  The 'Rockabilly' trio, the Stray
Cats formed in 1979 in New York with Brian
Setzer on vocals and guitars, Lee Rocker on
bass, and Slim Jim Phantom on drums. The
Stray Cats first found success with their
Rockabilly sound in the UK with the Top 10
hit "Runway Boys" before hitting it
big in the US.
 Stray
Cats was released overseas and
produced by Dave Edmunds. The hit "Rock This Town" went Top 10 in
the UK. Other songs to chart in the UK
included "Stray Cat Strut," "The Race
Is On," and "You Don't Believe
Me."
Gonna
Ball was released overseas.
 # 85
Singles Artist of the Year
 Stray Cats released their US
debut LP Built
For Speed.
Stray Cats hit
the Top 40 with "Rock This Town."
Built
For Speed was certified gold.
 Built
For Speed was certified platinum.
Stray Cats hit
the Top 10 with "Rock This Town."
 # 14
Singles Artist of the Year
 Stray Cats hit the Top 40 with
"Stray Cat Strut."
Stray Cats hit the Top 10 with "Stray Cat Strut."
Stray Cats were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
 Stray Cats released Rant
N' Rave With The Stray Cats.
Stray Cats hit
the Top 40 with "(She's) Sexy + 17."
Stray Cats hit
the Top 10 with "(She's) Sexy + 17."
Rant
N' Rave With The Stray Cats was certified gold.
 Stray Cats hit
the Top 40 with "I Won't Stand In Your
Way."
from the LP Rant
'N Rave With The Stray Cats
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 202
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
 The video for
"(She's) Sexy + 17" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Cinematography.
By the end of the year,
conflicts with the group resulted in Stray
Cats breaking up. Phantom and Rocker went on
to team up with Earl Slick to form Phantom,
Rock & Slick, while Setzer
attempted a solo career.
 The trio reunited to record Rock
Therapy and then returned to their
other musical projects.
Blast
Off! was released with the Stray
Cats reuniting once again.
 Let's
Go Faster! was released.
Greatest
Hits was released.
 Original
Cool was released and soon the Stray
Cats decided to go in separate directions
once again.
Choo
Choo Hot Fish was released.
 Runaway
Boys: A Retrospective '81-'82 was released.
Setzer went on
to find further success with the Brian Setzer Orchestra.
The
Best Of The Stray Cats was released.
 Stray Cats
released their Greatest
Hits.
The
Story Of The Stray Cats was released.
 The live LP Rumble
In Brixton was released.
# 353 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
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Stray Cats
Released: February, 1981
Tracks: "Runaway
Boys" - "Fishnet
Stockings" - "Ubangi
Stomp" - "Jeannie, Jeannie,
Jeannie" - "Storm The
Embassy" - "Rock This Town" -
"Rumble In Brighton" - "Stray Cat Strut" -
"Crawl Up And Die" -
"Double Talkin' Baby" -
"My One Desire" - "Wild
Saxophone" |
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Gonna Ball
Released: November, 1981
Tracks: "Baby Blue
Eyes" - "Little Miss
Prissy" - "Wasn't That
Good" - "Cryin' Shame" -
"(She'll Stay Just) One More
Day" - "You Don't Believe
Me" - "Gonna Ball" -
"Wicked Whisky" - "Rev It
Up And Go" - "Lonely Summer
Nights" - "Crazy Mixed-Up
Kid" |
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Built For Speed
Released: June, 1982
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Rock This Town" -
"Built For Speed" - "Rev
It Up & Go" - "Stray Cat Strut" -
"Little Miss Prissy" -
"Rumble In Brighton" -
"Runaway Boys" - "Lonely
Summer Nights" - "Double
Talkin' Baby" - "You Don't
Believe Me" - "Jeannie,
Jeannie, Jeannie" - "Baby Blue
Eyes" |
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Rant N' Rave With The
Stray Cats
Released: August, 1983
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 14
Tracks: "Rebels
Rule" - "Too Hip, Gotta
Go" - "Look At That
Cadillac" - "Something's Wrong
With My Radio" - "18 Miles To
Memphis" - "Lookin' Better
Every Beer" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "Dig
Dirty Doggy" - "I Won't Stand
In Your Way" - "Hotrod
Gang" - "How Long You Wanna
Live, Anyway?" - "Lucky Charm
(Ooh Wee Suzy)" |
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Rock Therapy
Released: 1986
Billboard
peak:
# 122
Tracks: "Rock
Therapy" - "Reckless" -
"Race With The Devil" -
"Looking For Someone To Love" -
"I Wanna Cry" - "I'm A
Rocker" - "Beautiful
Delilah" - "One Hand
Loose" - "Broken Man" -
"Change Of Heart" |
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Blast Off!
Released:1989
Billboard
peak:
# 111
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Blast
Off" - "Gina" -
"Everybody Needs Rock 'N Roll"
- "Gene And Eddie" -
"Rockabilly Blues" -
"Bring It Back Again" -
"Slip, Slip, Slippin' In" -
"Rockabilly World" -
"Rockin' All Over The Place" -
"Nine Lives" |
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Let's Go Faster!
