"Switchboard Susan" is a song written by Mickey Jupp[1] and recorded by Nick Lowe for his 1979 album, Labour of Lust. The song was produced by Lowe.[2]
Jupp originally wrote the song for his album Juppanese, which Lowe was producing. Jupp disliked the backing track that Lowe's band Rockpile produced for the song, calling it "shit from top to bottom" according to Lowe.[3] Lowe received Jupp's permission to take the song for himself. He recalled:
"Mickey Jupp is touched with genius but he could be a difficult and contrary man. ... I nearly had to throw myself across the tracks to stop the train and prevent Rockpile from leaving town. But "Switchboard Susan" had a cracking backing track, so I offered to buy it off Mickey and he agreed. Then I stuck my vocal on it."[4]
"Switchboard Susan" was released as a single in North America only. The follow-up to Lowe's biggest chart hit "Cruel to Be Kind", the single reached number 81 Canada[5] and number 107 on the US pop chart.[6]
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^"Nick Lowe, "Switch Board Susan" Single Release". Retrieved December 2, 2016.
^Mastropolo, Frank. "Top 11 New Wave Songs & Artists". Rock Cellar Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^Birch, Will (2019-08-20). Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-306-92197-1.
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