''Copy Cats'' is a 1988 album by Johnny Thunders 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 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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) original version by

The Seeds The Seeds were an American psychedelic garage rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965, best known for their highest charting single " Pushin' Too Hard". The band's classic line-up featured frontman Sky Saxon, guitarist Jan Savag ...

, 1965 #"

Baby It's You "Baby It's You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach (music), Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams), and Mack David (lyrics). It was recorded by the Shirelles and the Beatles, and was a hit for both. The highest-charting version of "Baby I ...

" (

Mack David Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing ...

, Barney Williams, Burt Bacharach) original version by

The Shirelles The Shirelles were an American girl group formed in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addie Harris McFad ...

, 1961 #"She Wants To Mambo" (Maxwell Davis, Gene Ford) original version by The Chanters, 1954 #"

Treat Her Right Treat Her Right was an American rock group, formed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in 1985. The band originally featured Mark Sandman on "low guitar," Billy Conway on cocktail drum, David Champagne on guitar, and Jim Fitting on harm ...

" (

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) original version by Roy Head and the Traits, 1965 #"Uptown To Harlem" (Betty Mabry) original version by

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, 1967 #" Crawfish" ( Fred Wise, Ben Weisman) original version by

Kitty White Kitty Jean Bilbrew (July 7, 1923 – August 11, 2009), better known as Kitty White, was an American jazz singer who was popular in Los Angeles nightclubs. She recorded mostly on the West Coast with Buddy Collette, Gerald Wiggins, Chico H ...

and

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from the film ''

King Creole ''King Creole'' is a 1958 American musical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and based on the 1952 novel '' A Stone for Danny Fisher'' by Harold Robbins. Produced by Hal B. Wallis, the film stars Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, ...

'', 1958

Side two – "Act two"

#"Alligator Wine" ( Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) original version by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, 1958 #"Two Time Loser" (Alden Bunn, Anna Sandford) original version by Tarheel Slim and Little Ann, 1963 #"

Love Is Strange "Love Is Strange" is a crossover hit by American rhythm and blues duet Mickey & Sylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the Groove record label. The song was based on a guitar riff by Jody Williams and was written by Bo Diddley ...

" (Ethel Cookie Smith, Mac Houston Baker) original version by

Mickey & Sylvia Mickey & Sylvia was an American R&B duo composed of Mickey Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool, who later became Sylvia Robinson. They are best known for their number-one R&B single "Love Is Strange" in 1957. Baker and Vanterpool began recording toge ...

, 1956 #"I Was Born To Cry" (

Dion DiMucci Dion Francis DiMucci (born July 18, 1939), better known simply as Dion, is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. His music has incorporated elements of doo-wop, pop, rock, R&B, folk and blues. Initially as the lead singer of Dion and t ...

) original version by Dion, 1962 #"He Cried" (Greg Richards,

Ted Daryll Theodore Henry Meister (January 5, 1940 – March 16, 2021), known professionally as Ted Daryll, was an American songwriter and record producer. Ted Meister was born in Mount Vernon, New York. While at Stepinac High School, he joined his fr ...

) original version as "

She Cried "She Cried" is a song written by Ted Daryll and Greg Richards, and it was initially recorded by Ted Daryll in July 1961, but was a big hit when covered by Jay and the Americans for their 1962 album, ''She Cried''. In 1962 the song reached number ...

" by

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, 1962 #"Let Me Entertain You (Parts 1 and 2)" ( Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim) original version from the musical ''

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'', 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 The Heartbreakers, sometimes referred to as Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers, were an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1975. The band spearheaded the first wave of punk rock. History Johnny Thunders (vocals/guitar) and Jerry ...

– bass *

Jerry Nolan Gerard "Jerry" Nolan (May 7, 1946 – January 14, 1992) was an American rock drummer, best known for his work with the New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers. Career A native of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Nolan joined the New York Dolls in the aut ...

– 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 – backing vocals *

Jayne County Wayne Rogers (born July 13, 1947), better known by her stage name Jayne County is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer whose career has spanned six decades. Under the name Wayne County (inspired by Wayne County, Michigan), ...

– backing vocals *Blair Booth – backing vocals *Simon Humphries – backing vocals *Paul Long – backing vocals * Judd Lander – harmonica *

Anthony Thistlethwaite Anthony "Anto" Thistlethwaite (born 31 August 1955, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England) is a British multi-instrumentalist best known as a founding member (with guitarist Mike Scott) of the folk rock group, The Waterboys and later as a long ...

– harmonica ;Technical *Keith Hancock, Ken Thomas (on scene 6) – engineer *Leee Black Childers – cover photography

References

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