| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
Foolish Behaviour is Rod Stewart's tenth studio album released on 21 November 1980 (see 1980 in music) and on the Riva label in the United Kingdom (RVLP 11) and on Warner Bros. Records in both The United States (HS 3485) and Germany (WB 56 865). The tracks were recorded at The Record Plant Studios and Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles from February to September, 1980. "Passion", "My Girl", "Somebody Special" and "Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" were released as singles.
The video to another song on the album, "She Won't Dance With Me", was the third video to be played on MTV when it launched 1 August 1981. The lyrics contain the use of the word "fuck" which remained unedited in the video.[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Rod Stewart, Phil Chen, Kevin Savigar, Jim Cregan and Gary Grainger; except where noted.
Side one
- "Better off Dead" (Stewart, Chen, Savigar, Carmine Appice) – 3:07
- "Passion" – 5:29
- "Foolish Behaviour" – 4:24
- "So Soon We Change" – 3:44
- "Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" – 5:02
Side two
- "Gi’ Me Wings" – 3:47
- "My Girl" (Stewart, Chen, Savigar, Cregan, Grainger, Appice) – 4:27
- "She Won’t Dance with Me" (Stewart, Jorge Ben) – 2:30
- "Somebody Special" (Stewart, Chen, Savigar, Cregan, Steve Harley) – 4:29
- "Say It Ain’t True" – 4:02
German cassette release bonus track
- "I Just Wanna Make Love to You" (Live) (Willie Dixon)
- The song "Passion" was also released as a Promo DJ-Only 12" Single. It's basically a continuation of the ad-lib vocals where the LP version fades, continuing to a time length of 7:30. This extended version was a bonus track on the US 8-track and US cassette releases. Oddly, where the album version (and later CD version) timed out to 5:29, the 45RPM Single timed out to a few seconds longer of 5:35 (even though the label stated 5:29) making it essentially about :06 seconds longer than the album version. The Promo 45RPM Single/Radio Edit was shortened to 4:45, vividly editing the piano intro and going into a quick fade-out, just before the closing choruses. The B-side of the Radio Edit Promo was the 5:35 version, as was the B-side of the DJ-Only 12" Single.
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – vocals, harmonica
- Jim Cregan (A 5 all guitars ), Gary Grainger (Dobro A 3 ), Billy Peek ( A 1, B 3 ) – guitar
- Phil Chen, Tim Bogert ( B 1 - B 3 ), James Haslip ( A 5 ) – bass guitar
- Carmine Appice – drums, timpani
- Colin Allen ( A 5, B 4, B 5 ), Roger Bethelmy ( A 4 ) – drums
- Kevin Savigar, John Jarvis – keyboards
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- Phil Kenzie, Earl Price, James Gordon – saxophone
- Billy Lamb, Jim Price – trombone
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet
- Sid Page – violin
- Susan Grindell, Valerie Carter, Dianne Steinberg, Dee Archer, Tony Brock, The Rod Stewart Group – backing vocals
- Del Newman – string arrangements
- Rick Charles Delena – second engineer
- Mixed by Jeremy Andrew Johns and the Somerset Segovia
- Karat Faye – engineer
Charts
Foolish Behaviour peaked at No. 4 in the UK and at No. 12 on the US charts. It went platinum on 8 January 1981 in the UK and on 4 March 1981 in the US. The album contained one popular single, "Passion", which reached No. 5 on the singles chart in the US.
| Year | Song | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Passion" | 17 (UK), 5 (US), 13 (GER) |
| 1980 | "My Girl" | 32 (UK) |
| 1981 | "Somebody Special" | 71 (US) |
| 1981 | "Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" | 74 (GER) |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[6] | Gold | 100,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| * Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: rod stewart". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Ludgate, Simon (15 November 1980). "Rod Stewart: Foolish Behaviour". Record Mirror. p. 18.
- ^ http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/stewart_rod/7910325/lyric.jhtml
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour". Music Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 17 October 2019. (select "Rod Stewart" from drop-down list)
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 October 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Foolish Behaviour in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 October 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- Foolish Behaviour album liner notes. Warner Bros.