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
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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 No. 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reaching a high of No. 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 No. 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 No. 50.