Susannah's Still Alive
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| Single by Dave Davies | ||||
| B-side | "Funny Face" | |||
| Released | 24 November 1967 | |||
| Recorded | October 1967[1] | |||
| Studio | Pye, London | |||
| Genre | Pop,[2] folk pop[3] | |||
| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Davies | |||
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"Susannah's Still Alive" ("Suzanah's Still Alive" on the original UK release) is a song by Dave Davies, released for his second solo single. The recording featured all of the Kinks' members as his backing band. It was a hit (peaking at #20 in the UK)[4] but it did not live up to the expectations of Davies' last single "Death of a Clown", which was a Top 5 hit.[4] It failed to chart in the US, but was a significant success in Europe, reaching #10 in the Netherlands, #27 in Germany, #18 in Belgium and #18 in Sweden.[4] Although it was never featured on an LP, its B-side "Funny Face" was included on the Kinks' 1967 album Something Else by the Kinks.
Although all original UK singles used the spelling 'Suzanah', in many other countries and on later compilation albums Suzannah or Susannah was used.
Personnel
[edit]According to band researcher Doug Hinman:[5]
The Kinks
- Dave Davies – lead vocal, electric guitar
- Ray Davies – acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica
- Pete Quaife – bass
- Mick Avory – drums
Additional musician
- Nicky Hopkins – piano[6]
Cardiacs version
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| Single by Cardiacs | ||||
| Released | 5 September 1988[7] | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1988 | |||
| Studio | The Slaughterhouse (Yorkshire) | |||
| Label | Alphabet Business Concern | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Tim Smith | |||
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"Susannah's Still Alive" is the fourth single and only cover version ever recorded by Cardiacs. As well as being released as a single, the track was also on the Kinks tribute album, Shangri-La - A Tribute to The Kinks.
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the 12" liner notes.[8] Personnel according to Eric Benac:[9]
- Tim Smith – guitar, vocals
- Jim Smith – bass, vocals
- Sarah Smith – sax, vocals
- William D. Drake – keyboards, vocals
- Dominic Luckman – drums
- Tim Quy – percussion, vocals
Technical
- Tim Smith – production
- Roger Tebbutt – production assistance, engineering
Locations
- Recorded at the Slaughterhouse in Yorkshire, England in the Summer 1988
- "Blind in Safety and Leafy in Love" recorded under the bed
References
[edit]- ^ Hinman 2004, pp. 105, 107.
- ^ Smith 2011, p. 10.
- ^ Cobb, Cam (May 2022). "Perfect Stranger". Shindig!. Silverback.
- ^ a b c Emlen, Dave. "The Kinks' Chart Positions". Kindakinks.net. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Hinman 2004, p. 107.
- ^ Smith 2011, pp. 10, 23.
- ^ "Susannah's Still Alive Flyer -". 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Susannah's Still Alive" (liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 5 September 1988. ALPH 009.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Benac, Eric (27 August 2021). The Cardiacs: Every Album, Every Song. On Track. Sonicbond Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-78952-131-3.
Sources
[edit]- Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day-by-Day Concerts, Recordings and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-765-3.
- Smith, Russell (2011). Hidden Treasures (Liner notes). Dave Davies. Universal UMC. 277 765-3.
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