Stumblin' In

"Stumblin' In"
German 7" single cover
Single by Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro
from the album If You Knew Suzi...
B-side	"A Stranger with You"
Released	November 1978 (UK); January 1979 (US)
Format	7"
Recorded	1978
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	3:56
Label	RSO
Writer(s)	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Producer(s)	Suzi Quatro, Chris Norman, Mike Chapman

"Stumblin' In" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, performed by Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro, taken from the Quatro album If You Knew Suzi....^[1]

The single peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979. The song was Quatro's only U.S. Top 40 hit and Norman's lone U.S. charting effort apart from the band Smokie. In the UK Singles Chart, the disc hit the listing on 11 November 1978, peaked at number 41 and spent eight weeks in the chart.^[2] It was a number-one hit in Canada.^[3]

Namibian singer Nianell and South African singer Dozi recorded a version in 2009 on their cover duets album It Takes Two.^[4]

In 1979, Al Bano and Romina Power made a cover version in French under the title "Et je suis à toì." German singers Bernd Clüver and Marion Maerz recorded a German version in the same year under the title „Schau mal herein (die Tasse Kaffee)“. ^[5]

Personnel

• Suzi Quatro – lead vocals, bass
• Chris Norman – lead vocals, guitar
• Len Tuckey – guitar
• Dave Neal – drums
• Mike Deacon – keyboards, electric piano

Release history

Film soundtrack albums

• Polle Fiction: Original Soundtrack (2002).^[6]

• Fleisch ist Mein Gemüse - Original Soundtrack (2008).^[7]

• Red Dog - Original Soundtrack (2011).^[8] Red Dog is an Australian family movie. It is based on the book Red Dog, which is based on a true story.

References

1. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 785–6. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 444. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
3. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recording s/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4777&URLjpg=http%3a %2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc00 8388.4777.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4777
4. "It Takes Two, Dozi & Nianell, Album Music". kalahari.com. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
5. "Bernd Clüver´s Homepage". Berndcluever.de. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
6. "Polle Fiction: Original Soundtrack - Various Artists". Ann Arbor, United States: AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
7. "Fleisch ist Mein Gemüse - Original Soundtrack". Ann Arbor, United States: AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
8. "Red Dog - Original Soundtrack". www.allmusic.com. Ann Arbor, USA: AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

External links

• Red Dog Meets Suzi Quatro on YouTube, film of a promotional photoshoot for the Red Dog movie, on the SUZI QUATRO OFFICIAL YouTube channel. Features the song "Stumblin' In" prominently.
• Aida Nikolaychuk & Chris Norman Stumblin In on YouTube, Ukrainian X Factor 3 champion Aida Nikolaychuk announces Chris Norman midway through performance; song is completed as duet.