Foot Loose & Fancy Free

Foot Loose & Fancy Free
Foot Loose & Fancy Free
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	4 November 1977
Recorded	1976–1977
Studio	Manta Sound, Toronto, Canada; Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles; Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles;
Genre	Rock
Length	44:06
Label	Riva, Warner Bros.
Producer	Tom Dowd
Rod Stewart chronology
Singles from Foot Loose & Fancy Free
	"You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"; Released: September 1977; "Hot Legs"; Released: January 1978; "I Was Only Joking"; Released: April 1978; "You Keep Me Hangin' On"; Released: August 1978 (Japan);

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−^[3]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hot Legs"		5:14
2.	"You're Insane"	Stewart, Phil Chen	4:48
3.	"You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"	Stewart	4:30
4.	"Born Loose"	Stewart, Grainger, Jim Cregan	6:02
Total length:			20:34

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes cover)	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland	7:28
2.	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (Luther Ingram cover)	Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson	5:23
3.	"You Got a Nerve"		4:59
4.	"I Was Only Joking"		6:07
Total length:			23:57

Personnel

The Rod Stewart Group

Rod Stewart – lead and backing vocals^[6]
Gary Grainger – guitar, backing vocals
Jim Cregan – guitar, backing vocals
Phil Chen – bass guitar, backing vocals
Carmine Appice – drums, backing vocals
Billy Peek – guitar, backing vocals
John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards, backing vocals

Additional personnel

Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (A3)
Steve Cropper – guitar
David Foster – keyboards
Nicky Hopkins – synthesizer
Roger Bethelmy – drums (B2)
Paulinho Da Costa, Tommy Vig – percussion
John Mayall – harmonica on "Born Loose"
Phil Kenzie – saxophone
Richard Greene – violin
Mark Stein – background vocals on "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Andy Johns – background vocals, recording and mixing
Wally Heider – engineering
John Naslen – engineering
Sy Potma – engineering
Lee Hulko – mastering
Kosh – art design and direction

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	Certification	Certified 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

^ "Rod Stewart singles".
^ AllMusic review
^ 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.
^ Rolling Stone review
^ Rolling Stone Album Guide Archived 5 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Foot Loose & Fancy Free - Rod Stewart | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ 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.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5517a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Charts.nz – Rod Stewar – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 30. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
^ 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.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1977". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1977 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0069". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1978". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1978". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose and Fancy Free". Music Canada.
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1979". IFPI Hong Kong.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Recorded Music NZ.
^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose And Fancy Free". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "Rod Stewart singles".

[2] AllMusic review

[CG-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.

[aus-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.

[CAN1-8] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5517a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[ac_Netherlands_Rod_Stewart-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[ac_Germany4_Rod_Stewart-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[JPN-11] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_New_Zealand_Rod_Stewar-12] "Charts.nz – Rod Stewar – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[ac_Norway_Rod_Stewart-13] "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[ac_Sweden_Rod_Stewart-14] "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[ac_UK2_-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[ac_Billboard200_Rod_Stewart-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.

[CAN2-23] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 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.

[AustraliaRod_StewartFoot_Loose_and_Fancy_FreealbumCertRef-27] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[CanadaRod_StewartFoot_Loose_and_Fancy_FreealbumCertRef-28] "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose and Fancy Free". Music Canada.

[Hong_KongRod_StewartFoot_Loose_&_Fancy_FreealbumCertRef-29] "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1979". IFPI Hong Kong.

[New_ZealandRod_StewartFoot_Loose_&_Fancy_FreealbumCertRef-30] "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free". Recorded Music NZ.

[United_KingdomRod_StewartFoot_Loose_And_Fancy_FreealbumCertRef-31] "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose And Fancy Free". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesRod_StewartFoot_LoosealbumCertRef-32] "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Foot Loose". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Discography
Studio albums	An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969) Gasoline Alley (1970) Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) Never a Dull Moment (1972) Smiler (1974) Atlantic Crossing (1975) A Night on the Town (1976) Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) Blondes Have More Fun (1978) Foolish Behaviour (1980) Tonight I'm Yours (1981) Body Wishes (1983) Camouflage (1984) Every Beat of My Heart (1986) Out of Order (1988) Vagabond Heart (1991) A Spanner in the Works (1995) When We Were the New Boys (1998) Human (2001) It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002) As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003) Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004) Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005) Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006) Soulbook (2009) Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (2010) Merry Christmas, Baby (2012) Time (2013) Another Country (2015) Blood Red Roses (2018) The Tears of Hercules (2021) Swing Fever (2024)
Live albums	Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (1974) Absolutely Live (1982) Unplugged...and Seated (1993)
Compilation albums	Sing It Again Rod (1973) The Best of Rod Stewart (1976) The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2 (1976) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1979) Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 (1989) The Best of Rod Stewart (1989) Downtown Train – Selections from the Storyteller Anthology (1990) Lead Vocalist (1993) If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996) The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart (2001) You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2019)
Concert tours	Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour (1978–1979) Every Beat of My Heart Tour (1986) Out of Order Tour (1988–1989) Rod Stewart: The Hits (2011–2018) Live the Life Tour (2013) The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs Tour (2014) Hits 2016 From Gasoline Alley to Another Country: Hits 2016 (2016–2017)
Family	Alana Stewart (first wife) Kimberly Stewart (daughter) Ruby Stewart (daughter) Rachel Hunter (second wife) Penny Lancaster (third wife)
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