Mike Quatro is a singer and songwriter who released several albums in the 1970s. These albums became especially popular in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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, where Quatro was popular on the club scene. He also received some airplay on FM radio. Quatro's 1972 album Paintings contains his popular single "Circus (What I Am)", which peaked at #8 on Billboard Magazine's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

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 chart. It peaked at #91 on the Cash Box

Cash Box magazine

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 Top 100 Singles chart.

He is the older brother of musician Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro

Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her...

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Albums

• 1972: Paintings (Evolution
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• 1973: Look Deeply into the Mirror (Evolution)
• 1975: In Collaboration with the Gods (United Artists
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• 1976: Dancers, Romancers, Dreamers, and Schemers (United Artists)
• 1976: Golden Hits (Rak)
• 1977: Gettin' Ready (Prodigal)
• 1977: Live and Kickin' (Rak)
• 1980: Bottom Line (Spector)
• 1980: Michael Quatro Band (Lotus)
• 1995: Vision (Quatrophonic Music USA)
• 2004: Romantic/Classical/New Age (Quatrophonic Music USA)
• 2005: Heavenward (Reiwan)
• 2005: The Shadow of the King (Michael Quatro)