Assault & Flattery

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!.

Side 1

 * 1) "New Romance" (Holly Knight, Anton Fig) - 3:35
 * 2) "Kerry Anne" (Holly Woods, Scott Kreyer, Mike Gingrich) - 4:43
 * 3) "Sometimes Change" (Woods, Kreyer) - 4:06
 * 4) "Look What's Showing Through" (Eddie Schwartz) - 4:41
 * 5) "Bang Your Head" (Woods, Kreyer, Gingrich, Jeff Gilhart) - 3:42

Side 2

 * 1) "Desperation" (Woods, Kreyer, Paul Hanna, Daryl Alvaro, Gingrich) - 4:56
 * 2) "Assault and Flattery" (Woods, Kreyer, Tim McCauley, Gingrich) - 3:39
 * 3) "Cats & Dogs (Stealin')" (Woods, Kreyer, Gingrich) - 3:25
 * 4) "No More Cliches" (Woods, Brian MacLeod) - 4:21

CD version bonus track

 * 1) "Where Are We Now?"

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