Night Rocker

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Night Rocker
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1985 [1]
Genre Rock, pop
Length37:31
Label Epic Records (EU), Silver Blue Records (US)
Producer Joel Diamond
David Hasselhoff chronology
Night Rocker
(1985)
Lovin' Feelings
(1987)
Singles from Night Rocker
  1. "Do You Love Me"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Night Rocker"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Our First Night Together"
    Released: 1989

Night Rocker is the debut studio album by the American actor David Hasselhoff. It was released in January 1985 on Silver Blue Records, produced by record producer Joel Diamond.

Contents

The album features three duets with Catherine Hickland: "Our First Night Together", "No Way to Be in Love" and "Let It Be Me"; all three songs were featured in the Knight Rider episode "Let It Be Me". [2] [3]

The album reached number one in Austria and was certified Platinum. It also reached the top 30 in Germany.

Cover artwork

On the album's front cover, Hasselhoff poses on top of the hood of a black third-generation Pontiac Firebird (the same car used as KITT in the original Knight Rider series in which Hasselhoff starred) and holds a black and white Aria Pro II ZZ.

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night Rocker"Peter Myers3:38
2."Crazy on a Saturday Night"Mark Keller, Wendy Webb3:38
3."Do You Love Me" Berry Gordy 3:57
4."Our First Night Together" (with Catherine Hickland)B. Elliott, Brock Walsh3:58
5."She Cried"Greg Richards, Ted Daryll3:34
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Way to Be in Love" (with Catherine Hickland)Walsh, Glen Ballard 4:12
2."Any Kind of Love at All"Ray Dahrouge4:03
3."All the Right Moves" Martin Briley 3:32
4."No Words for Love"Myers4:05
5."Let It Be Me" (with Catherine Hickland) Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë 2:17

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [7] Platinum50,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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