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If You Knew Suzi...

This article is about Suzi Quatro's album. For the song from the 1920s, see If You Knew Susie. For the film, see If You Knew Susie (film).

If You Knew Suzi... is the fifth studio album by Suzi Quatro, released at the end of 1978, but with a 1979 copyright date. By August 2012 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.

If You Knew Suzi...
Studio album by
Suzi Quatro
ReleasedDecember 1, 1978[1][2]
RecordedDecember 17, 1977 – September 1978
StudioEMI Electrola, Cologne; MCA/Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California; mixed at Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale and Decca Studios, Paris
Genre
Length36:39
LabelRAK[2]
ProducerMike Chapman
Suzi Quatro chronology
Aggro-Phobia
(1977) 		If You Knew Suzi...
(1978) 		Suzi ... and Other Four Letter Words
(1979)
Singles from If You Knew Suzi...
  1. "If You Can't Give Me Love"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Stumblin' In"
    Released: 1978
  3. "The Race Is On"
    Released: 1979
  4. "Don't Change My Luck"
    Released: 1979

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[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

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  1. "Don't Change My Luck" (Chinn, Chapman) – 3:43
  2. "Tired of Waiting" (Ray Davies) – 3:29
  3. "Suicide" (Quatro, Len Tuckey) – 4:05
  4. "Evie" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 4:35
  5. "The Race Is On" (Chinn, Chapman) – 4:02
  6. "If You Can't Give Me Love" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) – 3:53
  7. "Breakdown" (Tom Petty) – 3:24
  8. "Non-Citizen" (Quatro, Tuckey) – 3:17
  9. "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" (Rick Derringer) – 3:24
  10. "Wiser Than You" (Quatro, Tuckey) – 3:53

Notes

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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

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  • 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 – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals, writer[7]

Charts

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Chart performance for If You Knew Suzi...
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] 36
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 24
US Billboard 200[11] 37

References

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  1. ^ "Discography". The Official Website of Suzi Quatro. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "australian-charts.com - Suzi Quatro - If You Knew Suzi". australian-charts.com. Dietikon, Switzerland: Hung Medien. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Suzi Quatro – Awards". AllMusic. Ann Arbor, US. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  4. ^ Thompson, Dave. "If You Knew Suzi - Suzi Quatro, AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Ann Arbor, US. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Q". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ "Quatro's hard rock hits home at last". The Globe and Mail. AP. 3 Aug 1979. p. P16.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Thompson, Dave. "If You Knew Suzi - Suzi Quatro, AllMusic, Credits". AllMusic. Ann Arbor, US. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 243. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4551a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Suzi Quatro – If You Knew Suzi...". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Suzi Quatro Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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