The Stray Cats - Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92

An exemplary best-of, this has 25 tracks from throughout their career, leaning heavily on the earliest and best material. It also contains a few tunes that were previously unreleased in the U.S., the B-side cover of the Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love," and all three non-album songs from their 1983 double 45 "(She's) Sexy + 17." Those that prize authenticity might continue to scorn this rockabilly revivalism. But now that the debate over whether the group were poseurs or not has become irrelevant, it's a surprisingly solid guilty pleasure, even if it's more or less reheated Gene Vincent. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Brian Setzer Guitar, Vocals Claude Kalid Tape Research Dave Edmunds Producer Hein Hoven Producer Henry Marquez Art Direction Ira Robbins Liner Notes Joe Pheifer Producer LuAnn Graffeo Art Direction Nile Rodgers Producer Slim Jim Phantom Drums Stray Cats Producer Vic Anesini Mastering Viviana Chan Project Coordinator