Tonight I'm Yours
Tonight I'm Yours | ||||
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Studio album by Rod Stewart | ||||
Released | 6 November 1981 | |||
Recorded | November 1980 – June 1981 | |||
Studio | Record Plant, Los Angeles | |||
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Length | 41:29 | |||
Label | Warner Bros., Riva | |||
Producer | Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart | |||
Rod Stewart chronology | ||||
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Singles from Tonight I'm Yours | ||||
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Tonight I'm Yours is the eleventh studio album by Rod Stewart, released in 1981. It features hints of classic rock, pop and new wave. The album had three hit singles, with the title track "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (US Billboard No. 20, US Cash Box No. 15; Canada No. 2[4]), "Young Turks" (US No. 5), and "How Long" (US No. 49).
Album information
Tonight I'm Yours saw Rod Stewart further adopting current musical trends, after some disco-influenced songs on Blondes Have More Fun and Foolish Behaviour, by adding elements of synth-pop and new wave to a couple of songs (the title track, and "Young Turks"), while mostly keeping to his rock traditions elsewhere. The album included three covers: "Tear It Up", "How Long", and "Just Like a Woman".
The song "Never Give Up on a Dream" was dedicated to Canadian athlete Terry Fox, who ran 3,339 miles with one prosthetic leg in the Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer research. Fox succumbed to cancer in 1981, the year the album was released.
The music video for "Tonight I'm Yours" was shot by Australian film director, Russell Mulcahy.
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Robert Christgau | B[6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
The album was mostly well received, being given four out of five stars in both Rolling Stone's contemporary review[7] and in a retrospective from AllMusic.[5] On AllMusic, Stewart has not yet surpassed the 4-star rating that the album received with any of his subsequent releases.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" | Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar | 4:09 |
2. | "How Long" | Paul Carrack | 4:12 |
3. | "Tora, Tora, Tora (Out With The Boys)" | Stewart | 4:29 |
4. | "Tear It Up" | Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette, David Burlinson | 2:29 |
5. | "Only a Boy" | Stewart, Cregan, Savigar | 4:09 |
6. | "Just Like a Woman" | Bob Dylan | 3:55 |
7. | "Jealous" | Stewart, Carmine Appice, Jay Davis, Danny Johnson | 4:30 |
8. | "Sonny" | Stewart, Cregan, Savigar, Bernie Taupin | 4:01 |
9. | "Young Turks" | Stewart, Appice, Duane Hitchings, Savigar | 5:04 |
10. | "Never Give Up on a Dream" | Stewart, Cregan, Taupin | 4:20 |
Total length: | 41:34 |
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – vocals
- Jim Cregan – guitar and backing vocals
- Robin Le Mesurier – guitar
- Jeff Baxter – guitar and pedal steel guitar
- Danny Johnson – guitar
- Byron Berline – fiddle
- Jimmy Zavala – harmonica and saxophone
- Kevin Savigar – keyboards
- Duane Hitchings – keyboards
- Jay Davis – bass
- Carmine Appice – drums and backing vocals
- Tony Brock – drums, tambourine and backing vocals
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Tommy Vig – tubular bells
- Penny Jones – soloist
- Linda Lewis, the Pentecostal Community Choir – backing vocals
- Karat Faye – engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[18] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[19] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[20] | Platinum | 20,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[22] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Rod Stewart singles".
- ^ "Rod Stewart singles".
- ^ "Rod Stewart singles".
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Item". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b AllMusic review
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: rod stewart". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Tonight I'm Yours". rollingstone.com. 4 February 1982. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Rod Stewart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Music Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 October 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Tonight I'm Yours in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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