NIGHT OUT (ALBUM)

Night Out
Night Out
Studio album by Ellen Foley
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	Ian Hunter; Mick Ronson;
Ellen Foley chronology

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Chart (1979–1980)	Peak position
Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report)^[2]	13
Canadian Albums ( RPM)^[3]	71
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100)^[4]	2
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	31
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	28
UK Albums ( OCC)^[7]	68

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	38
Chart (1980)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	34

Certifications


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

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".

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[1] Weird & Gilly. The Spider With The Platinum Hair, p198. John Blake Publishing. 2017.

[aus-2] 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.

[3] "RPM Top 100 Albums - December 1, 1979" (PDF).

[ac_Netherlands_Ellen_Foley-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – Ellen Foley – Nightout" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Ellen_Foley-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Ellen Foley – Nightout" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Ellen_Foley-6] "Swedishcharts.com – Ellen Foley – Nightout". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[ac_UK_Ellen_Foley-7] "Ellen Foley | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[8] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1979". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[9] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[aus80-10] "International Certifiations" (PDF). Cash Box. May 17, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via World Radio History.

[NetherlandsEllen_FoleyNightoutalbumCertRef-11] "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".

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