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Suzi Quatro - Greatest Hits

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There is no doubt that Suzi Quatro would of been the artist to have the most greatest hits compliations released of any artist except maybe Elvis Presley.

This compliation stands out with its packaging, and, there is a 1977 version of Springsteen's born to run on it. But i think its time that EMI got off their buts and did a Box Set of Suzi's material, Its defenately overdue, if not that then a double great hits cd, Digitally Remastered.

I had looked up Suzi Quatro's name to see, if Amazon[.com] had her music and I was delighted to see that they do. This is the best compliation to get. 12 years ago a friend of mine gave me an import for my birthday. This is really worth the money especially since her music is hard to find.

As far as a child hood heroine,I was a big Happy Days fan. I loved the Fonz,Pinky Tuscadero and she had a baby sister named Leather. Suzi Quatro was in a few story lines and I remembered her performing a few songs. As much As I love and still do (Pat Benatar) Suzi was my first introduction, Girls can rock too.

So as a kid through television I (Stumbing In) to something.

Suzi Quatro had several musical incarnations during the 1970s, from leather-clad proto-punk to more mature pop chanteuse. Her early hits were aggressive three-chord ditties like Can The Can, 48 Crash, Daytona Demon and Devil Gate Drive, all done in her shouting vocal style. Later she actually started singing and had hits with beautiful ballads like If You Can't Give Me Love and She's In Love With You. Her duet with Chris Norman of Smokie, Stumblin' In, is included here, as are interesting covers of classics such as Fever, All Shook Up and Steve Harley's Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me). In retrospect, Quattro was quite original for her time and very successfully mined a pop-rock vein. Her contribution to the UK music scene in the 1970s was considereable and this album reveals her as a sensitive interpreter of intelligent compositions, in addition to the disposable pop.

Just goes to show what North American record producers know. Along with Joan Jett, she became a world wide phenom in another country. Oh Suzi Q, you rock!

...and rock-n-roll! This is the only CD I know of featuring Quatro's version of Springsteen's "Born to Run", and it's worth a few bucks for this song alone. Most of the other selections, good ones mind you, can be found on the proper albums, but at least if you find this cheap you've got one solid rarity. "Make Me Smile" is a super-smooth come-on, "Mama's Boy" shows off Suzi's sassy side, "Daytona Demon" sounds like a cross between Joan Jett and T.Rex, and "Stumblin' In" is her buttery duet with Chris Norman(and her only big US single). It's a worthy package despite absolutely no pictures(aside fom the cover)or liner notes. B+