Rant 'N Rave with the Stray Cats is the third album from the rockabilly

Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...

 band Stray Cats

Stray Cats

Stray Cats are an American Rockabilly band formed in 1980 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer , upright bassist Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous hit singles in the UK, Australia and the U.S...

, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music

1983 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...

). The album features the #5 hit "(She's) Sexy + 17

(She's) Sexy + 17

" Sexy + 17" is a 1983 song by the Stray Cats, released as the lead single from the album, Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats. The song was their second-highest charting single, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It also reached #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 1 week,...

" and Top 40 hit "I Won't Stand in Your Way." The album was never released on CD in the U.S however it is still available through online stores.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Brian Setzer; except where indicated

1. "Rebels Rule"
2. "Too Hip, Gotta Go"
3. "Look at That Cadillac"
4. "Something's Wrong With My Radio" (Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom
   Slim Jim Phantom
   Slim Jim Phantom is the drummer for Stray Cats. Alongside band mates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, he spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 1980s.-Biography:...
   
   , Lee Rocker
   Lee Rocker
   Lee Rocker is an American rockabilly double bass player. He is the son of the classical clarinetists Stanley Drucker and Naomi Drucker. His sister Roseanne is a country music singer-songwriter...
   
   )
5. "18 Miles To Memphis"
6. "(She's) Sexy + 17
   (She's) Sexy + 17
   " Sexy + 17" is a 1983 song by the Stray Cats, released as the lead single from the album, Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats. The song was their second-highest charting single, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It also reached #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 1 week,...
   
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7. "Dig Dirty Doggie"
8. "I Won't Stand in Your Way"
9. "Hotrod Gang"
10. "How Long You Wanna Live, Anyway?" (Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker)
11. "Lucky Charm (Ooh Wee Suzy)" (Japan Release Bonus Track)

Personnel

• Brian Setzer
  Brian Setzer
  Brian Setzer is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He first found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly revival group The Stray Cats, and revitalized his career in the late 1990s with a jazz-oriented big band.-Career:Setzer was born in Massapequa, New York...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• Lee Rocker
  Lee Rocker
  Lee Rocker is an American rockabilly double bass player. He is the son of the classical clarinetists Stanley Drucker and Naomi Drucker. His sister Roseanne is a country music singer-songwriter...
  
   - bass, vocals
• Slim Jim Phantom
  Slim Jim Phantom
  Slim Jim Phantom is the drummer for Stray Cats. Alongside band mates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, he spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 1980s.-Biography:...
  
   - drums
• 14 Karat Soul - background vocals
• Mel Collins
  Mel Collins
  Mel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
  
   - saxophone
• Geraint Watkins
  Geraint Watkins
  Geraint Watkins is a rock and roll pianist and accordionist backing artistes such as; Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Roy St. John and Shakin' Stevens...
  
   - piano
• David Thurmond - background vocals
• Russell Fox II - background vocals

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1983	The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	27

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	"(She's) Sexy + 17"	The Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	5
1983	"I Won't Stand in Your Way"	The Billboard Hot 100	35
1984	"Look at That Cadillac"	The Billboard Hot 100	68