| Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Stray Cats |
| Cover: | Rant N Rave cover.jpg |
| Released: | August 15, 1983 |
| Genre: | Rockabilly |
| Length: | 30:37 |
| Label: | EMI America |
| Producer: | Dave Edmunds |
| Prev Title: | Built for Speed |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats is the third studio album by American rockabilly revivalist band Stray Cats, released in 1983 by EMI America. It was produced by Dave Edmunds. The album featured the No. 5 hit "(She's) Sexy + 17", Top 40 hit "I Won't Stand in Your Way" (#35) and "Look At That Cadillac" (#68).
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "B−" and said that its "bigger and rawer" sound was an improvement over "Built for Speeds prettification", but felt that, despite his improved guitar playing, Brian Setzer was a poor songwriter and "a preening panderer, mythologizing his rockin' '50s with all the ignorant cynicism of a punk poser".[1] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the album "sounded identical" to Built for Speed and was just as strong because of the hits "(She's) Sexy + 17" and "I Won't Stand in Your Way".[2]
All tracks composed by Brian Setzer; except where indicated
| Chart (1983) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 28 | |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 51 | |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 27 |