In the Spotlight

iTunes Review

1970s pop-rocker Suzi Quatro’s first album in five years reunites her with her original writer and eventual producer Mike Chapman, who went on to produce Blondie, the Knack and many others. They work together with only slight modernizations in the sound department. Otherwise, these tunes could have been written and recorded back in those long-gone ‘70s. Rihanna’s “Breaking Dishes” has a serious rock attack crashing through the sound. Goldfrapp’s “Strict Machine” has the sass that made Quatro a star as Leather Tuscadero on the classic sitcom Happy Days. “A Girl Like Me” retains a glam-pre-punk appeal. “Whatever Love Is” takes a harder pop-rock turn, sounding like what the ‘80s should’ve been more about. “Hot Kiss” kicks up some dirt. “Turn Into” throws a Shangri-La’s beat behind the action. The Sweet’s Andy Scott produces the final track, “Singing With Angels,” Quatro’s stirring tribute to Elvis Presley, performed with Presley’s guitarist James Burton and backing vocal group the Jordinaires.