“The Girl From Detroit City” is a beautifully presented 4-CD boxed set, celebrating an amazing 50 years in the music business for rock 'n' roll queen, Suzi Quatro. The 4CD/Book Deluxe Box Set Edition will be released on October 27th, 2014
The 82 tracks on offer here span the whole of Suzi's career, including three songs by the Pleasure Seekers, the all-girl rock band, which Suzi formed along with her sister Patti, and which signed to Mercury Records in 1968. Her massive chart hits from the 1970s also feature, including the "Chinnichap" numbers, "Can the Can", "48 Crash" and "Devil Gate Drive" and a whole wealth of material from the 1970s onwards, through to tracks from her critically-acclaimed 2011 album, "In the Spotlight", which witnessed her reunion with producer, Mike Chapman; highlights of which included Suzi's covers of Goldfrapp's "Strict Machine" and Rhianna's "Breaking Dishes" plus a Chapman number, "A Girl Like Me", which he wrote especially for her.
“The Girl From Detroit City” comes complete with fascinating up-to-date liner notes, tracking Suzi's career from the outset to the present day, and it presents a wealth of album & poster artwork and photographs, including a shot of Suzi's incredible vintage Ray-Ban collection!
Suzi Quatro was the most successful female artist of the entire Glam Rock period (Suzi's style and music were not truly 'Glam' but this was the era, which saw her shoot to stardom) and her influence on subsequent generations of female rock musicians are widely acknowledged. It's been well-documented that Chrissie Hynde and Joan Jett both drew inspiration from Suzi but so have many others, including Talking Heads' Tina Weymouth, who was encouraged to learn to play bass by listening to Quatro albums and, more recently, KT Tunstall revealed that the cover photo of her 2007 album "Drastic Fantastic" was based on Suzi's image.
In celebration of Suzi's 50th year in the music business, the BBC will be hosting a special performance of her one-woman show, Unzipped, in London on Friday 26th September. It will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Thursday 2nd October. On 29th September Cherry Red will also release the single “The Girl From Detroit City” on digital download only. This brand new song was recorded in 2013 and is exclusive to this compilation. Written and produced by Mike Chapman, the song speaks of Suzi's early days in Detroit and her discovery by Mickie Most.
50 years on and Suzi Quatro has no intention of slowing down. She's about to embark on another massive live tour and in 2015 she will finally publish her poetry in a book called "Through My Eyes".
The 4CD/Book Deluxe Box Set Edition includes all of Suzi’s world-wide hit singles:
- "Can The Can" (UK No. 1, Germany No.1, Australia No.5, Top Ten Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, France)
- "48 Crash" (UK No.3, Germany No.2,Top Ten in France, Switzerland, Italy)
- "Daytona Demon" (UK No.14, Germany No.2, Australia No.10)
- "Devil Gate Drive" (UK No.1, Germany No.2,Australia No.2,Top Ten Switzerland, Austria, Holland, France, Norway)
- "Too Big" (UK No.14, Germany No.6, Australia No.16)
- "The Wild One" (UK No.7, Germany No.5, Australia No.3)
- "Your Mama Won’t Like Me" (UK No.31, Germany No. 27, Australia No.12)
- "Tear Me Apart" (UK No.27, Germany No.17, Australia No.29)
- "If You Can’t Give Me Love" (UK No. 4, Germany No.5, Australia No.10, USA No.45, Top Ten Ireland, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Sweden)
- "The Race is On" (UK No.43, Germany No.15,Australia No.28)
- "Stumbln’ In" (UK No.41, Germany (No.2, Australia No.2, USA No.4, Top Ten Holland, South Africa, Austria, Belgium, Sweden
- "I’ve Never Been in Love" (UK No.56,Germany No.38)
- "She’s in Love With You" (UK No.11, Germany No.8, South Africa No.1, Top Ten Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Sweden)
Along with all the hits there are classic album tracks, B-sides and rare European only singles plus 20 previously unreleased tracks on Disc 4 including a collaboration with Jeff Beck on a version of The Eagles "Desperado".
Suzi has also recorded three brand new tracks exclusive to this box including a collaboration with The Sweet’s Andy Scott on a version of ABBA’s "Does Your Mama Know" & the title track, specially written by long time hit maker Mike Chapman.
Suzi will be playing in South Africa in October and also heading back to Australia in early 2015 as well as appearing at Festivals across mainland Europe – and if that’s not enough she will also be presenting her latest BBC Radio 2 show "Quatrophonic” which will also include a special recording of her one woman show "Unzipped”.
