Was Imperial Hotel a single?

[Dodfather]

Now all I can hope for is a live (or lip synched!) performance of it to surface but I highly doubt it! I'd love to see her do Imperial Hotel and Sister Honey from back in the day!

[jrpjr]

i remember when "violet and blue" was played on rock stations...when i first heard thsi song...i was like "wow!! this is epic" wat a great under rated song..."wid heart" song also was played alot when "wild heart" was released...THAT song...i still get goose bumps..so raw and soooo perfect...yes whoever said "thise were the days" you are absolutely right

[aleuzzi]

I have always loved Imperial Hotel. To my way of thinking, it's the strongest performance (though no necessarily song) on Rock a Little. Her voice is on fire and the tune sounds like any number of great rock-n-roll tracks from Tom Petty albums.

In fact, in the original Rolling Stone review for RAL, the critic (I think Mark Coleman?) noted that it was the highlight of the record.

Oddly, almost none of her fans like it--or they like it less than anything else on the record. No idea why.

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Oddly, almost none of her fans like it--or they like it less than anything else on the record. No idea why.

I've found this too but I really like it! It's so ridiculous-teeth on edge-coked out-hot mess-crazy!

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I have always loved Imperial Hotel. To my way of thinking, it's the strongest performance (though no necessarily song) on Rock a Little. Her voice is on fire

Agree 100%. It's one of the few moments in the RAL days when she seems completely in control of her instrument. The lyrics are also surprisingly cohesive for the period.

- Jake

[Garbo]

Imperial Hotel is one of Stevie's best mid-80's rockers. It's a pity it was left off of Enchanted as well as her live setlists. It would be nice to hear it remastered.