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Spring Session M by Missing Persons
Spring Session M is an album by Missing Persons, released in 1982. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 49 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Words”, on 24 lists with a best position of #4.
Spring Session M, the debut album by Missing Persons, came out on Capitol on October 8, 1982, and its title is a sly anagram of the band's name. The Los Angeles group was built around Frank Zappa alumni: singer Dale Bozzio and drummer Terry Bozzio met working with Zappa and married in 1979, and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo crossed paths with them on Joe's Garage. The three of them wrote the songs, and Ken Scott produced.
It's new wave rock with a synth-pop sheen, all chattering drums, angular guitar and Dale's hiccuping, quirky vocals slicing through the middle. With her heavy makeup she was made for MTV, and the videos for singles like "Words", "Walking in L.A.", "Windows" and "Destination Unknown" got regular play there. The album went gold.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Spring Session M on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Words | 24 | #4 | – | 1982–2023 | |
| 2 | Walking in L.A. | 22 | #11 | – | 1982–2023 | |
| 3 | It Ain't None of Your Business | 1 | #67 | – | 1982 | |
| 4 | Noticeable One | 1 | #93 | – | 1982 | |
| 5 | Windows | 1 | #1923 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.