Night Out | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 21, 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | Mediasound and The Power Station (New York City, New York) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:24 | |||
Label | Cleveland International Epic | |||
Producer | ||||
Ellen Foley chronology | ||||
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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.
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]
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 |
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |