1984 Toronto & Holly Woods – Assault & Flattery
Assault & Flattery is Toronto‘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 Mike Flicker who produced five albums for Heart – the band Toronto 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!.
Tracks
1 New Romance (Holly Knight; Anton Fig) 03:39
2 Kerry Anne (Holly Woods; Scott Kreyer; Mike Gingrich) 04:40
3 Sometimes Change (Holly Woods; Scott Kreyer) 04:08
4 Look What’s Showing Through (Eddie Schwartz) 04:37
5 Bang Your Head (Holly Woods; Scott Kreyer; Mike Gingrich; Jeff Gilhart) 03:42
6 Desperation (Holly Woods; Scott Kreyer; Paul Hanna; Daryl Alvaro; Mike Gingrich) 04:57
7 Assault & Flattery (Holly Woods; Scott Kreyer; Tim McCauley; Mike Gingrich) 03:37
8 Cats & Dogs (Stealin’) (Holly Woods; Scott Kreyer; Mike Gingrich) 03:27
9 No More Cliches (Holly Woods; Brian MacLeod) 04:23
10 Where Are We Now 04:56
Musicians
| Bass | Mike Gingrich |
| Drums | Paul Hanna |
| Guitar | Marty Walsh |
| Guitar | Daryl Alvaro |
| Keyboards | Scott Kreyer |
| Sax | Phil Kenzie |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Cece Bullard |
| Background Vocals | John Coury |
| Background Vocals | Liz Lauzanne |
| Background Vocals | Nick Cerro |
| Vocals | Holly Woods |
Other Musicians
8 Cats & Dogs (Stealin’)
| Vocals | Darby Mills |
Liner Notes
Producer – Holly Woods, Mike Flicker, Scott Kreyer, Tim McCauley
Engineer (Assistant) – Michael Baskerville, Rolf Hennemann
Mixed By – BTony Bongiovi
Mixed By – Brian MacLeod (Tracks 8, 9)
Remastered By – Carl Dixon
Art Direction – James O’Mara
Recorded At Eastern Sound
Remastered At The Lacquer Channel
Copyright Solid Gold Records