Rock-n-Roller explained

Rock-n-Roller
Type:	studio
Artist:	Suzie McNeil
Cover:	Rock&Roller.jpg
Genre:	Pop rock
Length:	37:54
Label:	Universal Music Canada
Prev Title:	Broken & Beautiful
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Dear Love
Next Year:	2012

Rock-n-Roller (sometimes stylised Rock N' Roller) is the second album from Canadian singer-songwriter Suzie McNeil, released on November 4, 2008. It was reissued the following year as Rock-n-Roller: Reloaded to feature an additional song, a cover of Saving Jane's "Supergirl." Three singles released from the album, including the aforementioned "Supergirl", which became McNeil's most successful single to date when it peaked at No. 26 on the Canadian Hot 100.^[1]

Critical reception

The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Matthew Chisling from AllMusic labelled the album "almost as good" as Broken & Beautiful, explaining that in spite of Rock-n-Roller being generally "quite excellent", "the repetitiveness of some tracks limits their overall quality." The staff of Metro Canada gave a more negative review, describing the material as "sterile" and "so L.A." Ranking the album two stars out of five, the newspaper remarked that "this should be the kind of music that never goes out of style [...] But it only works if you have something new and special to offer."

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		CAN ^[2]	CAN CHR ^[3]	CAN Hot AC ^[4]
2008	"Let's Go"	—	—	—
2009	"Supergirl"	26	31	3
	"Help Me Out"	—	—	27
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Credits and personnel

General

Executive Producer – Bits Productions
Produced by Marti Frederiksen for Poppy Productions

Tracks 1, 3, 7, 8, 10 mixed by Brian Paturalski for Red Room Studios
Tracks 6 and 11 mixed by Marti Frederiksen
Tracks 2, 4, 5, and 8 mixed by Marti Frederiksen & Brian Paturalski

Additional production and recording on tracks 3 and 10 by Jason Paige
Additional engineering on tracks 9 and 11 by Johnny Coppollino

Mastered by David Donnelly at DNA Mastering

Track by track

• "Let's Go" – Vocals & background vocals – Suzie McNeil; Guitars, Bass, Keys, Percussion - Marti Frederiksen; Drums – Ryan Brown
• "I Wanna Know" – Vocals & background vocals – Suzie McNeil; Guitar, Bass, Keys, Percussion, BG Vocal - Marti Frederiksen; Strings – Eliza James; Sax – Alex Budman
• "Don't Tell Me Goodbye" – Vocals – Suzie McNeil; Background Vocals – Suzie McNeil, Jason Paige, Marti Frederiksen, Scott Walters; Guitar, Bass, Keys - Jason Paige; Drums – Ryan Brown
• "Fast Lane" – Vocals & background vocals – Suzie McNeil; Guitars, Bass, Keys - Marti Frederiksen; Drums – Ryan Brown
• "Believe" – Vocals – Suzie McNeil; Piano – Russ Irwin; Strings – Eliza James; Guitar – Marti Frederiksen
• "For You" – Vocals & background vocals – Suzie McNeil; Guitars, Bass, Percussion - Marti Frederiksen; Drums, Glochenspiel – Ryan Brown; Piano – Jason Paige
• "Free" – Vocals & background vocals – Suzie McNeil; Guitars, Bass, Keys, Percussion - Marti Frederiksen; Drums – Ryan Brown
• "Help Me Out" – Vocals & background vocals – Suzie McNeil; Guitars, Bass, - Marti Frederiksen; Drums – Ryan Brown; Keys – Holly Knight
• "Naturally" – Vocals – Suzie McNeil; Background Vocals – Suzie McNeil, Jason Paige; Bass – Marti Frederiksen; Guitar, Keys - Jason Paige; Drums – Ryan Brown; Strings – Eliza James; Trumpets – Gabriel Johnson
• "What Ur Getting Into" – Vocals – Suzie McNeil; Background Vocals – Suzie McNeil, Marti Frederiksen; Drums, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Percussion - Marti Frederiksen

Notes and References

1. Web site: Suzie McNeil Album & Song Chart History: "Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
2. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=suzie mcneil|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} Suzie McNeil Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 24, 2014.
3. Canada CHR/Top 40 peak positions:
   • For "Supergirl": Web site: Billboard Canadian Update - July 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905083329/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/images/pdf/CANADIAN_20090724.pdf. dead. September 5, 2015. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 25 April 2014.
4. Canada Hot AC peak positions:
   • For "Supergirl": Web site: Billboard Canadian Update - June 26, 2009. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 25 April 2014.
   • For "Help Me Out": Web site: BDSRadio Charts (Canada Hot AC National Airplay). BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V.. 14 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20100301035617/http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiocharts/charts.aspx?formatid=38. 1 March 2010.