Creatures of the Street

Creatures of the Street
Creatures of the Street
Studio album by Jobriath
Released	January 1974
Genre	Glam rock
Length	35:05
Label	Elektra
Producer	Jobriath; Edwin H. Kramer;
Jobriath chronology

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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.

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

All tracks composed by Jobriath.

Side One
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Jobriath - performer ("Principal Creature")
Billy Schwartz, Gregg Diamond, Hayden Wayne, Jim Gregory, Steve Love - performers ("Principal Creature")
Carl Hall, Heather MacRae, Rosetta Hightower, Tasha Thomas, Zenobia - backing vocals ("Creature Without Whom")
George Ricci, Jerry Patterson, John Paul Jones, Kris Peterson, Peter Frampton, The Jobriath Symphony Orchestra - musicians ("Guest Star")
Michael Reeves - conductor
Andy Muson, Pretty Purdie, Cornell Dupree, Gordon Edwards, Jerry Jemmott, Jimmy Maelen, John Syomis, Ken Bichel - musicians ("Important Players")
Jerry Brandt - presenter

Technical

Jobriath - director, producer, engineer, writer, arrangement, orchestration, painting
Edwin H. Kramer - producer, engineer
Bob Fisher - mastering
Glen Christensen - art direction
Shiah Grumet - design
Gered Mankowitz - photography

References

^ Thompson, Dave. "Jobriath – Creatures of the Street". AllMusic.
^ "Detroit soul singer Kris Peterson recalls working on Waka/Jawaka". Archive.org. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ Tim Lott (9 June 1979). "Confessions of an honest poseur". Record Mirror. p. 26.
^ 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).
^ Creatures of the Street at Discogs. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ Creatures of the Street - Jobriath | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-05-10

[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

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