Released August 1983 Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats
(1983) Rock Therapy
(1986) Release date 15 August 1983 Producer Dave Edmunds | Length 30:37 Artist Stray Cats Label BMG Genre Rockabilly | |
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Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats is the third album from the rockabilly band Stray Cats, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). The album featured the No. 5 hit "(She's) Sexy + 17" and Top 40 hit "I Won't Stand in Your Way." The album is out of print on CD in the U.S.
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Critical reception
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "B-" and said that its "bigger and rawer" sound is an improvement over "Built for Speed's prettification", but felt that, despite his improved guitar playing, Brian Setzer is a poor songwriter and "a preening panderer, mythologizing his rockin' '50s with all the ignorant cynicism of a punk poser." In a retrospective review for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars and said that the album "sounded identical" to Built for Speed and was just as strong because of the hits "(She's) Sexy + 17" and "I Won't Stand in Your Way".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Brian Setzer; except where indicated
- "Rebels Rule"
- "Too Hip, Gotta Go"
- "Look at That Cadillac"
- "Something's Wrong With My Radio" (Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker)
- "18 Miles to Memphis"
- "(She's) Sexy + 17"
- "Dig Dirty Doggie"
- "I Won't Stand in Your Way"
- "Hotrod Gang"
- "How Long You Wanna Live, Anyway?" (Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker)
- "Lucky Charm (Ooh Wee Suzy)" (Japan Release Bonus Track)
Personnel
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
Songs
1Rebels Rule3:27
2Too Hip - Gotta Go2:35
3Look at That Cadillac4:01