Girls with Guns (album)

Girls with Guns
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1984
Recorded1984
Studio
GenrePop rock
Length48:53
LabelA&M
ProducerMike Stone
Tommy Shaw chronology
Girls with Guns
(1984)
What If?
(1985)
Singles from Girls with Guns
  1. "Girls with Guns"
    Released: September 1984
  2. "Lonely School"
    Released: December 1984
  3. "Free to Love You"
    Released: March 1985
Professional ratings
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AllMusic[1]

Girls with Guns is the debut solo album from Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw. It was released in October 1984 by A&M Records.

The title track was a top 10 hit on rock radio, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reaching a high of #33 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Girls with Guns" was featured in the first season of the Miami Vice episode "Glades".

A second single, the ballad "Lonely School", was released in late 1984 and peaked at #60 on the Hot 100 in January 1985. The videos for both singles received premiere status and strong rotation on MTV, and the network aired a concert special featuring Shaw.

The CD and cassette formats of the album feature extended versions of the ballad "Kiss Me Hello" and the dance-rock track "Outside in the Rain".

The Girls with Guns album charted on the Billboard 200 chart for 25 weeks, peaking at #50.