A_Night_on_the_Town_(Rod_Stewart_album) Knowpia

A Night on the Town
A Night on the Town
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	18 June 1976
Recorded	December 1975-April 1976
Studio	Cherokee, Los Angeles; Muscle Shoals, Sheffield; Criteria, Miami; Caribou Ranch, Nederland;
Genre	Rock
Length	41:19
Label	Riva, Warner Bros.
Producer	Tom Dowd
Rod Stewart chronology
Singles from A Night on the Town
	"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"; Released: May 1976 (UK); "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)"; Released: August 1976 (UK); "The First Cut Is the Deepest / I Don't Want To Talk About It"; Released: April 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. A Night on the Town was Stewart's last UK number-one studio album until Time in 2013.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[2]
Rolling Stone	(favourable)^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

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 murdered by a New Jersey gang during an attempted robbery. 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.

Track listing edit

Original release edit

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 edit

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
13.	"The Killing Of Georgie [Part II]" ([Alternate Vocals])
14.	"Tonight's The Night [Gonna Be Alright]" ([Spoken Excerpt])

Personnel edit

Rod Stewart – vocals
Donald Dunn, Bob Glaub, David Hood, Willie Weeks, Lee Sklar – bass guitar
Steve Cropper, Billy Peek, Joe Walsh, Jesse Ed Davis, David Lindley, Fred Tackett, Pete Carr – guitar
John Barlow Jarvis, David Foster, Barry Beckett, J. Smith – keyboards
Roger Hawkins, Andy Newmark, Al Jackson Jr., Rick Shlosser – drums
Tommy Vig, Joe Lala – percussion
Jimmy Horowitz, Mel Lewis, Arif Mardin – string arrangements
Tower of Power horn section – French horn
Jerry Jumonville, Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	1
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[5]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[9]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	1
US Billboard 200^[12]	2

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1976)	Position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)^[13]	2
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[14]	11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15]	46
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	5
Chart (1977)	Position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)^[18]	14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[19]	3
US Billboard 200^[20]	31

Certifications and sales edit


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)^[26]	Platinum	1,000,000^[25]
United States (RIAA)^[27]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "A Night on the Town – Rod Stewart". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Dave Marsh (26 August 1976). "Rod Stewart A Night on the Town Album Review". Rolling Stone.
^ "Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5136a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "Officialcharts.de – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Rod Stewart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top 100 Albums of '76". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1976". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1977 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – A Night on the". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ "Night on the Town" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 December 1976. p. 47. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
^ "Rod Stewart - tomorrow the world?" (PDF). Music Week. 19 February 1977. p. 52. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – A Night on the". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "A Night on the Town – Rod Stewart". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Dave Marsh (26 August 1976). "Rod Stewart A Night on the Town Album Review". Rolling Stone.

[4] "Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.

[group=-5] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5136a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[ac_Germany3_Rod_Stewart-6] "Officialcharts.de – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Rod_Stewart-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Rod_Stewart-8] "Charts.nz – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[ac_Norway_Rod_Stewart-9] "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Rod_Stewart-10] "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[ac_UK_Rod_Stewart-11] "Rod Stewart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Rod_Stewart-12] "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[13] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[14] "Top 100 Albums of '76". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[15] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1976". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[16] "Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

[17] "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.

[18] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[19] "Top Selling Albums of 1977 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

[20] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[AustraliaRod_StewartNight_on_thealbumCertRef-21] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[CanadaRod_StewartA_Night_on_thealbumCertRef-22] "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – A Night on the". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[23] "Night on the Town" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 December 1976. p. 47. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[SwedenRod_StewartNight_on_the_TownalbumCertRef-24] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.

[25] "Rod Stewart - tomorrow the world?" (PDF). Music Week. 19 February 1977. p. 52. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[United_KingdomRod_StewartA_Night_on_the_TownalbumCertRef-26] "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesRod_StewartA_Night_on_thealbumCertRef-27] "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – A Night on the". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

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