Quatro (album)

Quatro
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1974
Recorded1974
StudioAudio International Studios, London[1]
Length42:08
LabelRAK
Producer
Suzi Quatro chronology
Suzi Quatro
(1973)
Quatro
(1974)
Your Mamma Won't Like Me
(1975)
Singles from Quatro
  1. "Devil Gate Drive"
    Released: February 10, 1974
  2. "Too Big"
    Released: June 21, 1974
  3. "The Wild One"
    Released: November 1, 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[3]
Džuboks(mixed)[4]

Quatro is Suzi Quatro's second album, released in October 1974 by Rak Records as SRAK 509,[1] with the exceptions of the United States and Canada (where the album was released by Bell Records), Japan (EMI Records) and several territories in Europe (Columbia Records).

The album achieved success in several territories, topping the Australian chart and remaining on that chart for six weeks. It also entered the US charts, reaching the top 150. "Devil Gate Drive" became a major hit, reaching the No. 1 spot in the UK and Australian charts, becoming her second number one in both countries. The singles "The Wild One" and "Too Big" also achieved commercial success, with the former reaching the top 10 in both the UK and in Australia, and the latter reaching the top 20 in those same territories.

"The Wild One" was featured in Floria Sigismondi's 2010 film The Runaways, a coming-of-age film/biopic about Cherie Currie (portrayed by Dakota Fanning) and the 1970s all-girl rock band the Runaways. (The film was inspired by, and loosely based on, Currie's 1989 memoir Neon Angel). Suzi Quatro was a major influence both musically and personally for the Runaways and especially for Joan Jett, so the film makes several references to her.

  1. ^ a b 7T's Records "GRAM CD 119" liner notes
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Quatro - Suzi Quatro". Džuboks (in Serbian) (5 (second series)). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine: 22.