Editing Spring Session M (section)

{{Infobox album
| name       = Spring Session M
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Missing Persons (band)|Missing Persons]]
| cover      = Missing Persons - Spring Session M.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|1982|10|08}}
| recorded   = 1980–1982
| venue      =
| studio     = Chateau Recorders (Los Angeles)
| genre      =
* [[New wave music|New wave]]
* [[Rock music|rock]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=42|s=38}}
| label      = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer   = [[Ken Scott]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Rhyme & Reason (Missing Persons album)|Rhyme & Reason]]
| next_year  = 1984
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Spring Session M
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = Words
 | single1date = May 1982
 | single2     = [[Destination Unknown (song)|Destination Unknown]]
 | single2date = September 1982
 | single3     = Windows
 | single3date = January 1983
 | single4     = [[Walking in L.A. (song)|Walking in L.A.]]
 | single4date = February 1983
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/spring-session-m-mw0000313007 |title=Spring Session M – Missing Persons |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=September 19, 2021 |last=Ogg |first=Alex}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
| rev2score = C+<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Missing Persons: Spring Session M |chapter-url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=5486 |access-date=September 19, 2021 |title=Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s |title-link=Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |publisher=[[Pantheon Books]] |year=1990 |isbn=0-679-73015-X |page=277}}</ref>
}}

'''''Spring Session M''''' is the debut studio album by American rock band [[Missing Persons (band)|Missing Persons]]. It was released on October 8, 1982, by [[Capitol Records]]. The title of the album is an [[anagram]] of the band's name. Produced by [[Ken Scott]] with the songs written by [[Terry Bozzio]], [[Dale Bozzio]], and [[Warren Cuccurullo]], ''Spring Session M'' is a new wave rock album with elements of [[synth-pop]].

Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from [[music journalism|music critics]] and also noted commercial success, peaking at #17 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. ''Spring Session M'' was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Missing+Persons&ti=Spring+Session+M#search_section |website=RIAA |title=RIAA |access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>

Four singles were released from the album: "Words", "Windows", "[[Destination Unknown (song)|Destination Unknown]]", and "[[Walking in L.A. (song)|Walking in L.A.]]" All singles charted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], with "Words" and "Destination Unknown" both reaching #42, and the music videos also received regular airplay on [[MTV]].