Night Out (album)
1979 studio album by Ellen Foley
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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 | September 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studios | Mediasound and The Power Station (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Labels | Cleveland International Epic | |||
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| Music Week |   [2] |
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.[3]
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)[12] | Gold | 20,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[13] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
- Ellen Foley – vocals
- Mick Ronson – keyboards, lead guitars, percussion, string arrangements, harmony vocals
- Ian Hunter – keyboards, guitars, percussion
- Tommy Mandel – keyboards
- Kerryn Tolhurst – slide guitar
- Martin Briley – bass
- Hilly Michaels – drums
- Rory Dodd – harmony vocals
Production
- Ian Hunter – producer, arrangements
- Mick Ronson – producer, arrangements
- Bob Clearmountain – engineer
- Harvey Goldberg – engineer
- Phil Shrago – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
- Gene Grief – design
- Benno Friedman – photography
