gotlieb, Lou Schlossberg – assistant engineers
  • David McCullough – mixing assistant
  • Bob Heimall – art direction
  • Gerard Huertia – lettering
  • Ron Pownall – photography
  • David Krebs, Steve Leber – directors

Charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] 57
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 18
US Billboard 200[10] 18

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Random Notes". Rolling Stone. No. 289. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. April 19, 1979. p. 66.
  2. ^ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. pp. 594–5. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
  3. ^ Stone, Doug. "Ted Nugent - State of Shock review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Dome, Malcolm (February 2005). "State of Shock". Classic Rock. No. 76. p. 109.
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  6. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 511.
  7. ^ "Ted Nugent". tsort.info. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 220. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4418a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ted Nugent Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Ted Nugent – State of Shock". Music Canada.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Ted Nugent – State of Shock". Recording Industry Association of America.
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