The Runaways - The Runaways (1976)

The Runaways - The Runaways (1976)

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The Runaways - The Runaways

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Side one

1. "Cherry Bomb"   2:18

2. "You Drive Me Wild"   3:22

3. "Is It Day or Night?"   2:45

4. "Thunder"   2:31

5. "Rock and Roll"   3:17

Side two

6. "Lovers"   2:09

7. "American Nights"   3:15

8. "Blackmail"   2:41

9. "Secrets"   2:43

10. "Dead End Justice"   7:01

The Runaways Band Members / Musicians

The Runaways – arrangements

Cherie Currie – lead vocals, piano

Joan Jett – rhythm guitar, vocals

Lita Ford – lead guitar

Sandy West – drums, vocals

Jackie Fox – bass, vocals (only credited, did not perform on the album)

Scott Anderson – arrangements

Kim Fowley – arrangements

Rodney Bingenheimer – orchestration

Nigel Harrison – bass (uncredited)

Kim Fowley – production, direction

Andy Morris – sound

Scott Anderson – production coordination

Gilbert Kong – mastering

Bill Jimmerson – recording

Lawrence W. Wendelken – recording

Artwork

Tom Gold – photography

Desmond Strobel – design

The Runaways is the debut studio album by American rock band the Runaways. It was released on June 1, 1976, by Mercury Records.

AllMusic has praised the album (especially band members Cherie Currie, Joan Jett and Lita Ford), comparing the band's music to material by Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith.

According to multiple sources, including Cherie Currie (in her memoir Neon Angel), the liner notes of the 2003 Cherry Red Records reissue of The Runaways, and Jackie Fox herself, bassist Nigel Harrison played bass on the album, due to manager Kim Fowley refusing to let Fox play on the record.

The documentary film Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways states that the album's first track "Cherry Bomb" was written ad hoc during the audition of lead singer Cherie Currie and the title is a play on the pronunciation of Currie's first name. Currie was told to prepare a Suzi Quatro song for the audition; she picked "Fever", a song the band did not know how to play. Instead, Jett and Fowley came up with the song and had Currie sing it for her audition.

The Runaways were an all-female American rock band that recorded and performed from 1977-1979. The band released four studio albums and one live album during its run. Among their best-known songs are "Cherry Bomb", "Hollywood", "Queens of Noise" and a cover version of the Velvet Underground's "Rock & Roll". Never a major success in the United States, the Runaways became a sensation overseas, especially in Japan, thanks to the single "Cherry Bomb".

The Runaways Band Members / Musicians

Joan Jett – rhythm and lead guitar, lead and backing vocals (1975–1979); bass (1977, 1979)

Sandy West – drums, percussion, backing and lead vocals (1975–1979; died 2006)

Micki Steele – lead and backing vocals, bass (1975)

Lita Ford – lead and rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals (1975–1979); bass (1975, 1977, 1979)

Peggy Foster – bass (1975)

Cherie Currie – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, tambourine, snare drum (1975–1977)

Jackie Fox – bass, backing vocals (1975–1977)

Vicki Blue – bass, backing vocals (1977–1978)

Laurie McAllister – bass (1978–1979; died 2011)

Rodney Bingenheimer – orchestration on The Runaways (1976)

Duane Hitchings – keyboards on And Now... The Runaways (1978)

The Runaways Discography - Studio albums

The Runaways (1976)

Queens of Noise (1977)

Waitin' for the Night (1977)

And Now... The Runaways (1978)

Live Albums

Live in Japan (1977)