Rod Stewart (May 28, 1976) Tonight’s The Night (It's Gonna Be Alright) / The Balltrap – Single 7" UK
Rod Stewart released “Tonight’s The Night (It’s Gonna Be Alright)” backed with “The Balltrap” on May 28, 1976. The single became a massive global hit, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and reaching No. 5 in the UK.
RELEASE DETAILS
Artist: Rod Stewart
Label: Riva Records
Format: 7" Vinyl Single
Country: United Kingdom (also released internationally)
Released: May 28, 1976
Genre: Rock, Pop
A-Side: “Tonight’s The Night (It's Gonna Be Alright)”
Written by: Rod Stewart
Produced by: Tom Dowd
B-Side: “The Balltrap”
Written by: Rod Stewart
Produced by: Tom Dowd
TRACK LIST
UK 7" Commercial Single (RIVA 3)
A. Tonight’s The Night (It's Gonna Be Alright)
B. The Balltrap
CHART PERFORMANCE
United Kingdom: Peak #5 (9 weeks on chart)
United States: Peak #1 (8 weeks)
LINKED RELEASES
UK 7" Single – Riva Records – RIVA 3 (1976)
UK 7" Promo / White Label – Riva Records – RIVA 3 (1976)
UK 7" Solid Centre – Riva Records – RIVA 3 (1976)
UK 7" Push-out Centre – Riva Records – RIVA 3 (1976)
INTERNATIONAL VARIANTS
Australia – Warner Bros. Records – WB 6643 (1976)
Label: Warner Bros. Country: Germany Catalogue: WB 16 763 / 6643 Germany – Warner Bros. Records – WB 16 763 (1976)
Netherlands – Warner Bros. Records – WB 16763 (1976)
Italy – Warner Bros. Records – W 16763 (1976)
Japan – Warner Bros. Records – P-28W (1976)
France – Warner Bros. Records – 16 763 (1976)
Sweden – Warner Bros. Records – 16 763 (1976)
Belgium – Warner Bros. Records – 16763 (1976)
Brazil – Warner Bros. Records – 16.008 (1976)
Portugal – Warner Bros. Records – N-S-63-102 (1976)
PERSONNEL
Rod Stewart – lead vocals
Britt Ekland – French spoken word
Jerry Jumonville – saxophone solo
Production
Produced by Tom Dowd
THE STORY
“Tonight’s The Night (It’s Gonna Be Alright)” was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama, with final vocals at Caribou Ranch. The song features a spoken French part by Rod Stewart’s then-girlfriend Britt Ekland and became one of his biggest career hits despite controversy over its suggestive lyrics.
CONTEXT & NOTES The single was banned by the BBC and faced protests due to its explicit content. It spent eight weeks at No. 1 in the US — the longest run of 1976 — and was the best-selling single of 1977 in America. The track was inspired in part by America’s “Today’s the Day”.
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SOURCES
Discogs
45cat
Wikipedia
BBC Official Charts
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