A Night on the Town (Rod Stewart album)

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A Night on the Town
Rod Stewart - A Night On The Town.jpg
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released18 June 1976
RecordedDecember 1975-April 1976
StudioCherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (except "The First Cut Is the Deepest": Muscle Shoals Sound, AL), String overdubs: Criteria, Miami, FL Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO.
GenreRock
Length41:19
LabelRiva, Warner Bros.
ProducerTom 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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[4]

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 studio album until Time in 2013.

The album is regarded as one of Stewart's finest. "The Killing Of Georgie" is one of Stewart's most hard hitting set of lyrics, a melancholic tale of a gay friend who is cast out by his family and becomes a sensation in the New York nightlife, only to be mugged and beaten to death by a New Jersey gang in New York City. Controversial "Tonight's the Night" was a No. 1 hit but was banned by some radio stations due to the very obvious lyrics about sex and loss of virginity. A cover of Cat Stevens' "The First Cut Is the Deepest" was also a success and has since become one of Stewart's signature songs. Another controversial song, "The Balltrap", again had explicit sexual references in its lyrics as well as a touch of racism towards a trashy woman.

Track listing[]

Original release[]

Side one – Slow Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"Rod Stewart3:54
2."The First Cut Is the Deepest"Cat Stevens4:31
3."Fool for You"Stewart3:49
4."The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)"Stewart6:28
Side two – Fast Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Balltrap"Stewart4:37
2."Pretty Flamingo"Mark Barkan3:27
3."Big Bayou"Gib Guilbeau3:54
4."The Wild Side of Life"Arlie Carter, William Warren5:09
5."Trade Winds"Ralph MacDonald, William Salter5:16

2009 re-release[]

Disc One
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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
13."The Killing Of Georgie [Part II]" ([Alternate Vocals]) 
14."Tonight's The Night [Gonna Be Alright]" ([Spoken Excerpt]) 

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] 6× Platinum 420,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[22] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Sweden (GLF)[24] Gold 50,000[23]
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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