Tracklist:
Disc One:
1. WHAT A WAY TO DIE
2. LIGHT OF LOVE
3. LOCKED IN YOUR LOVE
4. ROLLING STONE
5. CAN THE CAN
6. AIN’T YA SOMETHING HONEY
7. 48 CRASH
8. ALL SHOOK UP
9. GLYCERINE QUEEN
10. DAYTONA DEMON
11. ROMAN FINGERS
12. DEVIL GATE DRIVE
13. IN THE MORNING
14. TOO BIG
15. THE WILD ONE (Single Version)
16. YOUR MAMMA WON’T LIKE ME
17. I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW
18. YOU CAN MAKE ME WANT YOU
19. MICHAEL
20. I MAY BE TOO YOUNG
21. HALF AS MUCH AS ME
22. AMERICAN LADY (Alternative Version)
Disc Two:
1 TEAR ME APART
2. IF YOU CAN’T GIVE ME LOVE
3. SUICIDE
4. THE RACE IS ON
5. STUMBLIN’ IN (with Chris Norman)
6. I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE
7. MIND DEMONS
8. SHE’S IN LOVE WITH YOU
9. HOLLYWOOD
10. MAMA’S BOY
11. LOVE HURTS
12. ROCK HARD
13. LONELY IS THE HARDEST
14. EGO IN THE NIGHT
15. LIPSTICK
16. GLAD ALL OVER
17. HEART OF STONE
18. MAIN ATTRACTION
19. TWO MILES OUT OF GEORGIA
20. CAN I BE YOUR GIRL
21. GOOD GIRL (LOOKING FOR A BAD TIME)
22. WILD THING (with Reg Presley)
Disc Three:
1. I GOT THE SUN IN THE MORNING
2. MOONSHINE LULLABY
3. IF YOU CAN’T GIVE ME LOVE (Piano Version)
4. BABY YOU’RE A STAR
5. KISS ME GOODBYE
6. BACK TO THE DRIVE
7. I’LL WALK THROUGH THE FIRE WITH YOU
8. NO CHOICE
9. I DON’T DO GENTLE
10. FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME
11. WHATEVER LOVE IS
12. STRICT MACHINE
13. BREAKING DISHES
14. A GIRL LIKE ME
15. SINGING WITH ANGELS
16. DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW (with Andy Scott)
17. THE COST OF LIVING
18. GIRL FROM DETROIT CITY
Disc Four:
1. CURLY HAIR FOR SALE
2. SUGAR FLASH RAPPER
3. AIN’T GOT NO HOME
4. SWEET NOTHIN’S
5. WILD IN THE NIGHT
6. DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD
7. WHAT GOES AROUND (Demo Version)
8. LOVE AND WAR
9. WALKING THROUGH THE CHANGES
10. WARM LEATHERETTE
11. INTIMATE STRANGERS
12. AND SO TO BED
13. SOMETIMES LOVE IS LETTING GO
14. FLYING TO MY DESTINY
15. FREE THE BUTTERFLY
16. AMBITION
17. IF THERE EVER WAS A REASON
18. DESPERADO (with Jeff Beck)
19. DANCING IN THE WIND
20. NO CHOICE (Demo Version)
Editor’s Notes:
Suzi Quatro has sold in excess of 55 million records worldwide.
In the UK she has had 18 hit singles, including 2 No. 1s (Can The Can and Devil Gate Drive). From 1973-1979, Suzi featured in the British charts for no less than 101 weeks.
In Australia it was 18 hit singles with 3 No. 1s, whilst in Germany the total was 18 chart entries, with 12 of them reaching the Top 10.
In 2013, Suzi received a lifetime achievement award at her hometown Detroit Music Awards (the DMAs) and later that year she was presented the Woman of Valour Award from Musicians for Equal Opprtunities for Women (MEOW).
She has also written her autobiography, "Unzipped", which adds best-selling author to her already huge list of achievements. In 2012 she hit the stage at London's Hippodrome Casino for a week, with her one-woman show based around the autobiography.
With nigh on 40 years in show business, Suzi has taken on numerous acting roles, including the TV shows Happy Days, Minder, Dempsey & Makepeace, Absolutely Fabulous and Midsomer Murders. There have also been highly successful musical stage roles, including Annie Get Your Gun and Tallulah Who? and she appeared in the play, Exonerated, alongside Charles Dance.
Suzi has ventured into the world of broadcasting with very successful shows on BBC Radio 2, including "Rockin' With Suzi Q" and "Wake Up Little Suzi". She also recorded a series of 2-hour high profile documentaries on some of her favourite artists, including Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison, which were broadcast on BBC Radio 2 during 2011 and 2012.
Suzi continues to tour and does over 100 shows a year all over the world. On retiring, she has this to say; "When I turn my back on the audience and shake my ass, and there is silence... I'll stop"...
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