''Copy Cats'' is a 1988 album by
Johnny Thunders
John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of the New York Dolls. He later played with ...
and
Patti Palladin. It is a set of rock and roll oldies, originally recorded from 1954 to 1969. It was named after being a set of cover versions and as the title of a
Gary U.S. Bonds
Gary U.S. Bonds (born Gary Levone Anderson, June 6, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, known for his classic hits "New Orleans" and " Quarter to Three".
Career
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Bonds lived in Norfolk, ...
song, "Copycat", which was recorded for the album but not released.
Track listing
The tracks were called "scenes"
Side one – "Act one"
#"
Can't Seem to Make You Mine
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" (
Sky Saxon) original version by
The Seeds, 1965
#"
Baby It's You" (
Mack David, Barney Williams,
Burt Bacharach
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) original version by
The Shirelles, 1961
#"She Wants To Mambo" (Maxwell Davis, Gene Ford) original version by The Chanters, 1954
#"
Treat Her Right" (
Roy Head) original version by Roy Head and the Traits, 1965
#"Uptown To Harlem" (Betty Mabry) original version by
The Chambers Brothers, 1967
#"
Crawfish
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" (
Fred Wise,
Ben Weisman
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Biography
Weisman was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and grew up in Brooklyn, New Yor ...
) original version by
Kitty White and
Elvis Presley from the film ''
King Creole'', 1958
Side two – "Act two"
#"Alligator Wine" (
Jerry Leiber
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,
Mike Stoller
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) original version by
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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, 1958
#"Two Time Loser" (Alden Bunn, Anna Sandford) original version by
Tarheel Slim and Little Ann, 1963
#"
Love Is Strange" (Ethel Cookie Smith, Mac Houston Baker) original version by
Mickey & Sylvia, 1956
#"I Was Born To Cry" (
Dion DiMucci) original version by Dion, 1962
#"He Cried" (Greg Richards,
Ted Daryll) original version as "
She Cried" by
Jay and the Americans, 1962
#"Let Me Entertain You (Parts 1 and 2)" (
Jule Styne
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,
Stephen Sondheim
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) original version from the musical ''
Gypsy'', 1959
Personnel
*Johnny Thunders – guitar, vocals
*Patti Palladin – vocals
*
John Perry – guitar, synth strings
*Robbie A. Gordon – guitar
*Jimi Haynes – guitar
*
Henri Padovani – guitar
*
Billy Rath – bass
*
Jerry Nolan – drums
*Steve Washington – drums
*Chris Taylor – bass, drums
*
Barry Andrews – organ, piano
*Pedro Ortiz – tambourines, maracas, percussion
*Jim Dvorak – trumpet
*Nick Evans – tambourine
*
John "Irish" Earle – saxophones
*Alex Bǎlǎnescu – violins
*Maribel La Manchega – castanets
*
Chrissie Hynde
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– backing vocals
*
Jayne County – backing vocals
*Blair Booth – backing vocals
*Simon Humphries – backing vocals
*Paul Long – backing vocals
*
Judd Lander
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– harmonica
*
Anthony Thistlethwaite – harmonica
;Technical
*Keith Hancock,
Ken Thomas Kenneth, Ken or Kenny Thomas may refer to:
* Kenneth Thomas (chess player) (born 1938), Chief Financial Officer of the United States Chess Federation
* Ken Thomas (trade unionist) (1927–2008), Welsh trade unionist and General Secretary of the Civi ...
(on scene 6) – engineer
*Leee Black Childers – cover photography
References
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Johnny Thunders albums
1988 albums