Stray Cats (album)
Stray Cats is the first studio album by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, first released in the UK by Arista Records in February 1981. It was produced by Dave Edmunds.
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| Released | February 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980-1981 | |||
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| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Dave Edmunds | |||
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The album was successful in Britain, peaking at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart, and produced the UK Top 40 hits "Runaway Boys" (No. 9), "Rock This Town" (No. 9) and "Stray Cat Strut" (No. 11).[2] The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later listed "Rock This Town" as one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".[3][4]
The fifth track on the album, "Storm the Embassy", was written about the Iran hostage crisis of 1979–80.
The album was only issued in the United States after the success of the band's first American album, 1982's Built for Speed. However, six of the songs from Stray Cats ("Rock This Town", "Stray Cat Strut", "Rumble in Brighton", "Runaway Boys", "Double Talkin' Baby" and "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie") were already included on Built for Speed.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Runaway Boys" | Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom | Dave Edmunds | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Fishnet Stockings" | Brian Setzer | Brian Setzer and Stray Cats | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Ubangi Stomp" | Charles Underwood | Brian Setzer and Stray Cats | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie" | George Motola, Ricky Page | Dave Edmunds | 2:21 |
| 5. | "Storm the Embassy" | Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom | Brian Setzer and Stray Cats | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Rock This Town" | Brian Setzer | Dave Edmunds | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Rumble in Brighton" | Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom | Brian Setzer and Stray Cats | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Stray Cat Strut" | Brian Setzer | Dave Edmunds | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Crawl Up and Die" | Brian Feli, Jim Feli | Dave Edmunds | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Double Talkin' Baby" | Danny Wolfe | Dave Edmunds | 3:05 |
| 11. | "My One Desire" | Dorsey Burnette | Dave Edmunds | 2:57 |
| 12. | "Wild Saxaphone" | Roy Montrell, John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | Brian Setzer and Stray Cats | 3:01 |
In popular culture
"Rock This Town" was featured in the 2006 video games Guitar Hero II, Cars[5] and Elite Beat Agents.,[6] and in the TV show The Americans (2013).
On the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars, Rocco DiSpirito and Karina Smirnoff danced a foxtrot to "Stray Cat Strut". William Levy and Cheryl Burke also danced a foxtrot to this song on the 14th season of the show.
"Ubangi Stomp" was featured in the 1998 South Korean film The Quiet Family, and in the 2005 Russian film Dead Man's Bluff (Жмурки).
Charts
Album - UK Albums Chart(United Kingdom)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | UK Albums | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| November 1980 | "Runaway Boys" | UK Top 40 | 9 |
| February 1981 | "Rock This Town" | UK Top 40 | 9 |
| April 1981 | "Stray Cat Strut" | UK Top 40 | 11 |
References
- Mawer, Sharon. "Stray Cats – Stray Cats". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18719/stray-cats/
- https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/01/brian-setzers-stray-cats-to-reunite-for-first-show-in-10-years/
- "Rocklist.net...Steve Parker...Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- "Cars", IMDb, June 5, 2006, retrieved September 10, 2016
- "Elite Beat Agents", IMDb, November 6, 2006, retrieved October 11, 2017
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