Coliseum Rock

Coliseum Rock is the fourth and final studio album by the American hard rock band Starz.^[1][2] The album was released in 1978. Recorded in Toronto, it was produced by Jack Richardson.^[3]

Coliseum Rock
Cover painting by Todd Schorr
Studio album by Starz
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Studio	Soundstage, Toronto, Canada
Genre	Hard rock
Length	39:42
Label	Capitol
Producer	Jack Richardson
Starz chronology
Attention Shoppers! (1978) Coliseum Rock (1978) Live in Action (1989)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[5]

The Daily Breeze wrote that the album "offers a mixed assortment of hard rock and harsh guitar play," and criticized the band's "lack of imagination."^[6] The Spokane Daily Chronicle panned the "power chords, strained vocals and thudding drums."^[7]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Young, So Bad"	Michael Lee Smith	3:27
2.	"Take Me"	Richie Ranno, Smith, Bobby Messano	3:58
3.	"No Regrets"	Ranno, Smith, Messano, Orville Davis, Joe X. Dube	4:53
4.	"My Sweet Child"	Smith, Davis	3:58
5.	"Don't Stop Now"	Ranno, Smith, Davis, Messano	3:40

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Outfit"	Smith, Ranno, Davis	3:17
7.	"Last Night I Wrote a Letter"	Ranno, Smith	4:59
8.	"Coliseum Rock"	Ranno	3:32
9.	"It's a Riot"	Ranno, Smith	3:33
10.	"Where Will It End"	Ranno, Smith, Dube	4:25

2005 CD edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Vidi O.D."	Ranno, Smith	3:31
12.	"You Called His Name"	Ranno, Smith	4:22

Personnel

Starz

• Michael Lee Smith - vocals
• Richie Ranno - guitar
• Bobby Messano - guitar
• Orville Davis - bass
• Joe X. Dube - drums

Production

• Jack Richardson - producer
• Cub Richardson - engineer, mixing, mastering
• Robert Hrycyna, Mike McCarty - recording technicians