Built For Speed

Built for Speed Studio album by Stray Cats Released June 7, 1982 Recorded 1981-1982 Genre Rockabilly Length 36:15 Label EMI America Producer Dave Edmunds (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11), Stray Cats and Hein Hoven (track 2), Stray Cats (tracks 3, 5-6, 8, 10, 12) Stray Cats chronology Gonna Ball, (1981) Built for Speed, (1982) Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats, (1983) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic link Built for Speed is the first American album from the rockabilly band Stray Cats. It was the most successful record for the band, with the videos for songs such as "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut" reaching MTV regular rotation status. This album is a compilation of 12 songs taken from the band's first two albums which were released in the UK. Six songs from Stray Cats and five songs from Gonna Ball plus the title track, which had not previously been released in the UK. The title track can also be heard in the 1984 film Surf II. Track listing edit: All tracks written by Brian Setzer except as indicated. Side one edit: "Rock This Town" - 3:24, "Built for Speed" - 2:53, "Rev It Up & Go" - 2:27, "Stray Cat Strut" - 3:15, "Little Miss Prissy" - 2:59, "Rumble in Brighton" (Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom) - 3:11, Side two edit: "Runaway Boys" (Setzer, Phantom)- 2:58, "Lonely Summer Nights" - 3:16, "Double Talkin' Baby" (Danny Wolfe) - 3:02, "You Don't Believe Me" (Setzer, Phantom, Lee Rocker) - 2:54, "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie" (George Motola, Ricky Page) - 2:18, "Baby Blue Eyes" (Paul Burlison, Johnny Burnette)- 2:47, Note: "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie" is often miscredited as having been written by Mike Chapman, who recorded a song of the same name with his band Tangerine Peel. However, Chapman's "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie" is a completely different song than the one the Stray Cats recorded; they just happen to share the same title. The Stray Cats' "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie" was originally done by Eddie Cochran, and was written by George Motola and Ricky Page (regardless of what the original Built For Speed album or other various Stray Cats collections may claim). Personnel edit: Brian Setzer - guitars, lap steel guitar, vocals, Slim Jim Phantom - drums, vocals, Lee Rocker - bass, electric bass, vocals, Charles Novick Studios - Design, Gavin Cochrane - Photography, Charts edit: Album Year Chart Position 1982 Billboard Pop Albums 2 1983 The Billboard 200 156 Single Year Single Chart Position 1981 "Rock This Town"/"Runaway Boys" Billboard Club Play Singles 35 1981 "Stray Cat Strut" Billboard Club Play Singles 78 1982 "Rock This Town" Billboard Pop Singles 9 1982 "Stray Cat Strut" Billboard Mainstream 4 1983 "Stray Cat Strut" Billboard Pop Singles 3 v, t, e, Stray Cats Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker, Slim Jim Phantom, Albums Stray Cats, Gonna Ball, Built for Speed, Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats, Singles "Rock This Town", "Stray Cat Strut", "(She's) Sexy + 17", Related topics Dave Edmunds, Earl Slick, Kat Men, Book, Category

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