Album · Detroit Cobras
Life, Love and Leaving by Detroit Cobras
Life, Love and Leaving is an album by Detroit Cobras, released in 2001. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Shout Bama Lama”, on 1 list with a best position of #15.
Life, Love and Leaving is the Detroit Cobras' 2001 album on Rough Trade, following Mink, Rat or Rabbit and setting up Baby. The Detroit garage band always revolved around singer Rachel Nagy and guitarist Mary Ramirez, the founders who stayed put while a rotating cast of players came and went; in 2001 that cast included Steve Nawara, John Szymanski and Eddie Harsch.
The record leans hard into soul, played with garage grit: rough, stomping guitars, a rhythm section that swings instead of plods, and Nagy out front with the voice to sell it. "Shout Bama Lama" was the one that got it onto the countdowns.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Life, Love and Leaving on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shout Bama Lama | 1 | #15 | – | 2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.