Rock On The Net: Stray Cats (original) (raw)

The 'Rockabilly' trio, the Stray Cats formed in 1979 in New York with Brian Setzer on vocals and guitars, Lee Rocker on bass, and Slim Jim Phantom on drums. The Stray Cats first found success with their Rockabilly sound in the UK with the Top 10 hit "Runway Boys" before hitting it big in the US.

Stray Cats was released overseas and produced by Dave Edmunds. The hit "Rock This Town" went Top 10 in the UK. Other songs to chart in the UK included "Stray Cat Strut," "The Race Is On," and "You Don't Believe Me."

Gonna Ball was released overseas.

# 85 Singles Artist of the Year

Stray Cats released their US debut LP Built For Speed.

Stray Cats hit the Top 40 with "Rock This Town."

Built For Speed was certified gold.

Built For Speed was certified platinum.
Stray Cats hit the Top 10 with "Rock This Town."

# 14 Singles Artist of the Year

Stray Cats hit the Top 40 with "Stray Cat Strut."

Stray Cats hit the Top 10 with "Stray Cat Strut."
Stray Cats were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Stray Cats released Rant N' Rave With The Stray Cats.
Stray Cats hit the Top 40 with "(She's) Sexy + 17."

Stray Cats hit the Top 10 with "(She's) Sexy + 17."

Rant N' Rave With The Stray Cats was certified gold.

Stray Cats hit the Top 40 with "I Won't Stand In Your Way."
from the LP Rant 'N Rave With The Stray CatsARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 202
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

The video for "(She's) Sexy + 17" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography.

By the end of the year, conflicts with the group resulted in Stray Cats breaking up. Phantom and Rocker went on to team up with Earl Slick to form Phantom, Rock & Slick, while Setzer attempted a solo career.

The trio reunited to record Rock Therapy and then returned to their other musical projects.

Blast Off! was released with the Stray Cats reuniting once again.

Let's Go Faster! was released.

Greatest Hits was released.

Original Cool was released and soon the Stray Cats decided to go in separate directions once again.

Choo Choo Hot Fish was released.

Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'82 was released.

Setzer went on to find further success with the Brian Setzer Orchestra.

The Best Of The Stray Cats was released.

Stray Cats released their Greatest Hits.

The Story Of The Stray Cats was released.

The live LP Rumble In Brixtonwas released.

# 353 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

• May 24: Stray Cats released 40.

• September 11: Vega released Rocked This Town: From LA To London.

