From Rats to Riches

From Rats to Riches is a studio album by the rock band Good Rats, released in 1978.[6]

From Rats to Riches
Studio album by
Good Rats
Released1978
GenreRock
LabelPassport Records (original US & Canadian release)[1]
Radar Records (UK)
Harvest Records (Germany & Australia)
Mercury Records (Greece)
ProducerFlo & Eddie[2]
Good Rats chronology
Ratcity in Blue
(1976)		 From Rats to Riches
(1978)		 Rats, The Way You Like 'Em
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[5]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "strong but overlooked."[6] Chuck Eddy, in Terminated for Reasons of Taste, wrote: "Heavier than I would have guessed, and more lyrically and structurally eccentric ... than I figured from supposed bar-band hacks, with sonic influences running the gamut from doo-wop to prog to maybe even punk."[2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music deemed the album the Good Rats' best.[4]

Track listing
  1. "Taking It To Detroit" – 3:36
  2. "Just Found Me A Lady" – 2:50
  3. "Mr. Mechanic" – 3:39
  4. "Dear Sir" – 3:12
  5. "Let Me" – 4:45
  6. "Victory In Space" – 3:06
  7. "Coo Coo Coo Blues" – 4:37
  8. "Don't Hate The Ones Who Bring You Rock & Roll" – 3:18
  9. "Could Be Tonight" – 2:54
  10. "Local Zero" – 5:08

Personnel
  • Mickey Marchello - Guitar and Vocals
  • Joe Franco - Drums
  • Peppi Marchello - Lead Vocals, Songwriting
  • John "The Cat" Gatto - Guitar and Keyboards
  • Lenny Kotke - Bass and Vocals

References
  1. "Home". goodrats.com.
  2. Eddy, Chuck (August 25, 2016). Terminated for Reasons of Taste: Other Ways to Hear Essential and Inessential Music. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822373896 – via Google Books.
  3. "Rats to Riches - The Good Rats | User Reviews | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 815.
  5. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 202.
  6. "The Good Rats | Biography & History". AllMusic.
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