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Tonight I'm Yours
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released6 November 1981
RecordedNovember 1980 – June 1981
StudioRecord Plant, Los Angeles
GenreSoft rock, pop rock, new wave
Length41:29
LabelWarner Bros. Riva
ProducerJim Cregan, Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart chronology
Foolish Behaviour
(1980) 		Tonight I'm Yours
(1981) 		Absolutely Live
(1982)
Singles from Tonight I'm Yours
  1. "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Young Turks"
    Released: 1981
  3. "How Long"
    Released: 1982
  4. "Jealous"
    Released: 1982
  5. "Just Like a Woman"
    Released: 1982
  6. "Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

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.[5]

Critical reception

The album was mostly well received, being given four out of five stars in both Rolling Stone's contemporary review[3] and in a retrospective from AllMusic.[1] On AllMusic, Stewart has not yet surpassed the 4-star rating that the album received with any of his subsequent releases. The album has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)"Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar4:09
2."How Long"Paul Carrack4:12
3."Tora, Tora, Tora (Out With The Boys)"Stewart4:29
4."Tear It Up"Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette, David Burlinson2:29
5."Only a Boy"Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar4:09
6."Just Like a Woman"Bob Dylan3:55
7."Jealous"Stewart, Carmine Appice, Jay Davis, Danny Johnson4:30
8."Sonny"Stewart, Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Bernie Taupin4:01
9."Young Turks"Stewart, Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar5:04
10."Never Give Up on a Dream"Stewart, Cregan, Taupin4:20
Total length:41:34

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs.[6]

  • Rod Stewart – vocals
  • Jim Cregan – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals
  • Robin Le Mesurier – guitar (all tracks except "Tonight I'm Yours", "Jealous" and "Young Turks")
  • Jeff Baxter – guitar on "Tonight I'm Yours," pedal steel guitar on "Just Like a Woman"
  • Danny Johnson – guitar on "Jealous"
  • Byron Berline – fiddle on "Only a Boy"
  • Jimmy Zavala – harmonica, saxophone
  • Kevin Savigar – keyboards
  • Duane Hitchings – keyboards ("Tonight I'm Yours" and "Young Turks")
  • Jay Davis – bass guitar
  • Carmine Appice – drums ("Tonight I'm Yours" and "Young Turks"), backing vocals
  • Tony Brock – drums (all tracks except "Tonight I'm Yours" and "Young Turks," on which he played percussion), tambourine on "Never Give Up on a Dream," backing vocals
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Tommy Vig – tubular bells
  • Penny Jones – soloist on "Never Give Up on a Dream"
  • Linda Lewis, The Pentecostal Community Choir – backing vocals
  • Karat Faye – engineer

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[17] Platinum 20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: rod stewart". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Tonight I'm Yours". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Item". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Tonight I'm Yours". Songfacts.com.
  6. ^ Rod Stewart- Tonight I'm Yours @Discogs.com Retrieved 4-14-2013.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Rod Stewart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Music Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  17. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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