National Breakout

1980 studio album by the Romantics

National Breakout

Studio album by

the Romantics

Released

December 1980

Genre

Pop rock

Length

35:17

Label

Nemperor

Producer

Peter Solley

the Romantics chronology

The Romantics
(1980)

National Breakout
(1980)

Strictly Personal
(1981)

National Breakout is the second album by the American band the Romantics, released in 1980 on Nemperor Records.^[1]^[2] It peaked at No. 176 on the Billboard 200.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

Goldmine opined that "too much of the record is a misguided, somewhat ham-fisted attempt at arena rock, with some just-plain-dumb lyrics."^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Palmar/Marinos/Skill, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tomboy"		2:28
2.	"Forever Yours"		2:52
3.	"Stone Pony"		2:37
4.	"New Cover Story"		3:02
5.	"A Night Like This"		5:05
6.	"National Breakout"		2:33
7.	"21 and Over"		4:08
8.	"I Can't Tell You Anything"	Palmar, Marinos, Skill, Cole	3:35
9.	"Take Me Out of the Rain"		2:27
10.	"Friday at the Hideout"	David Leone	3:00
11.	"Poor Little Rich Girl"		3:30

Personnel

Wally Palmar - rhythm guitar
Mike Skill - lead guitar
Richard Cole - bass
Jimmy Marinos - drums

References

^ Cromonic, Richard (15 Jan 1981). "Reviews/Record". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
^ McMenemy, Lauren (8 Aug 2002). "Here's the blueprint for how to make the most of your one-hit-wonder status...". The Advertiser. p. 44.
^ Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982. Backbeat Books. p. 391.
^ National Breakout at AllMusic
^ Borack, John M. (Jul 18, 2008). "The Romantics/National Breakout". Goldmine. Vol. 34, no. 15. p. 50.