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If You Knew Suzi… (1978)

Where the lyrics of If You Knew Suzi… take you, and where it was really made.

Its biggest US hit is a duet, and the early US and Canadian pressing dropped one of the album's own songs to make room for it.

Key places

Cologne sessions, May 1978 (1978)

Recording site E.M.I. Electrola Studios — Several tracks on the album were recorded at E.M.I. Electrola Studios in Cologne, Germany, from 12 to 18 May 1978. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Glendale sessions, December 1977 (1977)

Recording site Echo Sound — Other tracks were recorded at Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, from 17 to 22 December 1977, before the album was finished. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• If You Knew Suzi…: fifth studio album by American singer Suzi Quatro
• Released 1 December 1978, with a 1979 copyright date
• Ten tracks, produced by Mike Chapman
• Multinational production: recorded in Cologne and Glendale, mixed in Paris and Glendale, mastered in London
• Its biggest US single hit came from this album

Background

• The album yielded Quatro's biggest US single hit, a duet with Chris Norman
• 'Stumblin' In' reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the Adult Contemporary chart
• The album had an advertising billboard on Sunset Boulevard
• The track list includes songs by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, Ray Davies, Harry Vanda and George Young, Tom Petty, and Rick Derringer
• Three songs were written by Quatro and Len Tuckey

Recording

• Tracks were recorded at E.M.I. Electrola Studios in Cologne, Germany, 12 to 18 May 1978
• Other tracks were recorded at Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, 17 to 22 December 1977
• Mixed at Decca Studios in Paris, 18 to 20 May 1978, and at Whitney Studios in Glendale, 16 to 17 January 1978
• Mastered at Utopia Studios, London
• Personnel: Mike Deacon on keyboards, Dave Neal on drums, Len Tuckey on guitar

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

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

• The Associated Press said the album was straight rock 'n' roll, while 'Stumblin' In' was a relaxed-sounding love song
• The AP wrote that the duet was hardly representative of the loud, have-a-good-time rock Quatro had been releasing for years
• The US and Canadian pressing omitted 'Evie' by Harry Vanda and George Young and included 'Stumblin' In' in its place

Records

• The album peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200
• As of August 2012, it was still Quatro's highest-charting album in the United States
• The single 'Stumblin' In' reached number 4 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The US and Canadian pressing removed 'Evie' and put 'Stumblin' In' in its place.
• An advertising billboard for the album stood on Sunset Boulevard.
• The album was released in December 1978 but carries a 1979 copyright date.
• The credits include a special thanks note to Nicky Chinn for his work on the album.
• The track list includes 'Breakdown' by Tom Petty and 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo' by Rick Derringer.

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

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