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Ted Nugent – State Of Shock
Label: Epic – EPC 83646
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: Europe (Holland)
Released: 1979
Style: Hard Rock
A1 Paralyzed 4:10
A2 Take It Or Leave It 4:07
A3 Alone [Backing Vocals – Leah Kilburn] 5:20
A4 It Don’t Matter 3:06
A5 State Of Shock 3:22
B1 I Want To Tell You [Written-By – George Harrison] 4:57
B2 Satisfied 5:48
B3 Bite Down Hard 3:21
B4] Snake Charmer 3:18
B5 Saddle Sore 3:15

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.

Bass – Walt Monaghan
Drums, Producer – Cliff Davies
Guitar, Vocals – Ted Nugent
Vocals – Charlie Huhn
Written-By – Ted Nugent (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5)

℗ 1979 CBS Inc. / © 1979 CBS Inc.
Printed in Holland

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Made in Holland

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

State of Shock closed a decade in which Nugent took his hard-rocking wild man 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.

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
All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except “I Want to Tell You”, written by the Beatle’ George Harrison

Charts Album
Year Chart Position
1979 Billboard 200 (US) 18
RPM100 Albums (Canada) 18
Australia (Kent Music Report) 57

Certifications
Country Organization Year Sales
U.S. RIAA 1979 Gold (500,000)
Canada CRIA 1979 Gold (50,000)
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1979), Billboard 18 – Jun 1979 (18 weeks), US CashBox 90 of 1979
France (InfoDisc) 96 of 1979 (peak 20, 16 weeks)