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Future Shock
Studio album by Gillan
Released	1981
Recorded	Kingsway Recorders, London, UK
Genre	Rock
Length	43:24
Label	Virgin
Producer	Paul "Chas" Watkins/John McCoy/Colin Towns/Bernie Tormé/Mick Underwood
Professional reviews
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Gillan chronology
Glory Road Future Shock Double Trouble

Future Shock is the fifth album by the British rock band Gillan. Released by Virgin in 1981, it reached #2 in the UK chart. Title taken from Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock.

Side 1

1. "Future Shock" - (3.06) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
2. "Night Ride Out Of Phoenix" - (5.06) (Gillan/Towns)
3. "(The Ballad Of) The Lucitania Express" - (3.10) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
4. "No Laughing In Heaven" - (4.58) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Towns/Underwood)
5. "Sacre Bleu" - (3.03) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
6. "New Orleans" - (2.37) (Guida/Royster)

Side 2

1. "Bite The Bullet" - (4.50) (Gillan/Towns)
2. "If I Sing Softly" - (6.10) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
3. "Don't Want The Truth" - (5.40) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
4. "For Your Dreams" - (5.04) (Gillan/Towns)

In 1989 the album was re-released in CD format again on the Virgin label. The revised track listing, featuring several bonus tracks, was as follows:

1. "Future Shock" - (3.06) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
2. "Night Ride Out Of Phoenix" - (5.06) (Gillan/Towns)
3. "(The Ballad Of) The Lucitania Express" - (3.10) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
4. "No Laughing In Heaven" - (4.58) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Towns/Underwood)
5. "Sacre Bleu" - (3.03) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
6. "New Orleans" - (2.37) (Guida/Royster)
7. "Bite The Bullet" - (4.50) (Gillan/Towns)
8. "If I Sing Softly" - (6.10) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
9. "Don't Want The Truth" - (5.40) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
10. "For Your Dreams" - (5.04) (Gillan/Towns)
11. "One For The Road" - (3.03) (Gillan/Towns)
12. "Bad News" - (3.08) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Underwood)
13. "Take A Hold Of Yourself" - (4.42) (Gillan/McCoy/Towns/Underwood)
14. "Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)" - (3.13) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Towns/Underwood)
15. "The Maelstrom (Longer Than The A Side" - (5.07) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Towns/Underwood)
16. "Trouble" - (2.39) (Lieber/Stoller)
17. "Your Sister's On My List" - (4.07) (Gillan/Towns)
18. "Handles On Her Hips" - (2.10) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
19. "Higher and Higher" - (3.42) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
20. "I Might As Well Go Home (Mystic)" - (2.16) (Gillan/Towns)

In 2007 the album was re-released in CD format again on the Edsel label. This has retrospective comments by Ian Gillan and the original artwork, plus pictures of various single picture-sleeves. The revised track listing, similar to the 1989 release, is as follows:

1. "Future Shock" - (3.06) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
2. "Night Ride Out Of Phoenix" - (5.06) (Gillan/Towns)
3. "(The Ballad Of) The Lucitania Express" - (3.10) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
4. "No Laughing In Heaven" - (4.58) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Towns/Underwood)
5. "Sacre Bleu" - (3.03) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
6. "New Orleans" - (2.37) (Guida/Royster)
7. "Bite The Bullet" - (4.50) (Gillan/Towns)
8. "If I Sing Softly" - (6.10) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
9. "Don't Want The Truth" - (5.40) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
10. "For Your Dreams" - (5.04) (Gillan/Towns)
11. "Trouble" - (2.40) (Lieber/Stoller)
12. "Your Sister's On My List" - (4.07) (Gillan/Towns)
13. "Mutually Assured Destruction" - (3.13) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Towns/Underwood)
14. "The Maelstrom (Longer Than The A Side" - (5.16) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Towns/Underwood)
15. "Take A Hold Of Yourself" - (4.42) (Gillan/McCoy/Towns/Underwood)
16. "One For The Road" - (3.02) (Gillan/Towns)
17. "Lucille" - (2.39) (Collins/Richard)
18. "Bad News" - (3.06) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Underwood)

• Ian Gillan - vocals
• Colin Towns - keyboards
• John McCoy - bass guitar
• Bernie Tormé - guitar
• Mick Underwood - drums

• Ian Gillan's Homepage
• The Ian Gillan Discobiography (The Highway Star)
• Edsel Records feature about Gillan's Future Shock
• Alvin Toffler's official website

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