A Night on the Town (Rod Stewart album)

A Night on the Town
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released 18 June 1976
Recorded December 1975-April 1976
Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (except "The First Cut Is the Deepest": Muscle Shoals Sound, AL), String overdubs: Criteria, Miami, FL Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO.
Genre Rock
Length 41:19
Label Riva, Warner Bros.
Producer Tom Dowd
Rod Stewart chronology
Atlantic Crossing
(1975)
A Night on the Town
(1976)
Foot Loose & Fancy Free
(1977)
Singles from A Night on the Town
  1. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"
    Released: May 1976
  2. "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)"
    Released: 1976
  3. "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
    Released: 1977

A Night on the Town is Rod Stewart's seventh album, released in 1976. The cover art is based on Pierre-Auguste Renoir's painting Bal du moulin de la Galette, with Stewart inserted in the centre in period costume. On 30 June 2009, Rhino reissued the album as a two-disc CD with bonus tracks. Stewart performed "Big Bayou" regularly with The Faces during their final US tour the previous year, although that version was based on the one Ronnie Wood released on his solo album, Now Look. A Night on the Town was Stewart's last UK number-one album until Time in 2013.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Track listing

Side one Slow Side
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"  Rod Stewart 3:54
2. "The First Cut Is the Deepest"  Cat Stevens 4:31
3. "Fool for You"  Stewart 3:49
4. "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)"  Stewart 6:28
Side two Fast Side
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Balltrap"  Stewart 4:37
2. "Pretty Flamingo"  Mark Barkan 3:27
3. "Big Bayou"  Gib Guilbeau 3:54
4. "The Wild Side of Life"  Arlie Carter, William Warren 5:09
5. "Trade Winds"  Ralph MacDonald, William Salter 5:16

2009 re-release

Disc One
No. Title Length
1. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"   3:56
2. "The First Cut Is the Deepest"   4:28
3. "Fool for You"   3:47
4. "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)"   6:22
5. "The Balltrap"   4:41
6. "Pretty Flamingo"   3:32
7. "Big Bayou"   3:55
8. "The Wild Side of Life"   5:10
9. "Trade Winds"   5:28
10. "Rosie"   3:50
Disc Two
No. Title Length
1. "Share" (Studio Outtake) 4:19
2. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (Early version) 3:51
3. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Early version) 3:48
4. "Fool for You" (Early version) 3:40
5. "The Killing of Georgie (Part I)" (Early version) 4:22
6. "The Balltrap" (Early version) 4:40
7. "Pretty Flamingo" (Early version) 3:26
8. "Big Bayou" (Early version) 4:13
9. "The Wild Side of Life" (Early version) 4:47
10. "Trade Winds" (Early version) 4:44
11. "Rosie" (Early version) 4:21
12. "Get Back" (From the soundtrack All This and World War II) 4:05

Personnel

Charting singles

Year Single Chart Position
1976 "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" Billboard – Pop Singles 1
1977 "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" Billboard – Pop Singles 30
1977 "The First Cut Is the Deepest" Billboard – Pop Singles 21

Album charts

Year Chart Position
1976 Billboard – Pop Albums 2
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 1

References

  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "A Night on the Town - Rod Stewart | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  2. "CG: rod stewart". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  3. Dave Marsh (26 August 1976). "Rod Stewart A Night on the Town Album Review". Rolling Stone.
  4. "Rolling Stone Album Guide". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. "Rod Stewart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
Preceded by
Greatest Hits by ABBA
UK Albums Chart number one album
10 July 1976 – 17 July 1976
Succeeded by
20 Golden Greats by The Beach Boys
Preceded by
Beautiful Noise by Neil Diamond
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
30 August – 7 November 1976
Succeeded by
Let's Stick Together by Bryan Ferry
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