Suzi Quatro - The Girl From Detroit City (4 CD, Deluxe Edition) (2014)
Artist: Suzi Quatro
Title: The Girl From Detroit City
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Cherry Red Records GLAMBOX150
Genre: Rock, Glam Rock
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans) / 320 kbps
Total Time: 05:05:02
Total Size: 2.28 GB / 988 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: The Girl From Detroit City
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Cherry Red Records GLAMBOX150
Genre: Rock, Glam Rock
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans) / 320 kbps
Total Time: 05:05:02
Total Size: 2.28 GB / 988 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
A four-disc box set with the glitter-tastic catalogue number GLAMBOX 150, The Girl From Detroit City is a comprehensive celebration of Suzi Quatro’s 40-year music career. But many fans likely won’t venture beyond CD1. That’s because it’s the one with all the smash hits – 48 Crash, Daytona Demon, Devil Gate Drive et al.
It’s also got a handful of tracks from Quatro’s first band, the Pleasure Seekers (the best of which, Locked In Your Love, is reminiscent of a garage-band Supremes); some rough’n’tumble compositions by Suzi and husband No.1/Quatro band guitarist Len Tuckey; and a smattering of lesser-known-but-still-killer songs written by the Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman dream team.
But delve deeper and you’ll be rewarded by what can best be described as a rollercoaster listening experience. In truth, some very strange things begin to happen. Among them: a duet with The Troggs’ Reg Presley on Wild Thing that sounds like it was orchestrated by members of the Human League; an eyebrow-raising, bang-a-gong rendition of ABBA’s Does Your Mama Know, produced by Sweet guitarist Andy Scott; Curly Hair For Sale, a demo from 1971, which is reminiscent of Bobbie Gentry singing Cream’s back catalogue.
It goes on. You never know what to expect next, and the wild inconsistency of the collection is part of its charm. But it does make you wonder what Suzi was thinking of at times. Did someone say to her: “Look, I’ve got this song that was a hit for The Normal and Grace Jones. It sounds like a half-baked Kraftwerk and it’s called Warm Leatherette. You wear leather. Why don’t you record a version?” Whatever the back-story, Suzi did just that.
There are gems among the aberrations. Quatro’s nicely understated vocal on the Eagles’ Desperado is augmented by some delicious guitar playing by Jeff Beck. The countrified Stumblin’ In remains a guilty pleasure, as does its sibling If You Can’t Give Me Love. Lipstick, a brilliant stompalong mutant offshoot of Patti Smith’s Gloria, was performed by Suzi on an episode of Minder. But, as we read in the sleevenotes, a subsequent appearance on Cheggers Plays Pop “was unable to propel the song into the charts”.
It’s also got a handful of tracks from Quatro’s first band, the Pleasure Seekers (the best of which, Locked In Your Love, is reminiscent of a garage-band Supremes); some rough’n’tumble compositions by Suzi and husband No.1/Quatro band guitarist Len Tuckey; and a smattering of lesser-known-but-still-killer songs written by the Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman dream team.
But delve deeper and you’ll be rewarded by what can best be described as a rollercoaster listening experience. In truth, some very strange things begin to happen. Among them: a duet with The Troggs’ Reg Presley on Wild Thing that sounds like it was orchestrated by members of the Human League; an eyebrow-raising, bang-a-gong rendition of ABBA’s Does Your Mama Know, produced by Sweet guitarist Andy Scott; Curly Hair For Sale, a demo from 1971, which is reminiscent of Bobbie Gentry singing Cream’s back catalogue.
It goes on. You never know what to expect next, and the wild inconsistency of the collection is part of its charm. But it does make you wonder what Suzi was thinking of at times. Did someone say to her: “Look, I’ve got this song that was a hit for The Normal and Grace Jones. It sounds like a half-baked Kraftwerk and it’s called Warm Leatherette. You wear leather. Why don’t you record a version?” Whatever the back-story, Suzi did just that.
