Biography

Though the Runaways were initially assembled by rock impresario Kim Fowley, the group quickly took on a life of its own, owing to the strong musical personalities of its members (which included Joan Jett, Lita Ford, and Cherie Currie). The unpretentious, glam-influenced brand of hard rock they introduced in the mid 1970s was an influence on both punk and heavy metal. Though the group crashed and burned without becoming commercially successful, it provided a springboard for the solo careers of Jett, Ford, and Currie, and in 2004, abiding interest in the Runaways resulted in the biopic EDGEPLAY.

Top Tracks

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• Blackmail

• Cherry Bomb

• Don't Go Away

• Gotta Get Out Tonight

• Heavy Metal Nights

• Hollywood Cruisin'

• I Love Playin' With Fire

• I Love Playin' With Fire

• Little Sister

• Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin

• Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin [live]

• Queens Of Noise

• Queens Of Noise [live]

• Rock & Roll

• Rock N Roll

• Secrets

• S-p-e-e-d M-e-t-a-l

• Strawberry Fields

• Take It Or Leave It

• Wasted

• Young And Fast

Discography

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• Young and Fast

  The Great American Music Company

  1987

• I Love Playing with Fire

  1982

• And Now... The Runaways

  Anagram (UK)

  1978

• Waitin' for the Night

  Cherry Red

  1977