In the Spotlight | ||||
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Studio album by Suzi Quatro | ||||
Released | 5 August 2011 | |||
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Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 40:40 | |||
Label | Cherry Red | |||
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Suzi Quatro chronology | ||||
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In the Spotlight Deluxe Edition | ||||
Box set containing In the Spotlight and In the Dark
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic (USA) | |
laut.de (Germany) | |
Monsters and Critics.de (Germany) | favourable |
The Gap (Austria) | |
Wears the Trousers Magazine (UK) | favourable |
In the Spotlight is the fifteenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter and bass guitar player Suzi Quatro.
Mike Chapman, her original producer and composer of most of her hits, approached Quatro with plans to take her back to her roots. They made this album which is a modern take on Quatro's original attitude and shows the influence she has had on modern female artists. "Strict Machine", a song originally performed by Goldfrapp, even contains a two line teaser from Quatro's number one hit "Can the Can", to show the similarities of the two tracks.
When the album was released, it received many positive reviews — Mojo magazine rated the album . AllMusic rated it , commenting that (except for one track):