Get It on Credit

by Toronto

Overview

Toronto wanted to be Starship. They might have settled for being Stryper. But they were Toronto, and this 1982 pop/rock debacle, with its raging electric guitars (provided by Brian Allen and Sheron Alton), screeching vocals (led by Holly Woods), and ubiquitous keyboards (blame Scott Kreyer), has been left to rot in the mildewy furnace room of rock & roll history. The title track is the only song of any note, and that only for its laughable attempt at social commentary: "You don't need to save your cash into the upper class. Fill your application out, you'll have cash without a doubt. It's so easy (plastic money!). Get it on credit (Get it! Get it!)." The message of their social commentary seems to be that it's easy to spend a lot of money on credit cards and then forget to pay them back. Perhaps songwriter Allen harbored secret ambitions to become a consumer advocate. But Toronto does not succeed as a substitute for Ralph Nader any more than they succeed as a substitute for Starship or Stryper. They're just Toronto. ~ Evan Cater

Product Details

Release Date:	10/28/2003
Label:	Solid Gold Records
UPC:	0696774100321
Rank:	62565

Tracks

1. Break Down the Barricades
2. Your Daddy Don't Know
3. Start Telling the Truth
4. You're a Mystery to Me
5. Don't Walk Away
6. Get It on Credit
7. Sick and Tired
8. Ya Love to Love
9. Why Can't We Talk?
10. Run for Your Life
11. What About Love
12. Across the Border

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Toronto   Primary Artist
Gary Lalonde   Guitar (Bass),Bass,Vocals
Barry Connors   Drums
Brian Allen   Guitar
Sheron Alton   Guitar
Holly Woods   Vocals
Scott Kreyer   Keyboards
Jimmy Fox   Drums
Nicki Costello   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Steve Smith   Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Sherron Elaine Alton   Composer
Geoff Iwamoto   Composer
Anne Elizabeth Woods   Composer
Sheron Alton   Composer
Toronto   Arranger
Scott Kreyer   Composer
Holly Woods   Composer
Jim Vallance   Arranger,Composer
Brian Allen   Composer
Anne Wood   Composer
Peter J. Moore   Remastering
Brian Raymond Allen   Composer
Michael Roth   Composer
Kerry Doole   Liner Notes
Rodney Bowes   Repackaging Design
Mike Baskerville   Assistant Engineer
Fred Valentine   Cover Photo
James Vallance   Composer
Dee Lippingwell   Photography