''Your Mamma Won't Like Me'' is the third studio album by

Suzi Quatro Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of singles that found success in Europe and Australia, with both "Can the Can" (1973) and "Devil Gate Drive" ...

. Released in May 1975 by record label Rak in most countries, in the US the album was released through

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, the label that had recently succeeded

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which distributed Quatro's first two previous releases in that country. The LP marked a change in the hard rock sound from the singer's previous albums ''

'' and '' Quatro'', instead displaying a more funk-oriented rock sound. The title track reached No. 31 on the UK singles chart in February 1975. The album's second single, "I Bit off More Than I Could Chew", also reached the charts, peaking at 54 in the UK charts. "Michael" also had limited promotion, being released as a single in some territories, including Australia where the song reached the top 100. The album reached the charts in several territories, reaching the top 50 in Germany, Norway and New Zealand, as well as making an appearance in the US charts, peaking at 146. The album includes a cover of

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's "Fever". This was the last LP to include Alistair Mackenzie as keyboard player, with Mike Deacon replacing him thereafter. In 2012, the album was re-issued and digitally remastered by

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in the UK, along with her other studio releases. This particular re-issue contains bonus tracks and some rare pictures.

Tour

This is the album Quatro was promoting during her first UK headline tour, "RAK Rocks Britain", where she headlined a nine-date tour with the Arrows and Cozy Powell's Hammer.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, bass guitar, writer *

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– lead guitar, backing vocals, writer * Dave Neal – drums, backing vocals * Alistair Mackenzie – keyboards, backing vocals * Bud Beadle – saxophone * Chris Mercer – saxophone * Mick Eve – saxophone *

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– saxophone * Ron Carthy – trumpet * Pete Coleman – engineer *

Mike Chapman Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suzi Quatro ...

– producer, writer *

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– producer, writer

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Your Mamma Won't Like Me Suzi Quatro albums Rak Records albums Albums produced by Mike Chapman 1975 albums