A Night on the Town (Rod Stewart album)

A Night on the Town

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

Rod Stewart chronology

Atlantic Crossing
(1975)

A Night on the Town
(1976)

Foot Loose & Fancy Free
(1977)

Singles from A Night on the Town

"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"
Released: May 1976
"The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)"
Released: 1976
"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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B^[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Track listing

Side one – Slow Side
No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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" (Early version)	4:05

Personnel

Bass: Donald Dunn, Bob Glaub, David Hood, Willie Weeks, Lee Sklar
Guitars: Steve Cropper, Willie Weeks, Joe Walsh, Jesse Ed Davis, David Lindley, Fred Tackett
Keyboards: John Jarvis, David Foster, Barry Beckett, J. Smith, Booker T. Jones
Drums: Roger Hawkins, Andy Newmark, Al Jackson
Percussion: Tommy Vig, Joe Lala
String Arrangements: Jimmy Horowitz, Mel Lewis, Arif Mardin
Horns: Tower of Power horn section
Tenor saxophone solos: Jerry Jumonville, Plas Johnson

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

↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "A Night on the Town - Rod Stewart | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
↑ "CG: rod stewart". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
↑ Dave Marsh (26 August 1976). "Rod Stewart A Night on the Town Album Review". Rolling Stone.
↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20130105161110/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rod-stewart/albumguide. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Rod Stewart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart

Rod Stewart

Studio albums	An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969) Gasoline Alley (1970) Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) Never a Dull Moment (1972) Smiler (1974) Atlantic Crossing (1975) A Night on the Town (1976) Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) Blondes Have More Fun (1978) Foolish Behaviour (1980) Tonight I'm Yours (1981) Body Wishes (1983) Camouflage (1984) Every Beat of My Heart (1986) Out of Order (1988) Vagabond Heart (1991) A Spanner in the Works (1995) When We Were the New Boys (1998) Human (2001) It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002) As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003) Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004) Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005) Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006) Soulbook (2009) Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (2010) Merry Christmas, Baby (2012) Time (2013) Another Country (2015)

Live albums	Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (1974) Stewart/Faces Absolutely Live (1982) Unplugged...and Seated (1993) Tonight's The Night: Live 1976–1998 (2014)

Compilations	Sing It Again Rod (1973) The Best of Rod Stewart (1976) The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2 (1976) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1979) Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 (1989) The Best of Rod Stewart (1989) Downtown Train - Selections from the Storyteller Anthology (1990) The Mercury Years 1969-1974 (1992) Lead Vocalist (1993) If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996) The Story So Far - The Very Best of Rod Stewart (2001) Some Guys Have All The Luck / The Definitive Rod Stewart (2008) The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 (2009) The Best Of... The Great American Songbook (2011) Decades (2012) Rarities (2013)

Concert tours	Foot Loose & Fancy Free Tour (1977) Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour (1978-1979) Foolish Behaviour Tour (1980) Worth Leavin' Home For Tour (1981-1982) Body Wishes Tour (1983) Camouflage Tour (1984-1985) Every Beat Of My Heart Tour (1986) Out of Order Tour (1988-1989) Vagabond Tour (1991-1992) A Night To Remember Tour (1993-1994) A Spanner in the Works Tour (1995-1996) All Rod, All Night, All The Hits Tour (1998-1999) Human Tour (2001) Live In Concert Tour (2002) From Maggie May To The Great American Songbook Tour (2004) Tour (2005) Rockin' In The Round Tour (2007) Rocks His Greatest Hits Tour (2008-2009) One Rockin' Night Tour (2009) Soulbook Tour (2010) Heart & Soul Tour (2011-2012) with Stevie Nicks Live the Life Tour (2013) The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs Tour (2014) with Santana The Hits Tour (2015) From Gasoline Alley to Another Country: Hits 2016 (2016)

Related articles	Discography Riva Records Long John Baldry The Steampacket The Jeff Beck Group Faces Faces discography Python Lee Jackson In a Broken Dream Shotgun Express Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions

Chart procession and succession

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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