A Night on the Town (Rod Stewart album)

A Night on the Town
File:Rod Stewart - A Night On The Town.jpg
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)Atlantic Crossing1975 A Night on the Town (1976) Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977)Foot Loose & Fancy Free1977
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	link
Robert Christgau	B link
Rolling Stone	(favorable) link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	link

Track listing

Side one – Slow Side

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

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

Track Listing for 2009 re-release

Disc One:

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:

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)	1

References

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