Album Details
Title: A Night on the Town Artist: Rod Stewart Release Date: 1976 Re-Released On: 9/9/1988 Label: Warner Bros., WEA Duration: 41:19 UPCs: 093624773023, 4943674058938, 075990311641, 075992733922, 075992733946 Genre: Rock Styles: Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Earthy, Exuberant, Laid-Back/Mellow, Organic, Rousing, Wistful, Fun, Poignant, Romantic, Sentimental, Stylish, Confident, Energetic, Freewheeling, Humorous, Joyous, Melancholy, Passionate, Playful, Raucous, Refined/Mannered, Rollicking, Rowdy, Soothing, Calm/Peaceful, Reserved, Restrained, Self-Conscious, Detached, Sophisticated Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1 |
Additional Releases
| Year | Type | Label | Catalog # | | 2005 | CD | WEA | 75099 | | 2000 | CD | Warner Bros. | 47730 | | 1988 | CD | Warner Bros. | 3116 | | 1988 | CD | Warner Bros. | 2-3116 | | ------ | CD | Warner Bros. | 3116 |
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Other Editions
- No other editions were found for this album.
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Review
After bouncing back to life with Atlantic Crossing, Rod Stewart crafted his most self-consciously ambitious record with A Night on the Town. The centerpiece of the album, "The Killing of Georgie, Pts. 1 & 2," was a long, winding Dylanesque tale of the murder of one of Stewart's gay friends and was one of his better songs of the mid-'70s. Even if "The Killing of Georgie" was the conscious artistic focal point of A Night on the Town, the true masterpiece of the album was an eloquent rendition of Cat Stevens' "The First Cut Is the Deepest." Apart from the flawed political platitudes of "Trade Winds," the rest of the album was filled with competent, professional pop/rock, highlighted by the number one hit "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)," a ballad where the gallant Rod relieves a teenager of her virginity. And, again, the "Slow Half" was more convincing than the frequently perfunctory "Fast Half." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Credits
| Name | Credits | | Al Jackson, Jr. | Drums | | Andy Newmark | Drums | | Arif Mardin | Arranger, Strings | | Barry Beckett | Keyboards | | Billy Peek | Guitar | | Bob Glaub | Bass | | Dave Steen | Photography | | David Foster | Keyboards | | David Hood | Bass | | David Lindley | Mandolin, Guitar, Violin | | Dee Robb | Engineer | | Donald "Duck" Dunn | Bass | | Fred Tackett | Guitar | | George Tutko | Assistant Engineer | | J. Davis | Guitar | | J. Jarvis | Keyboards | | J. Smith | Keyboards | | Jerry Jumonville | Sax (Tenor), Saxophone | | Jimmy Horowitz | Strings, Arranger | | Joe Lala | Percussion | | Joe Robb | Engineer | | Joe Walsh | Guitar | | John Jarvis | Keyboards | | Leland Sklar | Bass | | M. Lewis | Arranger, Strings | | Mel Lewis | Strings | | Michael Bryan | Cover Painting | | Plas Johnson | Sax (Tenor), Saxophone | | R. Glaub | Bass | | R. Hawkins | Drums | | Rick Shlosser | Drums | | Rod Stewart | Main Performer, Vocals, Selection | | Roger Hawkins | Drums | | Steve Cropper | Guitar | | The Memphis Horns | Horn | | Tom Dowd | Producer | | Tommy Vig | Percussion | | Tower of Power | Horn | | W. Peek | Guitar | | Willie Weeks | Bass |
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