STRUMBLIN’IN
SUZI QUATRO & CHRIS NORMAN
SONGWRITERS: MIKE DONALD CHAPMAN
& NICKI BARRY CHINN
COUNTRY: U.S.A./U.K.
ALBUM: IF YOU KNEW SUZI…
LABEL: RSO
GENRE: POP ROCK
YEAR: 1978
"Stumblin'
In" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, performed by Chris
Norman and Suzi Quatro. Originally released as a standalone single, it was
later added to some editions of the Quatro álbum If You Knew Suzi...
The
single peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979. The song was
Quatro's only US Top 40 hit and Norman's lone US charting effort apart from the
band Smokie. In the UK Singles Chart, where the song was also Norman's only
chart hit as a solo artist, the disc hit the listing on 11 November 1978 and
peaked at number 41 with eight weeks in the chart. It reached #11 on the Canada
RPM Chart, but went to #1 on the Canada Adult Contemporary Chart. It was
Norman's first single as a solo artist.
Namibian Singer
Nianell and South African singer Dozi recorded a version in 2009 on their cover
duets album It Takes Two.
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)". There is also a Hungarian version under the title "A
szerelem él" recorded by Csuka Mónika and Korda György with the
"Express Együttes" in 1982. Danish Gry Meilstrup and German Bernd
Vonficht have recorded a cover on their 1989 album "Moments In Love"
as Bo Andersen and Bernie Gold.
Susan Kay
Quatro(born June 3, 1950) is an American rock singer-songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist and actress. She was the first female bass player to
become a major rock star.:1–3
In the
1970s, Quatro scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in
Europe and Australia than in her homeland. She reached no. 1 in the UK and
other European countries and Australia with her singles "Can the Can"
(1973) and "Devil Gate Drive" (1974). Following a recurring role as
bass player Leather Tuscadero on the popular American sitcom Happy Days, her
duet "Stumblin' In" with Smokie's lead singer Chris Norman reached
No. 4 in the US.
Quatro
released her eponymous debut album in 1973. Since then, she has released fifteen studio albums, ten
compilation albums, and one live album. Her other
solo hits include "48 Crash", "Daytona Demon", "The
Wild One", and "Your Mama Won't Like Me".
Between
1973 and 1980, Quatro was awarded six Bravo Ottos. In 2010, she was voted into the
Michigan Rock and Roll Legends online Hall of Fame. Quatro
has sold over 50 million albums and continues to perform live, worldwide. Her most recent studio album was
released in 2019 and she also continues to present new radio programmes.
Christopher
Ward Norman (born 25 October 1950) is an English soft rock singer. Norman was
the lead singer of Smokie, an English soft rock band which found success in
Europe in the 1970s. "Stumblin' In", a 1978 duet with Suzi Quatro,
was a big US hit.
[Chris & Suzi]:
Our love is alive and so we begin
Foolishly layin' our hearts on the table, stumblin' in
Our love is a flame burnin' within
Now and then firelight will catch us, stumblin' in
[Chris]:
Wherever you go, whatever you do
You know these reckless thoughts of mine are followin'
you
[Suzi]:
I've fallen for you, whatever you do
'Cause baby you've shown me so many things that I
never knew
[Chris & Suzi]:
Whatever it takes, baby, I'll do it for you
[Chris & Suzi]:
Our love is alive and so we begin
Foolishly layin' our hearts on the table, stumblin' in
Our love is a flame burnin' within
Now and then firelight will catch us, stumblin' in
[Chris]:
You were so young, ah, and I was so free
[Suzi]:
I may have been young but baby that's not what I
wanted to be
[Chris]:
Well, you were the one
[Suzi]:
Oh, why was it me?
[Chris]:
'Cause baby you've shown me so many things that I'd
never seen
[Chris & Suzi]:
Whatever you need, baby, you got it from me
[Chris & Suzi]:
Our love is alive and so we begin
Foolishly layin' our hearts on the table, stumblin' in
Our love is a flame burnin' within
Now and then firelight will catch us, stumblin' in
Stumblin' in, stumblin' in
Foolishly layin' our hearts on the table, stumblin' in
Ahh, stumblin' in, mmm, stumblin' in
Now and then fire light will catch us, stumblin' in
Ahh, stumblin' in, ahh, stumblin' in
Foolishly layin' our hearts on the table, stumblin' in
Ahh, stumblin' in, you were stimblin' in...