There are gems among the aberrations. Quatro’s nicely understated vocal on the Eagles’ Desperado is augmented by some delicious guitar playing by Jeff Beck. The countrified Stumblin’ In remains a guilty pleasure, as does its sibling If You Can’t Give Me Love. Lipstick, a brilliant stompalong mutant offshoot of Patti Smith’s Gloria, was performed by Suzi on an episode of Minder. But, as we read in the sleevenotes, a subsequent appearance on Cheggers Plays Pop “was unable to propel the song into the charts”.
Tracklist:
CD1 - 01:16:41
01. What A Way To Die (With Pleasure Seekers) - 2:25
02. Light Of Love (With Pleasure Seekers) - 3:01
03. Locked In Your Love (With Pleasure Seekers) - 2:34
04. Rolling Stone - 2:47
05. Can The Can - 3:36
06. Ain't Ya Something Honey - 4:08
07. 48 Crash - 3:55
08. All Shook Up - 3:50
09. Glycerine Queen - 3:49
10. Daytona Demon - 4:03
11. Roman Fingers - 3:48
12. Devil Gate Drive - 3:49
13. In The Morning - 2:37
14. Too Big - 3:22
15. The Wild One (Single Version) - 2:53
16. Your Mama Won't Like Me - 4:00
17. I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew - 3:44
18. You Can Make Me Want You - 3:34
19. Michael - 3:42
20. I May Be Too Young - 2:58
21. Half As Much As Me - 4:15
22. American Lady (Alternative Version) - 3:51
CD2 - 01:16:46
01. Tear Me Apart - 3:01
02. If You Can't Give Me Love - 3:56
03. Suicide - 4:07
04. The Race Is On - 4:04
05. Stumblin' In (with Chris Norman) - 3:58
06. I've Never Been In Love - 3:03
07. Mind Demons - 2:28
08. She's In Love With You - 3:33
09. Hollywood - 2:59
10. Mamas Boy - 3:38
11. Love Hurts - 2:47
12. Rock Hard - 3:21
13. Lonely Is The Hardest - 3:48
14. Ego In The Night - 3:38
15. Lipstick - 4:11
16. Glad All Over - 2:50
17. Heart Of Stone - 3:25
18. Main Attraction - 3:15
19. Two Miles Out Of Georgia - 3:30
20. Can I Be Your Girl? - 3:52
21. Good Girl (Looking For A Bad Time) - 3:31
22. Wild Thing (with Reg Presley) - 3:53
CD3 - 01:15:52
01. I Got The Sun In The Morning - 4:54
02. Moonshine Lullaby - 3:48
03. If You Can't Give Me Love (Piano Version) - 5:08
04. Baby You're A Star - 3:48
05. Kiss Me Goodbye - 4:09
06. Back To The Drive - 4:33
07. I'll Walk Through The Fire With You - 4:30
08. No Choice - 5:33
09. I Don't Do Gentle - 4:26
10. Fifteen Minutes Of Fame - 3:52
11. Whatever Love Is - 4:44
12. Strict Machine - 3:11
13. Breaking Dishes - 4:02
14. A Girl Like Me - 4:32
15. Singing With Angels - 3:57
16. Does Your Mama Know (with Andy Scott) - 2:57
17. The Cost Of Living - 3:41
18. Girl From Detroit City - 4:07
CD4 - 01:15:43
01. Curly Hair For Sale - 3:09
02. Sugar Flash Rapper - 3:33
03. Ain't Got No Home - 2:21
04. Sweet Nothings - 2:22
05. Wild In The Night - 3:18
06. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 2:41
07. What Goes Around (Demo Version) - 3:10
08. Love And War - 3:35
09. Walking Through The Changes - 3:57
10. Warm Leatherette - 3:26
11. Intimate Strangers - 4:24
12. And So To Bed - 3:32
13. Sometimes Love Is Letting Go - 4:28
14. Flying To My Destiny - 4:36
15. Free The Butterfly - 5:06
16. Ambition - 5:35
17. If There Ever Was A Reason - 4:22
18. Desperado (with Jeff Beck) - 3:22
19. Dancing In The Wind - 4:50
20. 20-No Choice (Demo Version) - 3:57
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