Released: 1990
Tracks: "Cross Of
Love" - "Town Without
Pity" - "Shotgun Baby" -
"Struck By Lightning Twice" -
"Thing About You" - "Baby
Don't Drag Me Down" - "Tight
Black Leather" - "Give It To
Me" - "Let's Go Faster" -
"Keep On Running" -
"Runaway Train" |
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Greatest Hits
Released: November, 1992
Tracks: "Rock This Town" - "Stray Cat Strut" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "I
Won't Stand In Your Way" -
"Look At That Cadillac" -
"18 Miles To Memphis" -
"Runaway Boys" - "Too Hip,
Gotta Go" - "Rev It Up And
Go" - "Hotrod Gang" |
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Original Cool
Released:1993
Tracks: "Somethin'
Else" - "Oh Boy" -
"20 Flight Rock" - "I
Fought The Law" - "Lonesome
Tears" - "Your True Love"
- "Be-Bop-A-Lula" - "Blue
Jean Bop" - "Can't Help Falling
In Love" - "Flying Saucers Rock
'N Roll" - "Train Kept
A-Rollin'" - "Stood Up" -
"Let It Rock" - "Trying To
Get To You" - "Chet Ditty
(Hidden Charms)" |
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Choo Choo Hot Fish
Released: November, 1994
Tracks: "Elvis On
Velvet" - "Crybaby" -
"Please Don't Touch" -
"Sleepwalk" - "Lust N
Love" - "Beautiful Blues"
- "Cross Of Love" - "Can't
Go Back To Memphis" - "Jade
Idol" - "My Heart Is A
Liar" - "Mystery Train" |
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Runaway Boys: A
Retrospective '81-'82
Released: January, 1997
Tracks: "Rock This Town" -
"Fishnet Stockings" -
"Built For Speed" - "Rev
It Up * Go" - "Stray Cat Strut" -
"Rumble In Brighton" - "My
One Desire" - "Runaway
Boys" - "You Can't Hurry
Love" - "Baby Blue Eyes" -
"Lonely Summer Nights" -
"Cruisin'" - "18 Miles
From Memphis" - "Something's
Wrong With My Radio" - "I Won't
Stand In Your Way" - "Lucky
Charm" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" -
"Lookin' Better Every Beer" -
"Race With The Devil" - "I
Fought The Law" - "Blast
Off" - "Bring It Back
Again" - "Gene And Eddie"
- "Give It To Me" - "Elvis
On Velvet" |
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The Best Of The Stray
Cats
Released: October, 1998
Tracks: "Rock This Town" - "Look
At That Cadillac" - "Bring It
Back Again" - "Stray Cat Strut" - "Gene
And Eddie" - "Race With The
Devil" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "I
Won't Stand In Your Way" - "You
Can't Hurry Love" - "Baby Blue
Eyes" |
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Greatest Hits
Released: January, 2000
Tracks: "Rock This Town" - "Stray Cat Strut" - Rumble In
Brighton" - "Built For
Speed" - "Rev It Up &
Go" - "Runaway Boys" -
"(She's) Sexy + 17" - "Look
At That Cadillac" - "I Won't
Stand In Your way" - "18 Miles
From Memphis" - "Gene And
Eddie" - "Bring It Back
Again" - "Blast Off" -
"Race With The Devil" -
"Rumble In Brighton" (live) -
"Stray Cat Strut" (live) -
"Rock This Town" (live) |
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The Story Of The Stray
Cats
Released: January, 2004
Tracks: "Stray Cat Strut" - "Rock This Town" -
"Rebels Rule" - "Built For
Speed" - "Little Miss
Prissy" - "Too Hip Gotta To
Go" - "My One Desire" -
"I Won't Stand In Your Way" -
"C'mon Everybody" (live) -
"Fishnet Stockings" -
"Runaway Boys" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" - "Baby
Blue Eyes" - "Jeannie, Jeannie,
Jeannie" - "You Don't Believe
Me" - "Ubangi Stomp" -
"Double Talkin' Baby" -
"Storm The Embassy" -
"Rumble In Brighton" -
"Gonna Ball" - "Lonely
Summer Nights" - "Dig Dirty
Doggy" - "Cryin' Shame" -
"Something's Wrong With My
Radio" - "Wicked Whisky" -
"Hotrod Gang" - "Wild
Saxophone" - "Wasn't That
Good" - "18 Miles To
Memphis" - "(She'll Stay Just)
One More Day" - "Crawl Up And
Die" - "Crazy Mixed Up
Kid" - "How Long You Wanna
Live, Anyway?" - "Rev It Up And
Go" - "Look At That
Cadillac" |
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Rumble In Brixton
Released: November, 2004
Live Tracks: "Rumble In
Brighton" - "Double Takin'
Baby" - "Something's Wrong With
My Radio" - "Ubangi Stomp"
- "Stray Cat Strut" - "Gene
& Eddie" - "Too Hip Gotta
Go" - "Sleepwalk" -
"I Won't Stand In Your Way" -
"My Baby Left Me" - "Blast
Off" - "18 Miles To
Memphis" - "Bring It Back
Again" - "Fishnet
Stockings" - "Runaway
Boys" - "Rock This Town" -
"That's All Right" - "Good
Rockin' Tonight" - "Twenty
Flight Rock" - "(She's) Sexy + 17" -
"Please Don't Touch" -
"Mystery Train Kept A Rollin'" |
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Released: May 24, 2019
Tracks: "Cat Fight
(Over A Dog Like Me)" - "Rock
It Off" - "I've Got Love If You
Want It" - "Cry Danger" -
"I Attract Trouble" -
"Three Time's A Charm" -
"That's Messed Up" - "When
Nothing's Going Right" -
"Desperado" - "Mean
Pickin' Mama" - "I'll Be
Looking Out For You" - "Devil
Train" |
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40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
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