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Little Robbers by The Motels
Little Robbers is an album by The Motels, released in 1983. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Suddenly Last Summer”, on 3 lists with a best position of #153.
Little Robbers, the Motels' fourth studio album, came out on Capitol on September 16, 1983, after sessions that ran from February to August that year with Val Garay producing. The Berkeley band's new wave is all sleek surfaces and late-night shadows here, and Martha Davis sings like she's confessing something she'd rather keep quiet, cool on the outside and bruised underneath.
"Suddenly Last Summer" is the heart of it, a hushed, haunting slow-burner. It topped Billboard's Album Rock Tracks, and on the Hot 100 it peaked at No. 9, matching "Only the Lonely" from a year earlier and giving the Motels another top ten pop hit. The album went gold. It followed All Four One, and Shock came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Little Robbers on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suddenly Last Summer | 3 | #153 | – | 2003–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.