| In a Place Like This | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Payolas |
| Cover: | Payola$_InAPlaceLikeThis.jpg |
| Released: | 1981 |
| Label: | A&M |
| Producer: | Bob Rock |
| Prev Title: | Introducing Payola$ |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | No Stranger to Danger |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
In a Place Like This is the first LP by the Payolas, released in 1981.[1] [2] It was produced by Bob Rock.[3] The band supported the album with a Canadian tour that included shows with ZZ Top.[4]
The Boston Globe wrote: "Payolas are a solid, competent band whose hard-driving punkish pop and socially conscious lyrics recall music made three years ago by the Clash and the Boomtown Rats. Although they make a valiant attempt at becoming another major new wave voice, Payolas fall a bit short, mainly because they aren't quite as good as either of the bands they sound like."[5] Trouser Press opined that the album "is political (but not preachy), offering sophisticated punk with reggae seasoning, which makes it again reminiscent of the Clash without being derivative."[6]