Susannah's Still Alive

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"Susannah's Still Alive"
Susannah's Still Alive cover.jpg
West German picture sleeve
Single by Dave Davies
B-side "Funny Face"
Released24 November 1967
RecordedOctober 1967 [1]
Studio Pye, London
Genre Pop, [2] folk pop [3]
Length2:22
Label Pye
Songwriter Dave Davies
Producer Ray Davies
Dave Davies singles chronology
"Death of a Clown"
(1967)		"Susannah's Still Alive"
(1967)		"Lincoln County"
(1968)

"Susannah's Still Alive" ("Suzanah's Still Alive" on the original UK release) is a song by Dave Davies, released for his second solo single. The recording featured all of the Kinks' members as his backing band. It was a hit (peaking at No. 20 in the UK) [4] but it did not live up to the expectations of Davies' last single "Death of a Clown", which was a Top 5 hit. [4] It failed to chart in the US, but was a significant success in Europe, reaching No. 10 in the Netherlands, No. 27 in Germany, No. 18 in Belgium and No. 18 in Sweden. [4] Although it was never featured on an LP, its B-side "Funny Face" was included on the Kinks' 1967 album Something Else by the Kinks .

Contents

Although all original UK singles used the spelling 'Suzanah', in many other countries and on later compilation albums Suzannah or Susannah was used.

Personnel

According to band researcher Doug Hinman: [5]

The Kinks

Additional musician

Cardiacs version

"Susannah's Still Alive"
Susannahs Still Alive Cardiacs.jpg
Single by Cardiacs
Released5 September 1988 [7]
RecordedSummer 1988
Studio The Slaughterhouse (Yorkshire)
Label Alphabet Business Concern
Songwriter Dave Davies
Producer Tim Smith
Cardiacs singles chronology
"Is This the Life"
(1988)		"Susannah's Still Alive"
(1988)		"Night Tracks (The Janice Long Session)"
(1988)

"Susannah's Still Alive" is the fourth single and only cover version ever recorded by Cardiacs. As well as being released as a single, the track was also on the Kinks tribute album, Shangri-La - A Tribute to The Kinks.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the 12" liner notes. [8] Personnel according to Eric Benac: [9]

Technical

Locations

References

  1. ↑ Hinman 2004, pp. 105, 107.
  2. ↑ Smith 2011, p. 10.
  3. ↑ Cobb, Cam (May 2022). "Perfect Stranger". Shindig!. Silverback.
  4. 1 2 3 Emlen, Dave. "The Kinks' Chart Positions". Kindakinks.net. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Hinman 2004, p. 107.
  6. ↑ Smith 2011, pp. 10, 23.
  7. ↑ "Susannah's Still Alive Flyer -". 2 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Susannah's Still Alive" (liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 5 September 1988. ALPH 009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Benac, Eric (27 August 2021). The Cardiacs: Every Album, Every Song. On Track. Sonicbond Publishing. p. 157. ISBN   978-1-78952-131-3.

Sources

  • Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day-by-Day Concerts, Recordings and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN   978-0-87930-765-3.
  • Smith, Russell (2011). Hidden Treasures (Liner notes). Dave Davies. Universal UMC. 277 765-3.
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