Blondes Have More Fun
| Blondes Have More Fun | ||||
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| Studio album by Rod Stewart | ||||
| Released | 24 November 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 43:09 | |||
| Label | Riva, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Tom Dowd | |||
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| Singles from Blondes Have More Fun | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (unfavorable)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
Blondes Have More Fun is Rod Stewart's ninth album, released in November 1978. This album was also released as a picture disc. In addition to the two 7" singles, a 12" vinyl extended remix single of "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" was issued. The label read "Special Disco Mix by Jim Burgess". The album has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide. The title track was released as a single in the UK and Ireland and reached No. 63 in the UK and No. 23 in Ireland.[5] [6]
Track listing
Side one
- "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings) – 5:31
- "Dirty Weekend" (Stewart, Gary Grainger) – 2:36
- "Ain't Love a Bitch" (Stewart, Grainger) - 4:39
- "The Best Days of My Life" (Stewart, Jim Cregan) – 4:21
- "Is That the Thanks I Get?" (Stewart, Cregan) – 4:32
Side two (Side 1 Continued)
- "Attractive Female Wanted" (Stewart, Grainger) – 4:17
- "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (Stewart, Cregan) – 3:46
- "Last Summer" (Stewart, Philip Chen) – 4:05
- "Standin' in the Shadows of Love" (Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland) – 4:28
- "Scarred and Scared" (Stewart, Grainger) – 4:54
Personnel
- Rod Stewart - lead vocals
Rod Stewart Band
- Gary Grainger - guitar
- Billy Peek - guitar
- Jim Cregan - guitar, backing vocals
- Philip Chen - bass, backing vocals
- Carmine Appice - drums, backing vocals
Guest musicians
- Duane Hitchings - keyboards, synthesizer
- Roger Bethelmy - drums
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Nicky Hopkins - piano
- Gary Herbig - flute
- Phil Kenzie - horn
- Steve Madaio - trumpet
- Tom Scott - tenor saxophone
- Fred Tackett - guitar
- Tommy Vig - percussion
- Mike Finnigan - background vocals
- Max Gronenthal - background vocals
- Linda Lewis - vocals
- Catherine Allison - piano, background vocals
- Del Newman - string arrangements
Production
- Tom Dowd - producer, mixing
- Andy Johns - engineer, mixing
- George Tutko - assistant engineer
Chart positions
Album
Billboard Music Charts (America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | Billboard Pop Albums | 1 |
Kent Music Report (Australia)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart | 1 |
Singles
Billboard Music Charts (America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | "Ain't Love A Bitch" | Pop Singles | 22 |
| "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | 1 | ||
| "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Black Singles | 5 | |
References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
- ↑ "The Official Charts - Rod Stewart". The Official Charts. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts - All There Is To Know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
| Preceded by Briefcase Full of Blues by Blues Brothers |
Billboard 200 number-one album 10 February - 2 March 1979 |
Succeeded by Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees |
| Preceded by 52nd Street by Billy Joel |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album 29 January - 11 March 1979 |
Succeeded by Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees |
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