Night Out (album)

Night Out
Studio album by Ellen Foley
Released	September 1979 [1]
Recorded	1979
Studio	Mediasound and The Power Station (New York City, New York)
Genre	Rock
Length	37:24
Label	Cleveland International Epic
Producer	Ian Hunter Mick Ronson
Ellen Foley chronology
Night Out (1979) Spirit of St. Louis (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Music Week	[2]

Night Out is the 1979 debut studio album by Ellen Foley, a long-time backup vocalist for Meat Loaf. Seven of the nine tracks were cover versions of Foley's favorite songs, while two were co-written by Foley, one of which was "We Belong to the Night", which hit #1 in the Netherlands and #31 in Australia around Christmas of 1979. The musicians were mostly from Ian Hunter's touring band for his 1979 album You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic , with the addition of Australian musician Kerryn Tolhurst on slide guitar.

Hunter and ex-Spiders From Mars guitarist Mick Ronson produced the album. Ronson suggested the two Philip Rambow songs and the piano backing for the final track "Don't Let Go", written by Hunter. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Belong to the Night"	Ellen Foley, Fred Goodman	5:24
2.	"What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)" (Timi Yuro cover)	Joy Byers, Clyde Otis	3:47
3.	"Stupid Girl" (Rolling Stones cover)	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	4:09
4.	"Night Out"	Philip Rambow	5:21
5.	"Thunder and Rain" (Graham Parker cover)	Graham Parker	3:04
6.	"Sad Song" (Mark Middler cover)	Mark Middler, Peter Mason	3:31
7.	"Young Lust"	Philip Rambow	5:34
8.	"Hideaway"	Ellen Foley, Fred Goodman	3:50
9.	"Don't Let Go"	Ian Hunter	4:04

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1979–1980) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [4] 13 Canadian Albums (RPM) [5] 71 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 31 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 28 UK Albums (OCC) [9] 68

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 38 Chart (1980) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] 34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12]	Gold	20,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [13]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Ellen Foley – vocals
• Mick Ronson – keyboards, lead guitars, percussion, string arrangements, harmony vocals
• Ian Hunter – keyboards, guitars, percussion
• Tommy Mandel – keyboards
• Kerryn Tolhurst – slide guitar
• Martin Briley – bass
• Hilly Michaels – drums
• Rory Dodd – harmony vocals

Production

• Ian Hunter – producer, arrangements
• Mick Ronson – producer, arrangements
• Bob Clearmountain – engineer
• Harvey Goldberg – engineer
• Phil Shrago – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Gene Grief – design
• Benno Friedman – photography

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 30.
2. "Album Reviews: Ellen Foley — Night Out" (PDF). Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. November 10, 1979. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via WorldRadioHistory.com.
3. Weird & Gilly. The Spider With The Platinum Hair, p198. John Blake Publishing. 2017.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
5. "RPM Top 100 Albums - December 1, 1979" (PDF).
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ellen Foley – Nightout" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ellen Foley – Nightout" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – Ellen Foley – Nightout". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
9. "Ellen Foley | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
10. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1979". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
11. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
12. "International Certifiations" (PDF). Cash Box . May 17, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via World Radio History.
13. "Dutch album certifications – Ellen Foley – Nightout" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved July 16, 2022.Enter Nightout in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".