Foot Loose & Fancy Free
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Foot Loose & Fancy Free is Rod Stewart
's eighth album, released in November 1977 on Riva Records in the UK and Warner Bros in the US.The album has sold more 7 million in worldwide
Dutch LP Top 50 (The Netherlands)
Kent Music Report
(Australia) - album
Billboard (U.S) - singles
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
's eighth album, released in November 1977 on Riva Records in the UK and Warner Bros in the US.The album has sold more 7 million in worldwide
Track listing
- "Hot LegsHot Legs"Hot Legs" is a single by Rod Stewart. It was written by Gary Grainger and Rod Stewart. Stewart included the song on his 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free. The 1978 single performed moderately well on the US Hot 100 , and very well on the UK pop chart . In the UK, "Hot Legs" and "I Was Only...
" (Rod Stewart) – 5:14 - "You're Insane" (Stewart, Phil Chen) – 4:48
- "You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"You're in My Heart " is the name of a song written and recorded by Rod Stewart for his 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free. The song proved a popular single, reaching the top ten of many national charts, including #4 on the U.S...
" (Stewart) – 4:30 - "Born Loose" (Stewart, Jim CreganJim CreganJim Cregan, born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset, England is an English rock guitarist and bassist who best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her as a record producer...
, Gary Grainger) – 6:02 - "You Keep Me Hangin' OnYou Keep Me Hangin' OnVanilla Fudge's 1967 psychedelic/hard rock remake of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" reached #6 on the Hot 100 chart two years after the release of the Supremes' recording. While the version released on 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was extended to six minutes and...
" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie HollandHolland-Dozier-HollandHolland–Dozier–Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. They are considered to be one of the greatest songwriting teams in popular music...
) – 7:28 - "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" I Don't Want to Be Right" is a soul song written by Stax Records songwriters Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson. It has been performed by many singers, most notably by Luther Ingram, whose version topped the R&B chart for four weeks and rose to number three on the Billboard Hot 100...
" (Homer BanksHomer BanksHomer Banks was an African-American songwriter, singer and record producer, best known for his songs for Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s...
, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) – 5:23 - "You Got A Nerve" (Stewart, Grainger) – 4:59
- "I Was Only JokingI Was Only Joking"I Was Only Joking" is the name of a song written by Gary Grainger and Rod Stewart. Stewart released it as a track on his 1977 album, Foot Loose & Fancy Free. When released as a single, the song performed well, becoming a top forty hit in various countries, including #5 in the UK and #22 in the US...
" (Stewart, Grainger) – 6:07
Personnel
- Jim CreganJim CreganJim Cregan, born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset, England is an English rock guitarist and bassist who best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her as a record producer...
, Gary Grainger, Steve CropperSteve CropperSteve Cropper , also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T...
, Billy PeekBilly PeekBilly Peek is an American blues guitarist. He played as lead guitarist for Rod Stewart for five years, and toured with rock legend Chuck Berry.-Biography:...
, Fred TackettFred TackettFred Tackett, an American native of Arkansas, is an accomplished songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known for his longevity as a member of the band Little Feat....
- guitars - Phil ChenPhil ChenPhil Chen is a well-known Chinese-Jamaican bassist. He was one of England's most utilized session bassists during the 1970s and 1980s, including being part of the Rod Stewart band from 1977 to 1980, but is probably best known for his later work with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors.-Life...
- bass - Carmine AppiceCarmine AppiceCarmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...
- drums - John Jarvis, David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
, Nicky HopkinsNicky HopkinsNicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins was an English pianist and organist.He recorded and performed on noted British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a session musician....
- keyboards - Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
, Tommy VigTommy VigTommy Vig is an award-winning jazz vibraharpist, drummer, percussionist, arranger, big band leader, film, television, and classical concert composer, inventor, author, and educator.- Life and Work :...
- percussion - Phil Kenzie - horns
- Richard Greene - violin
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (U.S) - albumYear | Album title | Chart | Position |
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1978 | Foot Loose & Fancy Free | Pop Albums | 2 |
Dutch LP Top 50 (The Netherlands)
Year | Album title | Chart | Position |
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1977 | Foot Loose & Fancy Free | LP Top 50 | 3 |
Kent Music Report
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
(Australia) - album
Year | Album title | Chart | Position |
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1977 | Foot Loose & Fancy Free | Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... Albums Chart |
1 |
1978 | |||
Billboard (U.S) - singles
Year | Song title | Chart | Position |
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1978 | "Hot Legs" | Pop Singles | 28 |
"I Was Only Joking" | Pop Singles | 22 | |
"You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" | Pop Singles | 4 | |