Foolish Behaviour
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 November 1980 | |||
| Recorded | November–December 1979; February–September 1980 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant; Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles | |||
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| 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) | |||
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| Singles from Foolish Behaviour | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[3] |
| Record Mirror | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4] |
| Smash Hits | 6/10[5] |
Foolish Behaviour is the tenth studio album by Rod Stewart, released on 21 November 1980, through Riva label in the United Kingdom and on Warner Bros. Records in the United States. 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.[6]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] | 9 |
Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[9] | Gold | 100,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- ABOUT ROD – Discography: Foolish Behaviour Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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