🎼 Blondes (Have More Fun) – Single: Apr. 1979

Rod Stewart returned in spring 1979 with the title track from his album Blondes Have More Fun, a slick, upbeat rocker that continued his successful late-70s pop direction.

Issued in the UK on 27 April 1979 on Riva Records (catalogue RIVA 19), the single was backed with “The Best Days Of My Life”.

🔘 The Story

“Blondes (Have More Fun)” was written by Rod Stewart and Jim Cregan and produced by Tom Dowd. It was released as the third single from the album of the same name, following the massive hits “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” and “Ain’t Love a Bitch”.

The song features Stewart’s signature raspy vocal over a driving rock arrangement with strong guitar and horn work. While it performed modestly in the UK, reaching only #63, it continued Stewart’s strong international presence and kept the momentum from his late-70s commercial peak.

The B-side “The Best Days Of My Life” provided a strong album track complement to the A-side.

🔘 Personnel

• Rod Stewart — Vocals

• Jim Cregan — Guitar, Co-Writer

• (Additional session musicians under Tom Dowd production)

🔘 Key Highlights

• Title track from the Blondes Have More Fun album

• Continued Rod’s late-70s commercial run

• Written by Stewart and long-time collaborator Jim Cregan

• Produced by legendary Tom Dowd

Label: Riva

Format: 7" Vinyl Single

Released: 27 April 1979 (UK)

Side A: Blondes (Have More Fun)

Side B: The Best Days Of My Life

🔘 UK Variants

• 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo (Riva – RIVA 19)

• 7", Single, Promo (Riva – RIVA 19)

• 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo (Riva – RIVA 19) [label variant with side one/side two above stereo]

🔘 UK Chart Performance

• Peak position: #63

• Total weeks on chart: 3

• First chart date: 5 May 1979

🔘 International Variants (selective)

• 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo (Warner Bros. – WEA 18 PRO) – South Africa, 1979

• 7", 45 RPM, Single (Warner Bros. – WBA 4105) – Australia

🔘 International Chart Performance

Modest chart performance outside the UK, continuing Rod Stewart’s strong global popularity in the late 1970s.

🔘 Context & Notes

• Part of the highly successful Blondes Have More Fun album cycle

• Showcased Stewart’s ongoing collaboration with Jim Cregan

🔘 Discography

Ain’t Love a Bitch – 1979

Blondes (Have More Fun) – 1979

(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right – 1980

🔘 Related Material

Additional material connected to this entry is listed in the tag index at the foot of the page.

🔘 Glam Flashback

Even as the 1970s drew to a close, Rod Stewart could still deliver a sharp, fun-loving rocker with that unmistakable gravel voice — proof that the party wasn’t quite over yet.

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🔘 Sources

Discogs, 45cat, Official Charts.

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