Future Shock (Gillan album)

Future Shock
Studio album by
Gillan
Released17 April 1981[1]
RecordedJanuary 1981[2]
StudioKingsway Recorders, London, UK
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length43:24
LabelVirgin
ProducerGillan
Gillan chronology
Glory Road
(1980) 		Future Shock
(1981) 		Double Trouble
(1981)
Singles from Glory Road
  1. "New Orleans"
    Released: March 1981[3]
  2. "No Laughing in Heaven"
    Released: 12 June 1981[4]

Future Shock is the fourth studio album by the British hard rock band Gillan. Released by Virgin in 1981, it reached number 2 in the UK album chart; this would remain the band's highest placing.[5]

The title is taken from Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock.

The original vinyl LP had a gatefold sleeve, with centre pages. Cover painting is by Alan Daniels for Young Artists.

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
  2. ^ Gillan, Ian (2016). The Autobiography (3rd ed.). John Blake Publishing. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-786-06135-5.
  3. ^ "Gillan singles".
  4. ^ "Gillan singles".
  5. ^ "Gillan Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2019.