Creatures of the Street explained

Creatures of the Street
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jobriath
Cover:	Jobriath Creatures of the Street album cover.jpg
Released:	January 1974
Genre:	Glam rock
Length:	35:05
Label:	Elektra
Producer:	Jobriath Edwin H. Kramer
Prev Title:	Jobriath
Prev Year:	1973

Creatures of the Street is the second album by the glam rock artist Jobriath. It was released in 1974 on Elektra Records. The album was compiled from the sessions for its predecessor. Highlights include the jaunty "Ooh La La", the almost folky "Scumbag", the orchestral "Dietrich/Fondyke" and "Movie Queen" from the previous album were originally intended to be one track.

Among the listed guest stars for the album is "Chris Peterson (Courtesy of Stormy Forest Records)". This is a misspelled name for Kris Peterson, the same vocalist that appears on the Frank Zappa album Waka/Jawaka.^[1]

"Scumbag" mentions the Zum Zum restaurant chain, and in turn inspired the reference to "Zom Zom's" in the Gary Numan song "Down in the Park."^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jobriath.

Personnel

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Musicians

• Jobriath - performer ("Principal Creature")
• Billy Schwartz, Gregg Diamond, Hayden Wayne, Jim Gregory, Steve Love - performers ("Principal Creature")
• Carl Hall, Heather MacRae, Rosetta Hightower, Tasha Thomas, Zenobia - backing vocals ("Creature Without Whom")
• George Ricci, Jerry Patterson, John Paul Jones, Kris Peterson, Peter Frampton, The Jobriath Symphony Orchestra - musicians ("Guest Star")
• Michael Reeves - conductor
• Andy Muson, Pretty Purdie, Cornell Dupree, Gordon Edwards, Jerry Jemmott, Jimmy Maelen, John Syomis, Ken Bichel - musicians ("Important Players")
• Jerry Brandt - presenter

Technical

• Jobriath - director, producer, engineer, writer, arrangement, orchestration, painting
• Edwin H. Kramer - producer, engineer
• Bob Fisher - mastering
• Glen Christensen - art direction
• Shiah Grumet - design
• Gered Mankowitz - photography

References

1. Web site: Detroit soul singer Kris Peterson recalls working on Waka/Jawaka. Archive.org. 23 September 2012.
2. News: Tim Lott . Confessions of an honest poseur . . 9 June 1979 . 26.
3. In a 1995 webchat (http://webb.garynuman.info/confession/9511.html), Numan acknowledged that this name was inspired by "a Jobriath song" (presumably "Scumbag" from the Creatures of the Street album, in which "Zum Zum Zum Zum Zum Zum Zum restaurant" is mentioned).
4. . Retrieved 10 May 2024.