If You Knew Suzi...
1978 studio album by Suzi Quatro
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If You Knew Suzi... is the fifth studio album by American singer Suzi Quatro, released on December 1, 1978, but with a 1979 copyright date. By August 2012[update] this was still Quatro's highest-charting album in the United States (it peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200).[3] The album also yielded Quatro's biggest US single hit, a duet with Chris Norman named "Stumblin' In" (which reached number 4 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts.[3] It also had an advertising billboard on Sunset Boulevard.
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| Released | December 1, 1978[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | December 17, 1977 – September 1978 | |||
| Studio | EMI Electrola, Cologne; MCA/Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California; mixed at Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale and Decca Studios, Paris | |||
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| Length | 36:39 | |||
| Label | RAK[2] | |||
| Producer | Mike Chapman | |||
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The credits show the album to be a multinational production: tracks were recorded in Cologne (Germany), Paris (France), and Glendale (California). It was then mixed in California and mastered in London to be distributed by a company based in New York City.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[5] |
The Associated Press wrote that, "although her new album is straight rock 'n' roll, 'Stumblin' In' is a relaxed-sounding love song, hardly representative of the have a good time, scream and shout rock Miss Quatro has been churning out all these years."[6]
Track listing
- "Don't Change My Luck" (Chinn, Chapman) – 3:43
- "Tired of Waiting" (Ray Davies) – 3:29
- "Suicide" (Quatro, Len Tuckey) – 4:05
- "Evie" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 4:35
- "The Race Is On" (Chinn, Chapman) – 4:02
- "If You Can't Give Me Love" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) – 3:53
- "Breakdown" (Tom Petty) – 3:24
- "Non-Citizen" (Quatro, Tuckey) – 3:17
- "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" (Rick Derringer) – 3:24
- "Wiser Than You" (Quatro, Tuckey) – 3:53
Notes
The US and Canadian pressing of the album omitted the Vanda and Young-penned song "Evie" and included "Stumblin' In" in its replacement. When If You Knew Suzi... was re-released as a "two-fer" with the Suzi ... and Other Four Letter Words album, both "Evie" and "Stumblin' In" were included.
Personnel
- Mike Chapman – producer, writer[7]
- Nicky Chinn – writer[7]
- Mike Deacon – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals[7]
- Dave Neal – drums, percussion, backing vocals[7]
- Suzi Quatro – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, congas, writer[7]
- Len Tuckey – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, writer[7]
Charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] | 36 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] | 31 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 24 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 37 |