A Night on the Town [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Rod Stewart

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1976
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00004Y6NY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #46,213 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
When it was released back in 1976, a line from the seductive ballad "Tonight's the Night"--"Spread your wings and let me come inside"--was racy enough to get the song banned in some quarters. That may seem quaint by today's standards, as does "The Killing of Georgie," a lament over the murder of one of Stewart's gay friends. In fact, both songs, and particularly the latter, were as daring as they were accomplished, helping to make A Night on the Town Stewart's best effort of the mid-'70s. The distinctions "slow side" and "fast side" (originally assigned to the LP's A and B sides) are meaningless in the age of CDs, but they point out how adept Stewart is at any speed, reeling off a gorgeous rendition of Cat Stevens's "The First Cut is the Deepest" and the raucous original "The Balltrap" with equal aplomb. --Daniel Durchholz

Product Description
Remastered Japanese pressing. Details TBA. Warner. 2005. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice Album, June 20, 2005

By	Jon (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews

Rod Stewart has made possibly every type of song in his illustrious career, and this album is a fine example of just how diverse Rod is. This is one of those albums where you don't skip to the next track; every track is that good. The "slow half" features the obviously slower, lovelier tracks, while the "fast half" features throw-it-in-your-face boogie down songs. For a relaxing evening of enjoyable, high-quality songs, pick this 1976 gem up.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars COLLECTOR'S EDITION COMING JUNE 30, 2009, February 22, 2009

By	pig_inspace "pig_inspace9" (Montana) - See all my reviews

Look for Rhino's 2-disc collector's editions of A Night on the Town and Atlantic Crossing, both coming June 30, 2009. These are excellent album from 1975 and 1976 and the collector's edition should be fantastic as this is when Rod may have been peaking as a songwriter.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Groundbreaking Album That Touched Many Social Tabu's.Timeless, February 9, 2007

By	SailingKW "SailingKW" (sailing) - See all my reviews

"A Night On The Town" is a classic from my early teen years and has remained a favorite.The song "Tonight's the Night" had panicked Dads everywhere locking their daughters in at night."The Killing of Georgie" was one of the most touching ballads that dealt with a hate crime broke down a barrier and brought a serious issue into mainstream homes.Groundbreaking for the daring lyrics, the video from the album on "The Midnight Special" was a parents worst nightmare much to our amusement.Rod Stewart wrote quite a few of the songs on the album like "The Balltrap", "Tonight's The Night",the gut wrenching farewell to a friend "The Killing of Georgie" and my personal favorite "Fool For You" and yes I got my Chanel and Cartier (My sizes are always on file but I used education, brains,charm and hard work to smash the glass ceiling @ 26).I love every song on this album although I admit I did not know what the term "Flamingo" meant until 3 years ago after hearing it for years and associating it with all of the time's I would lay out on my sailboat in the Keys and the tan while working with a cell phone to each ear.Live and learn.About 30 copies of this have been left behind in Hotel Room CD Players, Limousines, Private Sedans and Rental Cars so I keep replacing this CD because it is on my list of CD's I would want if stranded on a deserted island.I just wish Rod Stewart would write more of his own music now while we still have this talented singer, I was fortunate to catch a couple of recent shows 1 at home & another while at a conference this week that coincides with NYC Fashion Week events and he sings live so well.If he would only play Europe next week!.Life is great when you can Rock AND Work!!!!!!!!!!!!