Your Mamma Won't Like Me

Your Mamma Won't Like Me is the third studio album by Suzi Quatro.[6] Released in May 1975 by record label Rak in most countries, in the US the album was released through Arista Records instead of Bell Records which distributed Quatro's first two previous releases in that country. The LP marked a change in the hard rock sound from the singer's previous albums Suzi Quatro and Quatro, instead displaying a more funk-oriented rock sound.

Your Mamma Won't Like Me
Studio album by
Suzi Quatro
ReleasedMay 1, 1975[1]
RecordedAudio International, London[2]
Genre
Length34:00
LabelRak[3]
Producer
Suzi Quatro chronology
Quatro
(1974)		 Your Mamma Won't Like Me
(1975)		 Aggro-Phobia
(1976)
Singles from Your Mamma Won't Like Me
  1. "Your Mamma Won't Like Me"
    Released: 31 January 1975
  2. "I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew"
    Released: 4 April 1975
  3. "Michael"
    Released: 1 May 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB–[5]

The title track reached No. 31 on the UK singles chart in February 1975.[7] The album's second single, "I Bit off More Than I Could Chew", also reached the charts, peaking at 54 in the UK charts. "Michael" also had limited promotion, being released as a single in some territories, including Australia where the song reached the top 100. The album reached the charts in several territories, reaching the top 50 in Germany, Norway and New Zealand, as well as making an appearance in the US charts, peaking at 146.

The album includes a cover of Little Willie John's "Fever". This was the last LP to include Alistair Mackenzie as keyboard player, with Mike Deacon replacing him thereafter. In 2012, the album was re-issued and digitally remastered by 7T's Records in the UK, along with her other studio releases.[3] This particular re-issue contains bonus tracks and some rare pictures.[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew"Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn3:44
2."Strip Me"Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn3:10
3."Paralysed"Suzi Quatro, Len Tuckey2:44
4."Prisoner of Your Imagination"Suzi Quatro, Len Tuckey4:51
5."Your Mamma Won't Like Me"Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn3:59
6."Can't Trust Love"Suzi Quatro, Len Tuckey3:42
7."New Day Woman"Suzi Quatro, Len Tuckey3:37
8."Fever"Eddie Cooley, John Davenport3:39
9."You Can Make Me Want You"Suzi Quatro, Len Tuckey3:43
10."Michael"Suzi Quatro, Len Tuckey3:31

Charts
Chart (1975) Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 11

Tour

This is the album Quatro was promoting during her first UK headline tour, "RAK Rocks Britain", where she headlined a nine-date tour with the Arrows and Cozy Powell's Hammer.

The tour dates were as follows:

23 February- The Apollo (Glasgow)

24 February- Newcastle City Hall

25 February- Hard Rock- Manchester

26 February- Preston Guildhall

3 March- Liverpool Stadium

4 March- Sheffield City Hall

5 March- Birmingham Town Hall

6 March- Ipswich Gaumant

8 March- Rainbow Theatre

Personnel
  • Suzi Quatro - lead vocals, bass guitar, writer
  • Len Tuckey - lead guitar, backing vocals, writer
  • Dave Neal - drums, backing vocals
  • Alistair Mackenzie - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bud Beadle - saxophone
  • Chris Mercer - saxophone
  • Mick Eve - saxophone
  • Steve Gregory - saxophone
  • Ron Carthy - trumpet
  • Pete Coleman - engineer
  • Mike Chapman - producer, writer
  • Nicky Chinn - producer, writer[4]

References
  1. "Your Mama Won't Like Me". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. https://www.discogs.com/Suzi-Quatro-Your-Mamma-Wont-Like-Me/release/1055142
  3. "Your Mama Won't Like Me : Releases". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. "Your Mama Won't Like Me : Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  5. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Q". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 10 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 785–6. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  7. "UK Official Charts". Official Charts Company. 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  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.
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