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Night Out(album)

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Night Out
Studio albumby
Ellen Foley
ReleasedJune 21, 1979
Recorded1979
StudioMediasoundandThe Power Station(New York City, New York)
GenreRock
Length37:24
LabelCleveland International
Epic
Producer
Ellen Foleychronology
Night Out
(1979) 		Spirit of St. Louis
(1981)

Night Outis the 1979 debut studio album byEllen Foley,a long-time backup vocalist forMeat 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 fromIan Hunter's touring band for his 1979 albumYou're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic,with the addition of Australian musicianKerryn Tolhurston slide guitar.

Hunter and ex-Spiders From MarsguitaristMick Ronsonproduced the album. Ronson suggested the twoPhilip Rambowsongs and the piano backing for the final track "Don't Let Go", written by Hunter.[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Belong to the Night"Ellen Foley, Fred Goodman5:24
2."What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)" (Timi Yuro cover)Joy Byers,Clyde Otis3:47
3."Stupid Girl"(Rolling Stonescover)Mick Jagger,Keith Richards4:09
4."Night Out"Philip Rambow5:21
5."Thunder and Rain" (Graham Parkercover)Graham Parker3:04
6."Sad Song" (Mark Middler cover)Mark Middler, Peter Mason3:31
7."Young Lust"Philip Rambow5:34
8."Hideaway"Ellen Foley, Fred Goodman3:50
9."Don't Let Go"Ian Hunter4:04

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 20,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[11] Gold 50,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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Production

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  • Ian Hunter – producer, arrangements
  • Mick Ronson – producer, arrangements
  • Bob Clearmountain– engineer
  • Harvey Goldberg – engineer
  • Phil Shrago – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering atMasterdisk(New York, NY)
  • Gene Grief – design
  • Benno Friedman – photography

References

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  1. ^Weird & Gilly.The Spider With The Platinum Hair,p198. John Blake Publishing. 2017.
  2. ^Kent, David(1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992(illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115.ISBN0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^"RPM Top 100 Albums - December 1, 1979"(PDF).
  4. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Ellen Foley – Nightout"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Ellen Foley – Nightout"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^"Swedishcharts – Ellen Foley – Nightout".Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  7. ^"Ellen Foley | Artist | Official Charts".UK Albums Chart.Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  8. ^"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1979".dutchcharts.nl.RetrievedApril 5,2021.
  9. ^"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1980".dutchcharts.nl.RetrievedApril 5,2021.
  10. ^"International Certifiations"(PDF).Cash Box.May 17, 1980. p. 39.RetrievedDecember 3,2021– via World Radio History.
  11. ^"Dutch album certifications – Ellen Foley – Nightout"(in Dutch).Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.RetrievedJuly 16,2022.EnterNightoutin the "Artiest of titel" box.Select1979in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".


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