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.Weird & Gilly. The Spider With The Platinum Hair, p198. John Blake Publishing. 2017.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1979–1980) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 13 Canadian Albums (RPM) 71
Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 38 Chart (1980) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 34
Certifications
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
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