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.|
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). The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later listed "Rock This Town" as one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".
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.
Video Stray Cats (album)
Track listing
Maps Stray Cats (album)
In popular culture
"Rock This Town" was featured in the 2006 video games Guitar Hero II, Cars and Elite Beat Agents., 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 (??????).
Personnel
- Stray Cats
- Brian Setzer - guitar, vocals
- Slim Jim Phantom - drums
- Lee Rocker - bass
- Additional personnel
- Gary Barnacle - saxophone
- Gavin Cochrane - photography
Charts
Album - UK Albums Chart(United Kingdom)
Singles
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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