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Little Robbers is the RIAA Gold-certified fourth studio album by new wave band The Motels. It was recorded between February and August 1983 and released on September 16 of that year.

Little Robbers
Studio album by
The Motels
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1983 (1983-09-16)[1]
RecordedFebruary 14 – August 15, 1983[1]
StudioRecord One (Los Angeles)
GenreNew wave, pop rock[2]
Length36:35
LabelCapitol
ProducerVal Garay
The Motels chronology
All Four One
(1982)		 Little Robbers
(1983)		 Shock
(1985)
Singles from Little Robbers
  1. "Suddenly Last Summer[3]"
    Released: August 1983
  2. "Remember the Nights[4]"
    Released: November 1983
  3. "Footsteps"
    Released: 1983[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

It features the hit song, "Suddenly Last Summer", which hit No. 1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart, and became the band's second Top 10 Pop hit in the US, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.


Track listing


Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Do We Go from Here (Nothing Sacred)"Martha Davis3:34
2."Suddenly Last Summer"Martha Davis3:46
3."Isle of You"Martha Davis, Kevin McCormick4:09
4."Trust Me"Martha Davis3:23
5."Monday Shut Down"Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein3:48
Total length:18:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Remember the Nights"Martha Davis, Scott Thurston3:02
2."Little Robbers"Martha Davis3:56
3."Into the Heartland"Martha Davis, Bernie Taupin3:36
4."Tables Turned"Martha Davis, Michael Goodroe3:37
5."Footsteps"Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein, Bill Wray3:44
Total length:17:55

Singles


Year Month and date Catalogue number Single Chart Position
1983 August Capitol Records #5271 "Suddenly Last Summer" Australia (Kent Music Report) 34
Canada (RPM Top Singles) 11
New Zealand 28
United States (Billboard Hot 100) 9
United States (Billboard Album Rock Tracks) 1
United States (Billboard Dance Club Songs) 18
1983 November 18 Capitol Records #5246 "Remember the Nights" United States (Billboard Hot 100) 36
United States (Billboard Album Rock Tracks) 12
1984 January Capitol Records HL#1A006-1868357[lower-alpha 1] "Footsteps" — —
1984 January [lower-alpha 2] "Little Robbers" United States (Billboard Album Rock Tracks) 18

Charts


Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 34

Personnel


Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.[8]


The Motels



Additional personnel



Production


Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.[8]


Notes


  1. This single was released in the Netherlands only
  2. This song was not released as a single but was among the most-played and requested songs on the relevant radio stations

References


  1. The Motels Information Site - Albums
  2. Allmusic – Album genres and styles
  3. "45cat – The Motels – Suddenly Last Summer". 45cat.
  4. "45cat – The Motels – Remember the Nights". 45cat.
  5. "The Motels – Footsteps". discogs.com.
  6. Little Robbers at AllMusic
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 209. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. Little Robbers (CD liner). The Motels. Albany, New York: EMI-Capitol Special Markets. 1983. 72438 19342 27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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