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Aggro-Phobia (1976)

Where the lyrics of Aggro-Phobia take you, and where it was really made.

Of Suzi Quatro's albums, this is the only one that Mickie Most co-produced.

Key places

Recorded at Château Du Regarde (1976)

Recording site Château Du Regarde — The album was recorded in autumn 1976 at Château Du Regarde in Oise, France, with the RAK Mobile unit. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Aggro-Phobia: fourth studio album by Suzi Quatro
• Recorded in the autumn of 1976
• Ten tracks in total
• Released by EMI Records Ltd.; sleeve carries the line "℗ 1976 Rak Records Ltd."
• The only one of Quatro's albums co-produced by Mickie Most
• Lead single "Tear Me Apart" reached No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1977

Background

• Personnel: Suzi Quatro on lead vocals and bass guitar; Len Tuckey on lead guitar and backing vocals
• Dave Neal on drums and backing vocals; Mike Deacon on keyboards and backing vocals
• Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn co-wrote "Tear Me Apart" and are credited as producer and writers
• Steve Harley wrote "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"
• Quatro and Tuckey co-wrote several tracks, including "Don't Break My Heart", "What's It Like to Be Loved", "Half as Much as Me", "Close the Door" and "American Lady"
• Cover versions: "Heartbreak Hotel", "The Honky Tonk Downstairs" and "Wake Up Little Susie"

Recording

• Recorded at Château Du Regarde, Oise, France, with RAK Mobile
• Discogs credits: Recorded By and Mixed At both list RAK Records Mobile
• Mickie Most credited as producer alongside Chapman
• Sessions took place in the autumn of 1976

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born Susan Kay Quatro in Detroit on June 3, 1950, she joined her sister Patti's all-female garage rock band the Pleasure Seekers in 1964 as bassist under the name Suzi Soul.
• The band later changed its name to Cradle in late 1969.
• Producer Mickie Most brought her to England in 1969 and developed her as a solo artist.

Career

• Her first single "Rolling Stone" reached number one only in Portugal.
• "Can the Can" (1973) hit number one in parts of Europe and Australia, followed by "48 Crash", "Daytona Demon" and "Devil Gate Drive" (1974), each selling over one million copies.
• She had a recurring role as bassist Leather Tuscadero on the sitcom Happy Days in 1977.
• The duet "Stumblin' In" with Chris Norman of Smokie reached number four in the US in 1978, her only top-40 US hit.
• She has released 15 studio albums plus later ones, and is reported to have sold over 50 million records.
• She was voted six Bravo Otto awards between 1973 and 1980 and was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2010.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Ken Barnes, writing for Bomp!, called "Tear Me Apart" excellent
• Barnes judged the song superior to Quatro's earlier hits
• The song is credited to Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
• Mickie Most co-produced the album, the only one of Quatro's albums he co-produced
• The album was recorded in the autumn of 1976 and released by EMI Records Ltd.
• Sleeve notes show a 1976 copyright line from Rak Records Ltd.

Records

• "Tear Me Apart" reached No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1977
• That chart position belongs to the single, not the album itself
• The album contains ten tracks, including covers of "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Wake Up Little Susie"
• Quatro wrote or co-wrote several songs on the album with Len Tuckey
• Label and credit details remain on the original release, including recording and mixing at RAK Records Mobile

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Mickie Most is the only producer who co-produced one of Quatro's albums, and this is that album.
• "Tear Me Apart" was written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, the songwriting pair credited on it.
• Several songs on the album were co-written by Quatro and Len Tuckey.
• The original sleeve is a fully laminated single sleeve, with the note "Made in Gt Britain".
• Recording and mixing were both credited to RAK Records Mobile.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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