Stray Cats (album)

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Stray Cats
Studio album by Stray Cats
Released	1981
Recorded	1980/1981
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	37:11
Label	Arista Records
Producer(s)	Dave Edmunds
Stray Cats chronology
	Stray Cats (1981)	Gonna Ball (1981)

Stray Cats is the first album from the rockabilly band Stray Cats. It was released in England and was very successful, with hits such as "Runaway Boys," "Stray Cat Strut," and "Rock This Town."

The song "Rock This Town" from this album is featured in the PlayStation 2 game Guitar Hero II, along with the Nintendo GameCube game Donkey Konga and the Nintendo DS game Elite Beat Agents.

"Storm the Embassy" is about the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-80 and is one of the only times the Stray Cats recorded a political song.

This album has never been released in the United States. Some of the tracks from it, including the hits "Stray Cat Strut" and "Rock This Town", appeared on subsequent U.S.-released compilation albums such as Built for Speed.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Runaway Boys"
2. "Fishnet Stockings"
3. "Ubangi Stomp"
4. "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie"
5. "Storm The Embassy"
6. "Rock This Town"
7. "Rumble in Brighton"
8. "Stray Cat Strut"
9. "Crawl Up And Die"
10. "Double Talkin' Baby"
11. "My One Desire"
12. "Wild Saxophone"

Featured in the game Guitar hero II