Night Out (album)
Night Out is the 1979 debut studio album by Ellen Foley, a long-time backup vocalist for Meat Loaf. Seven of the nine tracks were cover versions of Foley's favorite songs, while two were co-written by Foley, one of which was "We Belong to the Night", which hit #1 in the Netherlands and #31 in Australia around Christmas of 1979. The musicians were mostly from Ian Hunter's touring band for his 1979 album You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, with the addition of Australian musician Kerryn Tolhurst on slide guitar.
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| Released | June 21, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Mediasound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | Cleveland International Epic | |||
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Hunter and ex-Spiders From Mars guitarist Mick Ronson produced the album. Ronson suggested the two Philip Rambow songs and the piano backing for the final track "Don't Let Go", written by Hunter.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "We Belong to the Night" | Ellen Foley, Fred Goodman | 5:24 |
| 2. | "What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)" (Timi Yuro cover) | Joy Byers, Clyde Otis | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Stupid Girl" (Rolling Stones cover) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Night Out" | Philip Rambow | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Thunder and Rain" (Graham Parker cover) | Graham Parker | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Sad Song" (Mark Middler cover) | Mark Middler, Peter Mason | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Young Lust" | Philip Rambow | 5:34 |
| 8. | "Hideaway" | Ellen Foley, Fred Goodman | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Don't Let Go" | Ian Hunter | 4:04 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[10] | Gold | 20,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
- Ellen Foley - vocals
- Mick Ronson - guitar, keyboards, percussion, string arrangements, background vocals
- Ian Hunter - keyboards, guitar, percussion
- Martin Briley - bass
- Tom Mandel - keyboards
- Kerryn Tolhurst - slide guitar
- Hilly Michaels - drums
- Rory Dodd - harmony vocals
- Technical
- Bob Clearmountain, Harvey Goldberg - engineers
- Benno Friedman - photography
References
- Weird & Gilly. The Spider With The Platinum Hair, p198. John Blake Publishing. 2017.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "RPM Top 100 Albums - December 1, 1979" (PDF).
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Ellen Foley – Nightout" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Ellen Foley – Nightout" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Ellen Foley – Nightout". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- "Ellen Foley | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1979". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- "International Certifiations" (PDF). Cash Box. May 17, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- "Dutch album certifications – Ellen Foley – Nightout" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved July 16, 2022. Enter Nightout in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".