Assault & Flattery is Toronto's sixth and final album, released in 1984. The album features only two original band members, Anne "Holly" Woods and Scott Kreyer. Released as "Holly Woods & Toronto" which hints at Holly's increasing control and autonomy in the band at this time. The album was produced by Mike Flicker who produced five albums for Heart - the band Toronto are most often compared to. The CD release includes the bonus track "Where Are We Now?" - which was also performed by Holly herself, as a solo artist, on her CD Live It Up!.
Track listing
Side 1
- "New Romance" <small>(Holly Knight, Anton Fig)</small> - 3:35
- "Kerry Anne" <small>(Holly Woods, Scott Kreyer, Mike Gingrich)</small> - 4:43
- "Sometimes Change" <small>(Woods, Kreyer)</small> - 4:06
- "Look What's Showing Through" <small>(Eddie Schwartz)</small> - 4:41
- "Bang Your Head" <small>(Woods, Kreyer, Gingrich, Jeff Gilhart)</small> - 3:42
Side 2
- <li value="6">"Desperation" <small>(Woods, Kreyer, Paul Hanna, Daryl Alvaro, Gingrich)</small> - 4:56
- "Assault and Flattery" <small>(Woods, Kreyer, Tim McCauley, Gingrich)</small> - 3:39
- "Cats & Dogs (Stealin')" <small>(Woods, Kreyer, Gingrich)</small> - 3:25
- "No More Cliches" <small>(Woods, Brian MacLeod)</small> - 4:21
CD version bonus track
- <li value="10">"Where Are We Now?"
Personnel
Band members
- Holly Woods - lead and backing vocals, co-producer
- Scott Kreyer - keyboards, co-producer
- Marty Walsh - lead and rhythm guitars
- Mike Gingrich - bass guitar
- Paul Hanna - drums
Additional musicians
- Daryl Alvaro - additional guitars
- Tim McCauley - additional keyboards, programming, producer
- Phil Kenzie - saxophone
- Lenny Castro - percussion
- John Coury - backing vocals and vocal arrangements
- Cele Bullard, Nick Cerro, Liz Lausanne - backing vocals
- Darby Mills - vocals on the duet "Cats & Dogs (Stealin')"
- Brian MacLeod - lead guitar on "Cats & Dogs (Stealin')", producer and mixing on track 9
Production
- Mike Flicker - producer
- Tony Bongiovi - mixing