	Stray CatsReleased: February, 1981 Tracks: "Runaway Boys" - "Fishnet Stockings" - "Ubangi Stomp" - "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" - "Storm The Embassy" - "Rock This Town" - "Rumble In Brighton" - "Stray Cat Strut" - "Crawl Up And Die" - "Double Talkin' Baby" - "My One Desire" - "Wild Saxophone"
	Gonna BallReleased: November, 1981 Tracks: "Baby Blue Eyes" - "Little Miss Prissy" - "Wasn't That Good" - "Cryin' Shame" - "(She'll Stay Just) One More Day" - "You Don't Believe Me" - "Gonna Ball" - "Wicked Whisky" - "Rev It Up And Go" - "Lonely Summer Nights" - "Crazy Mixed-Up Kid"
	Built For SpeedReleased: June, 1982 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 2 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Rock This Town" - "Built For Speed" - "Rev It Up & Go" - "Stray Cat Strut" - "Little Miss Prissy" - "Rumble In Brighton" - "Runaway Boys" - "Lonely Summer Nights" - "Double Talkin' Baby" - "You Don't Believe Me" - "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" - "Baby Blue Eyes"
	Rant N' Rave With The Stray CatsReleased: August, 1983 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 14 Tracks: "Rebels Rule" - "Too Hip, Gotta Go" - "Look At That Cadillac" - "Something's Wrong With My Radio" - "18 Miles To Memphis" - "Lookin' Better Every Beer" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "Dig Dirty Doggy" - "I Won't Stand In Your Way" - "Hotrod Gang" - "How Long You Wanna Live, Anyway?" - "Lucky Charm (Ooh Wee Suzy)"
	Rock TherapyReleased: 1986 Billboard peak: # 122 Tracks: "Rock Therapy" - "Reckless" - "Race With The Devil" - "Looking For Someone To Love" - "I Wanna Cry" - "I'm A Rocker" - "Beautiful Delilah" - "One Hand Loose" - "Broken Man" - "Change Of Heart"
	Blast Off!Released:1989 Billboard peak: # 111 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Blast Off" - "Gina" - "Everybody Needs Rock 'N Roll" - "Gene And Eddie" - "Rockabilly Blues" - "Bring It Back Again" - "Slip, Slip, Slippin' In" - "Rockabilly World" - "Rockin' All Over The Place" - "Nine Lives"
	Let's Go Faster!Released: 1990 Tracks: "Cross Of Love" - "Town Without Pity" - "Shotgun Baby" - "Struck By Lightning Twice" - "Thing About You" - "Baby Don't Drag Me Down" - "Tight Black Leather" - "Give It To Me" - "Let's Go Faster" - "Keep On Running" - "Runaway Train"
	Greatest HitsReleased: November, 1992 Tracks: "Rock This Town" - "Stray Cat Strut" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "I Won't Stand In Your Way" - "Look At That Cadillac" - "18 Miles To Memphis" - "Runaway Boys" - "Too Hip, Gotta Go" - "Rev It Up And Go" - "Hotrod Gang"
	Original CoolReleased:1993 Tracks: "Somethin' Else" - "Oh Boy" - "20 Flight Rock" - "I Fought The Law" - "Lonesome Tears" - "Your True Love" - "Be-Bop-A-Lula" - "Blue Jean Bop" - "Can't Help Falling In Love" - "Flying Saucers Rock 'N Roll" - "Train Kept A-Rollin'" - "Stood Up" - "Let It Rock" - "Trying To Get To You" - "Chet Ditty (Hidden Charms)"
	Choo Choo Hot FishReleased: November, 1994 Tracks: "Elvis On Velvet" - "Crybaby" - "Please Don't Touch" - "Sleepwalk" - "Lust N Love" - "Beautiful Blues" - "Cross Of Love" - "Can't Go Back To Memphis" - "Jade Idol" - "My Heart Is A Liar" - "Mystery Train"
	Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'82Released: January, 1997 Tracks: "Rock This Town" - "Fishnet Stockings" - "Built For Speed" - "Rev It Up * Go" - "Stray Cat Strut" - "Rumble In Brighton" - "My One Desire" - "Runaway Boys" - "You Can't Hurry Love" - "Baby Blue Eyes" - "Lonely Summer Nights" - "Cruisin'" - "18 Miles From Memphis" - "Something's Wrong With My Radio" - "I Won't Stand In Your Way" - "Lucky Charm" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "Lookin' Better Every Beer" - "Race With The Devil" - "I Fought The Law" - "Blast Off" - "Bring It Back Again" - "Gene And Eddie" - "Give It To Me" - "Elvis On Velvet"
	The Best Of The Stray CatsReleased: October, 1998 Tracks: "Rock This Town" - "Look At That Cadillac" - "Bring It Back Again" - "Stray Cat Strut" - "Gene And Eddie" - "Race With The Devil" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "I Won't Stand In Your Way" - "You Can't Hurry Love" - "Baby Blue Eyes"
	Greatest HitsReleased: January, 2000 Tracks: "Rock This Town" - "Stray Cat Strut" - Rumble In Brighton" - "Built For Speed" - "Rev It Up & Go" - "Runaway Boys" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "Look At That Cadillac" - "I Won't Stand In Your way" - "18 Miles From Memphis" - "Gene And Eddie" - "Bring It Back Again" - "Blast Off" - "Race With The Devil" - "Rumble In Brighton" (live) - "Stray Cat Strut" (live) - "Rock This Town" (live)
	The Story Of The Stray CatsReleased: January, 2004 Tracks: "Stray Cat Strut" - "Rock This Town" - "Rebels Rule" - "Built For Speed" - "Little Miss Prissy" - "Too Hip Gotta To Go" - "My One Desire" - "I Won't Stand In Your Way" - "C'mon Everybody" (live) - "Fishnet Stockings" - "Runaway Boys" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "Baby Blue Eyes" - "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" - "You Don't Believe Me" - "Ubangi Stomp" - "Double Talkin' Baby" - "Storm The Embassy" - "Rumble In Brighton" - "Gonna Ball" - "Lonely Summer Nights" - "Dig Dirty Doggy" - "Cryin' Shame" - "Something's Wrong With My Radio" - "Wicked Whisky" - "Hotrod Gang" - "Wild Saxophone" - "Wasn't That Good" - "18 Miles To Memphis" - "(She'll Stay Just) One More Day" - "Crawl Up And Die" - "Crazy Mixed Up Kid" - "How Long You Wanna Live, Anyway?" - "Rev It Up And Go" - "Look At That Cadillac"
	Rumble In BrixtonReleased: November, 2004 Live Tracks: "Rumble In Brighton" - "Double Takin' Baby" - "Something's Wrong With My Radio" - "Ubangi Stomp" - "Stray Cat Strut" - "Gene & Eddie" - "Too Hip Gotta Go" - "Sleepwalk" - "I Won't Stand In Your Way" - "My Baby Left Me" - "Blast Off" - "18 Miles To Memphis" - "Bring It Back Again" - "Fishnet Stockings" - "Runaway Boys" - "Rock This Town" - "That's All Right" - "Good Rockin' Tonight" - "Twenty Flight Rock" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "Please Don't Touch" - "Mystery Train Kept A Rollin'"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	40Released: May 24, 2019 Tracks: "Cat Fight (Over A Dog Like Me)" - "Rock It Off" - "I've Got Love If You Want It" - "Cry Danger" - "I Attract Trouble" - "Three Time's A Charm" - "That's Messed Up" - "When Nothing's Going Right" - "Desperado" - "Mean Pickin' Mama" - "I'll Be Looking Out For You" - "Devil Train"