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.
The grand opener "We Belong to the Night" is breathtaking and bombastic bliss;
a creamy confection of debonair dreams that could only come from the late '70s
and the glitter-gutter combo of Mick Ronson and Ian Hunter. The princely
poppers provide the perfect atmosphere for Foley's powerful theatrics on her
inaugural flight.
The second single, "What's a Matter Baby," soars just as high in the
stratosphere: a little bit '50s, but a whole lot cosmic. It's a crime music
which hides in the recesses of the past, because this gem is priceless, if
only for the first two tracks.
Ronson's axe is exemplary throughout: shooting over Mars and then swooping
back through nocturnal cityscapes. He twists "Heartful of Soul" into "Young
Lust" and makes a break for it in "Hide Away." Obviously haunted by midnight
Spectors, kindred spirit Hunter supplies the perfect keyboard counterpart:
mission control for Ronson's rockets.
The swirling storm whipping through Gram Parker's "Thunder and Rain" builds to
an almost unbearable compression of intensity. In the eye of this celestial
storm, Foley scats, scolds, swoons, croons, pouts, pleads, and purrs in a rich
tone that few femme fatales possess, scaling a towering wall of sonic
seduction.
The sublime proceedings finally slow down to a crawl for fallout "Don't Let
Go," but it's just the mourning after an unforgettable Night Out.
One of which was "We Belong to the Night", which, as a single, hit #1 in the
Netherlands.
The musicians were mostly from Ian Hunter's touring band which promoted his
1979 album
You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic
with the addition of the Australian musician
Kerryn Tolhurst
on slide guitar.
Side A
A1. We Belong to the Night (5:24)
A2. What’s a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) (3:47)
A3. Stupid Girl (4:09)
A4. Night Out (5:21)
Side B
B1. Thunder and Rain (3:04)
B2. Sad Song (3:31)
B3. Young Lust (5:34)
B4. Hideaway (3:50)
B5. Don’t Let Go (3:56)
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