The Motels
The Motels are an American new wave band from Berkeley, California, that is best known for the singles "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1982 and 1983, respectively. In 1980, The Motels' song "Total Control" reached No. 7 on the Australian chart (for two weeks), and their song "Danger" reached No. 15 on the French chart. Martha Davis, the lead singer, reformed a version of the band called "The Motels featuring Martha Davis" in 1998 and toured under that name with various lineups of musicians. Since 2013, they have been billed as Martha Davis and The Motels.
Genre: new-romantic, new-wave, new-wave-pop, australian-rock
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Top Tracks
- Total Control
- Suddenly Last Summer
- Suddenly Last Summer - Remastered 2002
- Suddenly Last Summer - Remastered 2002
- Remember The Nights
- Suddenly Last Summer - Remastered 2002
- Total Control - Remastered
- Footsteps
- Only The Lonely (Re-Recorded Version)
- Celia
- Only The Lonely - Remastered
- Suddenly Last Summer - Remastered 2002
- Total Control
- Counting
- Only The Lonely - Remastered
- Kix
- Closets & Bullets
- Anticipating
- Shame - Remastered
- Atomic Cafe
Albums (40)
- ドライブが楽しくなる洋楽ヒッツ！80年代 ROCK (2023)
- Only The Lonely (Re-Recorded - Sped Up) (2023)
- Live And Dangerous [Live (Remastered)] (2022)
- Synth Pop (2022)
- Songs About Summer (2019)
- 80s Summer (2019)
- The Last Few Beautiful Days (2018)
- New Wave Hits Of The 80s (2017)
- Suddenly Last Summer (Billboard Hot 100 - No 9) (1970)
- Only the Lonely (Billboard Hot 100 - No 9) (1970)
- Only the Lonely (1970)
- The Motels Live at the Whisky a Go Go: 50th Anniversary Special (2015)
- No.1 Urban Hits (2014)
- Suddenly Last Summer - Single (2014)
- Best Of Classic Rock (2014)
- 101 Punk & New Wave Anthem (2013)
- Flashdance 30th Anniversary (2013)
- 80s (2011)
- Essential: New Wave (2011)
- Soft Hits Of The '80s (2011)
- New Years New Wave Party 2011 - 1984 Revisited (2010)
- 101 '80s Hits - New Wave, Old School Hip Hop, Hair Metal, Pop & Rock (2010)
- '80s & '90s Love - Power Ballads, Slow Jams & Love Songs (2010)
- 80s Darkwave, Goth, New Wave, Synth Pop & Death Rock (2010)
- Music Video Hit Songs (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions) (2009)
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (2009)
- 100 '80s Classics (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions) (2009)
- Poker Face (as made famous by Lady Gaga) (2009)
- Nothing Compares 2 U (2009)
- All I Want For Christmas Is You (2009)
- 40 Hits Of The '80s (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions) (2009)
- Only The Lonely (Re-Recorded Version) (2009)
- Essential Collection (2005)
- Classic Masters (2002)
- No Vacancy: The Best Of The Motels (1990)
- Shock (1985)
- Little Robbers (1983)
- All Four One (Remastered 1999) (1982)
- Careful (1980)
- The Motels (1979)
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