Little Robbers

Little Robbers
Studio album by the Motels
Released	September 16, 1983 (1983-09-16)[1]
Recorded	February – August 1983[1]
Studio	Record One (Los Angeles)
Genre	New wave pop rock[2]
Length	36:35
Label	Capitol
Producer	Val Garay
The Motels chronology
All Four One (1982) Little Robbers (1983) Shock (1985)
Singles from Little Robbers
"Suddenly Last Summer" Released: August 1983 "Remember the Nights" Released: November 1983 "Footsteps" Released: 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Where Do We Go from Here (Nothing Sacred)"	Martha Davis	3:34
2.	"Suddenly Last Summer"	Martha Davis	3:46
3.	"Isle of You"	Martha Davis, Kevin McCormick	4:09
4.	"Trust Me"	Martha Davis	3:23
5.	"Monday Shut Down"	Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein	3:48
Total length:			18:40

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Remember the Nights"	Martha Davis, Scott Thurston	3:02
2.	"Little Robbers"	Martha Davis	3:56
3.	"Into the Heartland"	Martha Davis, Bernie Taupin	3:36
4.	"Tables Turned"	Martha Davis, Michael Goodroe	3:37
5.	"Footsteps"	Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein, Bill Wray	3:44
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[a]	"Footsteps"	—	—
1984	January	[b]	"Little Robbers"	United States (Billboard Album Rock Tracks)	18

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	34

Personnel

Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.^[5]

The Motels

• Martha Davis – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Guy Perry – lead guitar
• Marty Jourard – keyboards, saxophone
• Michael Goodroe – bass
• Brian Glascock – drums, percussion
• Scott Thurston – keyboards, guitar

Additional personnel

• Steve Goldstein – keyboards
• Craig Krampf – drums
• Craig Hull – guitar
• Chris Page – additional synthesizer
• F. Bob Getter – bass
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar
• Jerry Peterson – saxophone

Production

Credits are taken from the CD's liner notes.^[5]

• Produced and recorded by Val Garay
• Assisted by Richard Bosworth
• Mastered by Doug Sax
• Art direction and design by John Kosh and Ron Larson
• Photography by Bob Blakeman

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. Little Robbers at AllMusic
4. 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.
5. Little Robbers (CD liner). The Motels. Albany, New York: EMI-Capitol Special Markets. 1983. 72438 19342 27.