Tonight I'm Yours
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).
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| Released | 6 November 1981 | |||
| Recorded | November 1980 – June 1981 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, pop rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 41:29 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Riva | |||
| Producer | Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
| Rolling Stone | |
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.
Commercial performance
The album reached No. 11 on the "Pop Album Charts" in the US, eventually going Platinum. The song "Young Turks" was the biggest hit from the album, reaching No. 5 on the "Pop Singles" chart. "Young Turks", and four further singles, "How Long?", "Jealous", "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)", and "Tora, Tora, Tora (Out With The Boys)", all peaked within the Top 50 of the "Pop Singles" and "Mainstream Rock" charts.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" | Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar | 4:09 |
| 2. | "How Long" | Paul Carrack | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Tora, Tora, Tora (Out With The Boys)" | Stewart | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Tear It Up" | Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette, David Burlinson | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Only a Boy" | Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Just Like a Woman" | Stewart, Bob Dylan | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Jealous" | Stewart, Carmine Appice, Jay Davis, Danny Johnson | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Sonny" | Stewart, Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Bernie Taupin | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Young Turks" | Stewart, Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Never Give Up on a Dream" | Stewart, Cregan, Taupin | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 41:34 | ||
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – vocals
- Jim Cregan – guitar (all tracks), background vocals
- Robin LeMesurier – 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"
- Mark Knopfler – guitar on "Young Turks"[7]
- 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"), background 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," background vocals
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Tommy Vig – tubular bells
- Penny Jones – soloist on "Never Give Up on a Dream"
- Linda Lewis, The Penetcostal Community Choir – background vocals
- Karat Faye – engineer
Charting History
Album
| Chart (1981-1982) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 8 |
| Australian Chart | 11 |
| Canada Albums | 1 |
| Germany Albums Chart | 42 |
| Japan Albums Chart | 19 |
| Netherlands Chart | 12 |
| Norway Chart | 20 |
| New Zealand Chart | 4 |
| Sweden Albums Chart | 2 |
| 'U.S.' Billboard 200 | 11 |
Charting Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||||||||||
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| UK | AUS | CAN | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | US AC | US Rock | ||
| 1981 | "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" | 8 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 16 | — | 10 | 9 | 20 | — | 29 |
| "Young Turks" | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 19 | — | — | 5 | — | 23 | |
| 1982 | "How Long" | 41 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 5 | — | |
| "Jealous" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | |
| "Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[8] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[9] | Platinum | 20,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- AllMusic review
- "Robert Christgau: CG: rod stewart". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Tonight I'm Yours". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Item". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Tonight I'm Yours". Songfacts.com.
- Rod Stewart- Tonight I'm Yours @Discogs.com Retrieved 4-14-2013.
- "Interviews with Mark Knopfler from guitar magazines". ds.mk-guitar.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Music Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "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.
- "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 October 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.