Foot Loose & Fancy Free

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Foot Loose & Fancy Free
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released4 November 1977
Recorded1976–1977
Studio
GenreRock
Length44:06
LabelRiva, Warner Bros.
ProducerTom Dowd
Rod Stewart chronology
A Night on the Town
(1976)		 Foot Loose & Fancy Free
(1977)		 Blondes Have More Fun
(1978)
Singles from Foot Loose & Fancy Free
  1. "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"
    Released: September 1977
  2. "Hot Legs"
    Released: January 1978
  3. "I Was Only Joking"
    Released: April 1978
  4. "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
    Released: August 1978 (Japan)[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[3]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar[5]

Foot Loose & Fancy Free is the eighth studio album by Rod Stewart, released in November 1977 on Riva Records in the UK and Warner Bros in the US.

The album is the second-to-last album of Stewart's 1970s albums, including the platinum-selling A Night on the Town. The album contains elements of hard rock ("Hot Legs"), funk rock ("You're Insane"), and progressive rock via Motown ("You Keep Me Hanging On"), as well as Stewart's usual ballads ("You're in My Heart"). "I Was Only Joking" was the third of four singles released from the album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rod Stewart and Gary Grainger unless noted otherwise.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hot Legs" 5:14
2."You're Insane"Stewart, Phil Chen4:48
3."You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"Stewart4:30
4."Born Loose"Stewart, Grainger, Jim Cregan6:02
Total length:20:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes cover)Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland7:28
2."(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (Luther Ingram cover)Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson5:23
3."You Got a Nerve" 4:59
4."I Was Only Joking" 6:07
Total length:23:57

Personnel

The Rod Stewart Group

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–78) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 1
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 34
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 3
US Billboard 200[16] 2
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 33

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[18] 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 31
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[22] 16
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[23] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 16
US Billboard 200[26] 14

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[28] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[29] Platinum 20,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[32] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

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

References

  1. "Rod Stewart singles".
  2. AllMusic review
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Rolling Stone review
  5. Rolling Stone Album Guide Archived 5 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Foot Loose & Fancy Free - Rod Stewart | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. "Top RPM Albums: Image 5517a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  11. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  12. "Charts.nz – Rod Stewar – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  15. "Official Albums Chart on 13/11/1977 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  16. "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  17. "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 30. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  18. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  19. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1977". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  20. "Top Selling Albums of 1977 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  21. "Top Albums 1977" (PDF). Music Week. 24 December 1977. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  22. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 430. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  23. "Top RPM Albums: Image 0069". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  24. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1978". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  25. "Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  26. "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1978". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  27. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  28. "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose and Fancy Free". Music Canada.
  29. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1979". IFPI Hong Kong.
  30. "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Recorded Music NZ.
  31. "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose And Fancy Free". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Foot Loose And Fancy Free Rod Stewart in the "Search:" field.
  32. "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose". Recording Industry Association of America.