Foolish Behaviour
Foolish Behaviour | ||||
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Studio album by Rod Stewart | ||||
Released | 21 November 1980 | |||
Recorded | November–December 1979; February–September 1980 | |||
Studio | Record Plant; Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 41:01 | |||
Label | Warner Bros., Riva | |||
Producer | Harry the Hook, The Rod Stewart Group, Jeremy Andrew Johns (except "She Won’t Dance With Me" – Tom Dowd) | |||
Rod Stewart chronology | ||||
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Singles from Foolish Behaviour | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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Robert Christgau | C+[3] |
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Foolish Behaviour is Rod Stewart's tenth studio album, released on 21 November 1980 on the Riva label in the United Kingdom (RVLP 11) and on Warner Bros. Records in both The United States (HS 3485) and Germany (WB 56 865). The tracks were recorded at The Record Plant Studios and Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles from February to September 1980. "Passion", "My Girl", "Somebody Special", "Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" and "Gi' Me Wings" were released as singles.
The video to another song on the album, "She Won't Dance With Me", was the third video to be played on MTV when it launched 1 August 1981. The lyrics contain the use of the word "fuck" which was edited out by means of a foghorn sound playing over the offending word, and a crudely superimposed heron covering Stewart's mouth. In order to maintain a sense of continuity, the heron can briefly be seen again at around the 2.00 mark, attacking the backing singers before flying off.[5]
Track listing
All tracks written by Rod Stewart, Phil Chen, Kevin Savigar, Jim Cregan and Gary Grainger; except where noted.
Side one
- "Better off Dead" (Stewart, Chen, Savigar, Carmine Appice) – 3:07
- "Passion" – 5:29
- "Foolish Behaviour" – 4:24
- "So Soon We Change" – 3:44
- "Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" – 5:02
Side two
- "Gi' Me Wings" – 3:47
- "My Girl" (Stewart, Chen, Savigar, Cregan, Grainger, Appice) – 4:27
- "She Won’t Dance with Me" (Stewart, Jorge Ben) – 2:30
- "Somebody Special" (Stewart, Steve Harley, Chen, Savigar, Cregan, Grainger) – 4:29
- "Say It Ain’t True" – 4:02
German cassette release bonus track
- "I Just Wanna Make Love to You" (Live) (Willie Dixon)
- "Passion" was also released as a promo 12" single with a track length of 7:30. This extended version was also a bonus track on the US 8-track and US cassette releases.
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – vocals, harmonica
- Jim Cregan (A 5 all guitars ), Gary Grainger (Dobro A 3 ), Billy Peek (A 1, B 3) – guitar
- Phil Chen, Tim Bogert (B 1 - B 3), James Haslip (A 5) – bass guitar
- Carmine Appice – drums, timpani
- Colin Allen (A 5, B 4, B 5), Roger Bethelmy (A 4) – drums
- Kevin Savigar, John Jarvis – keyboards
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- Phil Kenzie, Earl Price, James Gordon – saxophone
- Billy Lamb, Jim Price – trombone
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet
- Sid Page – violin
- Susan Grindell, Valerie Carter, Dianne Steinberg, Dee Archer, Tony Brock, The Rod Stewart Group – backing vocals
- Del Newman – string arrangements
- Technical
- Rick Charles Delena – second engineer
- Mixed by Jeremy Andrew Johns and the Somerset Segovia
- Karat Faye – engineer
Charts
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 9 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[7] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
France (SNEP)[8] | Gold | 100,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Rod Stewart singles". Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: rod stewart". www.robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Ludgate, Simon (15 November 1980). "Rod Stewart: Foolish Behaviour". Record Mirror. p. 18.
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(help) - ^ "She Won't Dance with Me by Rod Stewart | Free Song Lyrics | VH1.com". Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "French album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 30 November 2021. Select ROD STEWART and click OK.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- Foolish Behaviour album liner notes. Warner Bros.
External links
- ABOUT ROD – Discography: Foolish Behaviour Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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