No Stranger to Danger (Payolas album) explained

No Stranger to Danger
Type:	Studio Album
Artist:	Payolas
Cover:	Payola$_NoStrangerToDanger.jpg
Released:	1982
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Mick Ronson
Prev Title:	In a Place Like This
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Hammer on a Drum
Next Year:	1983

No Stranger to Danger is the second album by Payolas, released in 1982. It contains the hit "Eyes of a Stranger".

The album is only available on vinyl and cassette; it has not been released on CD or as a commercial digital download, although some tracks (notably "Romance" and "Eyes of a Stranger") appear on some compilations. The album reached #5 in Canada,^[1] and was #37 in the 1982 Year End chart.^[2] "Eyes of a Stranger" reached number 4 in Canadian charts,^[3] and was number 34 in the year-end chart.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Rock and Paul Hyde, except as noted.

1. "Romance" – 3:23
2. "Eyes of a Stranger" – 4:54
3. "Some Old Song" – 3:37
4. "Rose" (written by Paul Hyde) – 3:59
5. "Hastings Street" – 4:59
6. "Youth" – 4:17
7. "Lights to Change" – 2:27
8. "Mystery to Me" – 3:04
9. "Pennies into Gold" – 3:06
10. "Screaming" – 4:09
11. "Rockers" – 2:46

Personnel

• Paul Hyde: vocals, guitars
• Bob Rock: electric/acoustic and synthetic guitars, vocals
• Christopher Taylor: drums, etc.
• Mick Ronson: producer, keyboards, guitar, vocals
• Laurence Wilkins: Bass

Notes

• "Eyes of a Stranger" was covered by P.O.D. on their The Warriors EP, Volume 2 album.

Notes and References

1. Web site: RPM Top 50 Albums - September 4, 1982.
2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums of 1982 - December 25, 1982.
3. Web site: RPM Top 50 Singles - August 14, 1982.
4. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles of 82 - December 25, 1982.