1977 Rod Stewart – Foot Loose & Fancy Free
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.
Tracks
1 Hot Legs (Gary Grainger; Rod Stewart) 05:14
2 You’re Insane (Phil Chen; Rod Stewart) 04:51
3 You’re In My Heart (Rod Stewart) 04:30
4 Born Loose (Gary Grainger; Jim Cregan; Rod Stewart) 06:04
5 You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Brian Holland; Lamont Dozier; Edward Holland) 07:28
6 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right (Carl Hampton; Homer Banks; Raymond Jackson) 05:26
7 You Got A Nerve (Gary Grainger; Rod Stewart) 04:59
8 I Was Only Joking (Gary Grainger; Rod Stewart) 06:06
Biography
Musicians
1 Hot Legs
| Bass | Phil Chen |
| Drums | Carmine Appice |
| Guitar | Billy Peek |
| Guitar | Gary Grainger |
| Guitar | Jim Cregan |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Sax | Phil Kenzie |
| Vocals | Rod Stewart |
2 You’re Insane
| Bass | Phil Chen |
| Drums | Carmine Appice |
| Guitar | Gary Grainger |
| Guitar | Jim Cregan |
| Organ | John Jarvis |
| Sax | Phil Kenzie |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Tommy Vig |
| Background Vocals | Jim Cregan |
| Vocals | Rod Stewart |
3 You’re In My Heart
| Bass | Phil Chen |
| Drums | Carmine Appice |
| Guitar | Jim Cregan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Nicky Hopkins |
| Violin | Richard Greene |
| Background Vocals | Carmine Appice |
| Background Vocals | Jim Cregan |
| Vocals | Rod Stewart |
4 Born Loose
| Bass | Phil Chen |
| Drums | Carmine Appice |
| Guitar | Billy Peek |
| Guitar | Gary Grainger |
| Guitar | Jim Cregan |
| Organ | John Jarvis |
| Harmonica | John Mayall |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Rod Stewart |
5 You Keep Me Hangin’ On
| Bass | Phil Chen |
| Drums | Carmine Appice |
| Guitar | Gary Grainger |
| Guitar | Jim Cregan |
| Organ | John Jarvis |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Vocals | Rod Stewart |
6 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right
| Bass | Phil Chen |
| Drums | Carmine Appice |
| Guitar | Jim Cregan |
| Guitar | Steve Cropper |
| Electric Piano | David Foster |
| Sax | Phil Kenzie |
| Vocals | Rod Stewart |
7 You Got A Nerve
| Bass | Phil Chen |
| Drums | Carmine Appice |
| Guitar | Gary Grainger |
| Guitar | Jim Cregan |
| Keyboards | John Jarvis |
| Vocals | Rod Stewart |
8 I Was Only Joking
| Bass | Phil Chen |
| Drums | Carmine Appice |
| Guitar | Gary Grainger |
| Guitar | Jim Cregan |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Background Vocals | Carmine Appice |
| Background Vocals | Jim Cregan |
| Vocals | Rod Stewart |
Liner Notes
Producer – Tom Dowd
Arranged By – Rod Stewart Group
Engineer – Andy Johns, George Tutko, John Naslen, Sy Potma, David Gertz
Mastered By – Lee Hulko
Mixed By – Andy Johns
Art Direction, Design – John Kosh, Rod Stewart
Photography – David Alexander, Kent Gavin
Mastered At Presswell
Recorded At Manta Sound
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Wally Heider Recording Studio, LA
Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records Inc
Phonographic Copyright WEA Records
Copyright WEA Records