Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats

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Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats
Rant N Rave cover.jpg
Studio album by
Stray Cats
ReleasedAugust 15, 1983
Genre Rockabilly
Length30:37
Label EMI America
Producer Dave Edmunds
Stray Cats chronology
Built for Speed
(1982)		Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats
(1983)		 Rock Therapy
(1986)

Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats is the third studio album by American rockabilly revivalist band Stray Cats, released in 1983 by EMI America. [1] It was produced by Dave Edmunds. The album featured the No. 5 hit "(She's) Sexy + 17", Top 40 hit "I Won't Stand in Your Way" (#35) and "Look At That Cadillac" (#68).

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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 was an improvement over "Built for Speed's prettification", but felt that, despite his improved guitar playing, Brian Setzer was a poor songwriter and "a preening panderer, mythologizing his rockin' '50s with all the ignorant cynicism of a punk poser". [2] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine 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". [3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Brian Setzer; except where indicated

  1. "Rebels Rule"
  2. "Too Hip, Gotta Go"
  3. "Look at That Cadillac"
  4. "Something's Wrong With My Radio" (Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker)
  5. "18 Miles to Memphis"
  6. "(She's) Sexy + 17"
  7. "Dig Dirty Doggie"
  8. "I Won't Stand in Your Way"
  9. "Hotrod Gang"
  10. "How Long You Wanna Live, Anyway?" (Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker)
  11. "Lucky Charm (Ooh Wee Suzy)" (Japan Release Bonus Track)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [4] 28
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 44
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [7] 16
French Albums (SNEP) [8] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 27
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 51
US Billboard 200 [13] 14

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 678.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 11, 1983). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rant N Rave with the Stray Cats - Stray Cats". Allmusic . Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 297. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4335a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stray Cats – Rant 'N' Rave" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ↑ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Retrieved January 18, 2025.Select Stray Cats from the menu, then press OK.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stray Cats – Rant 'N' Rave" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Stray Cats – Rant 'N' Rave". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Stray Cats – Rant 'N' Rave". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Stray Cats Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Stray Cats – Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats". Music Canada.
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Stray Cats – Rant". Recording Industry Association of America.
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