Little Robbers

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Little Robbers
Studio album by
the Motels
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1983 (1983-09-16)[1]
RecordedFebruary – August 1983[1]
StudioRecord One (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length36:35
LabelCapitol
ProducerVal Garay
The Motels chronology
All Four One
(1982) 		Little Robbers
(1983) 		Shock
(1985)
Singles from Little Robbers
  1. "Suddenly Last Summer"
    Released: August 1983
  2. "Remember the Nights"
    Released: November 1983
  3. "Footsteps"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Little Robbers is the

RIAA Gold-certified fourth studio album by new wave band the Motels
. It was recorded between February and August 1983 and released on September 16 of that year.

It features the hit song, "Suddenly Last Summer", which hit No. 1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart, and became the band's second Top 10 Pop hit in the US, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Do We Go from Here (Nothing Sacred)"Martha Davis3:34
2."Suddenly Last Summer"Martha Davis3:46
3."Isle of You"Martha Davis, Kevin McCormick4:09
4."Trust Me"Martha Davis3:23
5."Monday Shut Down"Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein3:48
Total length:18:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Remember the Nights"Martha Davis, Scott Thurston3:02
2."Little Robbers"Martha Davis3:56
3."Into the Heartland"Martha Davis, Bernie Taupin3:36
4."Tables Turned"Martha Davis, Michael Goodroe3:37
5."Footsteps"Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein, Bill Wray3:44
Total length:17:55

Singles

Year Month and date Catalogue number Single Chart Position
1983 August Capitol Records #5271 "Suddenly Last Summer" Australia (Kent Music Report) 34
Canada (RPM Top Singles) 11
New Zealand
 28
United States (Billboard Hot 100) 9
United States (Billboard Album Rock Tracks) 1
United States (Billboard Dance Club Songs) 18
1983 November 18 Capitol Records #5246 "Remember the Nights" United States (Billboard Hot 100) 36
United States (Billboard Album Rock Tracks) 12
1984 January Capitol Records HL#1A006-1868357[a] "Footsteps" — —
1984 January [b] "Little Robbers" United States (Billboard Album Rock Tracks) 18

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 34

Personnel

Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.[5]

The Motels

  • Martha Davis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Guy Perry – lead guitar
  • Marty Jourard – keyboards, saxophone
  • Michael Goodroe – bass
  • Brian Glascock – drums, percussion
  • Scott Thurston – keyboards, guitar

Additional personnel

  • Steve Goldstein – keyboards
  • Craig Krampf – drums
  • Craig Hull – guitar
  • Chris Page – additional synthesizer
  • F. Bob Getter – bass
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar
  • Jerry Peterson – saxophone

Production

Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.[5]

  • Produced and recorded by Val Garay
  • Assisted by Richard Bosworth
  • Mastered by Doug Sax
  • Art direction and design by Kosh and Ron Larson
  • Photography by Bob Blakeman

Notes

  1. the Netherlands
    only
  2. ^ This song was not released as a single but was among the most-played and requested songs on the relevant radio stations

References

  1. ^ a b The Motels Information Site - Albums
  2. ^ Allmusic – Album genres and styles
  3. AllMusic
  4. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  5. ^ a b Little Robbers (CD liner). The Motels. Albany, New York: EMI-Capitol Special Markets. 1983. 72438 19342 27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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