Creatures of the Street

Creatures of the Street is the second album by the glam rock artist Jobriath. It was released in 1974 on Elektra Records. The album was compiled from the sessions for its predecessor. Highlights include the jaunty "Ooh La La", the almost folky "Scumbag", the orchestral "Dietrich/Fondyke" and "Movie Queen" from the previous album were originally intended to be one track.

Creatures of the Street
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1974
GenreGlam rock
Length35:05
LabelElektra
Producer
Jobriath chronology
Jobriath
(1973)
Creatures of the Street
(1974)
Lonely Planet Boy
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Among the listed guest stars for the album is "Chris Peterson (Courtesy of Stormy Forest Records)". This is a misspelled name for Kris Peterson, the same vocalist that appears on the Frank Zappa album Waka/Jawaka.[2]

"Scumbag" mentions the Zum Zum restaurant chain, and in turn inspired the reference to "Zom Zom's" in the Gary Numan song "Down in the Park."[3][4]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Jobriath.

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Heartbeat"2:44
2."Dietrich/Fondyke (a Brief History of Movie Music)"2:18
3."Street Corner Love"2:33
4."Ooh La La"4:08
5."Scumbag"2:48
6."Ecubyan"2:40
Total length:17:11
Side Two
No.TitleLength
7."Good Time"2:50
8."Sister Sue"3:05
9."What a Pretty"1:28
10."Liten Up"4:05
11."Gone Tomorrow"3:43
12."Ooh La La (Reprise and Exit Music)"2:43
Total length:17:54

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Jobriath – Creatures of the Street". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Detroit soul singer Kris Peterson recalls working on Waka/Jawaka". Archive.org. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. ^ Tim Lott (9 June 1979). "Confessions of an honest poseur". Record Mirror. p. 26.
  4. ^ In a 1995 webchat (http://webb.garynuman.info/confession/9511.html), Numan acknowledged that this name was inspired by "a Jobriath song" (presumably "Scumbag" from the Creatures of the Street album, in which "Zum Zum Zum Zum Zum Zum Zum restaurant" is mentioned).
  5. ^ Creatures of the Street at Discogs. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ Creatures of the Street - Jobriath | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-05-10