"Susannah's Still Alive"
West German picture sleeve
Single byDave Davies
B-side	"Funny Face"
Released	24 November 1967
Recorded	October 1967[1]
Studio	Pye, London
Genre	Pop,[2]folk pop[3]
Length	2:22
Label	Pye
Songwriter(s)	Dave Davies
Producer(s)	Ray Davies
Dave Davies singles chronology
"Death of a Clown" (1967) "Susannah's Still Alive" (1967) "Lincoln County" (1968)

"Susannah's Still Alive" ("Suzanah's Still Alive" on the original UK release) is a song byDave Davies, released for his second solo single. The recording featured all of the Kinks' members as his backing band. It was a hit (peaking at #20 in the UK)^[4] but it did not live up to the expectations of Davies' last single "Death of a Clown", which was a Top 5 hit.^[4] It failed to chart in the US, but was a significant success in Europe, reaching #10 in theNetherlands, #27 inGermany, #18 inBelgium and #18 inSweden.^[4] Although it was never featured on an LP, its B-side "Funny Face" was included on the Kinks' 1967 albumSomething Else by the Kinks.

Although all original UK singles used the spelling 'Suzanah', in many other countries and on later compilation albumsSuzannah orSusannah was used.

According to band researcher Doug Hinman:^[5]

The Kinks

• Dave Davies – lead vocal, electric guitar
• Ray Davies – acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica
• Pete Quaife – bass
• Mick Avory – drums

Additional musician

• Nicky Hopkins – piano^[6]

"Susannah's Still Alive"
Single byCardiacs
Released	5 September 1988[7]
Recorded	Summer 1988
Studio	The Slaughterhouse (Yorkshire)
Label	Alphabet Business Concern
Songwriter(s)	Dave Davies
Producer(s)	Tim Smith
Cardiacs singles chronology
"Is This the Life" (1988) "Susannah's Still Alive" (1988) "Night Tracks (The Janice Long Session)" (1988)

"Susannah's Still Alive" is the fourth single and only cover version ever recorded byCardiacs. As well as being released as a single, the track was also on theKinks tribute album,Shangri-La - A Tribute to The Kinks.

Credits adapted from the 12" liner notes.^[8] Personnel according to Eric Benac:^[9]

• Tim Smith – guitar, vocals
• Jim Smith – bass, vocals
• Sarah Smith – sax, vocals
• William D. Drake – keyboards, vocals
• Dominic Luckman – drums
• Tim Quy – percussion, vocals

Technical

• Tim Smith – production
• Roger Tebbutt – production assistance, engineering

Locations

• Recorded at the Slaughterhouse in Yorkshire, England in the Summer 1988
• "Blind in Safety and Leafy in Love" recorded under the bed

• Dave Davies Official Site

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