''Assault & Flattery'' is

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's sixth and final album, released in 1984. The album features only two original band members, Anne "Holly" Woods and Scott Kreyer. Released as "Holly Woods & Toronto" which hints at Holly's increasing control and autonomy in the band at this time. The album was produced by

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- the band

are most often compared to. The CD release includes the bonus track "Where Are We Now?" - which was also performed by Holly herself, as a solo artist, on her CD '' Live It Up!''.

Track listing

Side 1

# "New Romance" (

Holly Knight Holly Knight (born 1956) is an American songwriter, musician, and singer. She was a member of the 1980s pop rock groups Spider and Device, and wrote or co-wrote several hit singles for other artists, such as " Rag Doll", " Obsession", " Love Is ...

Anton Fig Anton Fig (born 8 August 1952) is a South African session drummer perhaps best known as the drummer and second-in-command for Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band. David Letterman, for whom the band served as house band on his lat ...

) - 3:35 # "Kerry Anne" (

Holly Woods Anne Elizabeth "Holly" Woods (born August, 4 1953) is an American rock singer whose notable works include five albums in the rock band Toronto. Biography A native of Durham, North Carolina, Woods moved from San Francisco to Toronto in the mid- ...

, Scott Kreyer, Mike Gingrich) - 4:43 # "Sometimes Change" (Woods, Kreyer) - 4:06 # "Look What's Showing Through" (

Eddie Schwartz Edward Sydney Schwartz Order of Canada, C.M. (born December 22, 1949) is a Canadian musician who had moderate success as a recording artist in the early 1980s before becoming a successful songwriter and record producer in the late 1980s and the ...

) - 4:41 # "Bang Your Head" (Woods, Kreyer, Gingrich, Jeff Gilhart) - 3:42

Side 2

"Desperation" (Woods, Kreyer, Paul Hanna, Daryl Alvaro, Gingrich) - 4:56 # "Assault and Flattery" (Woods, Kreyer, Tim McCauley, Gingrich) - 3:39 # "Cats & Dogs (Stealin')" (Woods, Kreyer, Gingrich) - 3:25 # "No More Cliches" (Woods, Brian MacLeod) - 4:21

CD version bonus track

"Where Are We Now?"

Personnel

Band members

- lead and backing vocals, co-producer *Scott Kreyer - keyboards, co-producer *Marty Walsh - lead and rhythm guitars *Mike Gingrich - bass guitar *Paul Hanna - drums

Additional musicians

*Daryl Alvaro - additional guitars *Tim McCauley - additional keyboards, programming, producer *

Phil Kenzie Phil Kenzie is an English multi-saxophone player and rock and roll musician. He has been voted by fans as "one of the greatest rock 'n' roll sax players of all time." Born in Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdo ...

- saxophone *Lenny Castro - percussion *John Coury - backing vocals and vocal arrangements *Cele Bullard, Nick Cerro, Liz Lausanne - backing vocals *

Darby Mills Darby Phyllis Mills is a Canadian rock vocalist, former figure skater, and the past lead singer of the Headpins. She has embarked on a solo career, having signed a worldwide record contract and released both a remastered solo album and a live C ...

- vocals on the duet "Cats & Dogs (Stealin')" * Brian MacLeod - lead guitar on "Cats & Dogs (Stealin')", producer and mixing on track 9

Production

Mike Flicker Mike Flicker (born 1950) is an American Record producer, music producer in Los Angeles who has numerous credits on music and film projects. He is critically acclaimed for his work with Heart (band), Heart.Tony Bongiovi Anthony Carmine Bongiovi Jr. (born September 7, 1947) is an American record producer and recording engineer. He is the cousin of musician Jon Bon Jovi. Early life Anthony Carmine Bongiovi Jr. was born on September 7, 1947, in Raritan, New Jerse ...

- mixing

References

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