Jumpin' in the Night

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Jumpin' in the Night
FlaminGroovies Jumpin.jpg
Studio album by
Released1979 [1]
RecordedEden Studios and Advision Studios, London, England
Label Sire [2]
Producer Cyril Jordan, Roger Bechirian
The Flamin' Groovies chronology
Flamin' Groovies Now
(1978)
Jumpin' in the Night
(1979)
One Night Stand
(1987)

Jumpin' in the Night is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Flamin' Groovies, released in 1979. [3] [4] It was produced by Cyril Jordan and Roger Bechirian.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The Runcorn Weekly News noted that "to capture the full flavour of insistent R&B the record should be heard on a little Dansette mono record player—turned up loud." [9] The Montreal Star wrote that "the Groovies pack all the incendiary power of the early Stones." [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jumpin' in the Night" 3:21
2."Next One Crying" 2:34
3."First Plane Home" 3:48
4."In the U.S.A." 3:16
5."Down Down Down" Trevor Burton 2:47
6."Yes I Am" 2:36
7."Werewolves of London" Warren Zevon, Waddy Wachtel, LeRoy Marinell3:33
8."It Won't Be Wrong" Roger McGuinn, Harvey Gerst1:55
9."Please Please Me"" Lennon-McCartney with additional credit by Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson 1:58
10."Tell Me Again" 1:57
11."Absolutely Sweet Marie" Bob Dylan 3:11
12."5D" Roger McGuinn 2:38
13."Lady Friend" David Crosby 2:31

Personnel

Flamin' Groovies

References

  1. "Flamin' Groovies - May 2, 2014". December 17, 2015 via www.pastemagazine.com.
  2. Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (July 8, 2005). Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed. Routledge. ISBN   9781135879211 via Google Books.
  3. "TrouserPress.com :: Flamin Groovies". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 via Google Books.
  5. "Jumpin' in the Night - Flamin' Groovies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  6. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (257 ed.). Visible Ink Press. 1996.
  7. "Album Reviews: The Flamin' Groovies — "Jumpin' in the Night"" (PDF). Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. June 16, 1979. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2025 via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  8. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 248.
  9. "A Cure for ... Nostalgia". Runcorn Weekly News. June 28, 1979. p. 43.
  10. Radz, Matt (August 10, 1979). "Groovin' upon essential tracks pressed on wax". The Montreal Star. p. B1.