Foot Loose and Fancy Free

1. I'm an Ordinary Man - Cecil Lee & His Western Swing Band
2. Port Arthur Boogie - Pat Thibodeaux
3. Long Tom Boogie, No. 1 [Instrumental] - Tommy & His West Coast Ramblers Kizziah
4. I'm a Married Man - Shorty Holloway & His Prairie Ramblers
5. One for the Money, Two for the Show - Blue Flame Boys, Miss Bach Huê
6. Won't You Come Home - Junior Reed & His Playboys of Texas
7. My Pretty Little Japanese - Forrest Field
8. Cotton Pickin' Boogie - Doc Bryant & His National Jamboree Gang
9. Why Can't I Go Back - Shorty Holloway & His Prairie Ramblers
10. Chasing After You - Roger Crandall & His Barn Dance Boys, Harry DePriest
11. Long Tom Boogie, No. 2 [Instrumental] - Tommy & His West Coast Ramblers Kizziah
12. Too Blue to Cry - Jack Turner & His Oklahoma Playboys
13. Foot Loose & Fancy Free - Frank & Ernie & Their Blue Mountain Boys
14. It's Paw Who Pays - Billie Lane, Dave Spielman & His Rhythm Rangers
15. Cottontail Stomp [Instrumental] - Long Tom Kizziah
16. Peach Picking Time in Georgia - Betty Jo Starr, Johnny Starr
17. Blue Blue Eyes - Ernie Oleachea & His Blue Mountain Boys
18. Ramblers Boogie [Instrumental] - Tommy & His West Coast Ramblers Kizziah
19. Crazy 'Bout You - Hank Crow & His Raven Ramblers
20. Who's Gonna Know - Jeanne Black & His Raven Ramblers, Hank Crow
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Tracks:

Hot Legs
You're Insane
You're In My Heart
Born Loose
You Keep Me Hangin' On
(If Lovin' You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
You Got A Nerve
I Was Only Joking

Customer Reviews:

A great album - if only for side two.......2007-03-30

This is a very unusual album in that the first half is run-of-the-mill rock'n'roll from the mid-70s, while the second side may be the single best album side ever recorded. Passing lightly over the first side we note that the Top 40 hits "Hot Legs" and "Born Loose", while decent tunes aren't anything different from much that was being turned out by other artists during this time.

The second side, though, seems to have been done by another person and band entirely. One is tempted to ask, "OK, where is the real the Rod Stewart", but maybe this is the "real" Rod Stewart. In tunes that, lyrically, harken back to the days of "Gasoline Alley" and "Maggie May" Rod pulls the emotional stops out to the limit. He covers two great Motown hits, "You Keep Me Hanging On" and "(if loving you is wrong) I Don't Want to be Right". The third song, "You Got a Nerve" delves into his relationship, which was breaking up at the time, with the actress Britt Ecklund and shows a very private side of a man who was notorious for his sexual antics (actual and rumored) and gives us a hint of how much this particular love affair mattered to him.

It's on the fourth and last tune that everything gets left on the stage. "I Was Only Joking" talks about a young man who, though he tries to hide behind a facade of devil-may-care worldliness, is, at heart a romantic. One of the things that really brings this song to life is the incredible guitar solo that constitutes about a minute and a half of the six minute song. It is, hands down, in my opinion, the single best guitar solo ever put on record. The guitarist, whose name I don't know, runs the gamut from an acoustic-like introduction played with a light touch and definite grace, to a blistering intricate heavy electric sound, to a quiet ending that blends back into Rod's vocals that end the tune. I find myself listening to this song at least three or four times every time I listen to this album and almost always I find something that I hadn't noticed before somewhere in the mix.

In truth, I tend to listen to the second side of this album repeatedly. The instrumentation and musicianship of the backup band is worthy of admiration and emulation. It's the sort of thing that one hears very little of in this age of electronica, rap, and hip-hop. I'm afraid that sampling other's works and mixing them into short pieces, while perhaps technically challenging, can't begin to match the nearly supernatural things that can go on between living musicians either in the studio, as here, or live as, say, on Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young's "4 Way Street". More's the pity as we've raised a generation of children who are musically illiterate as a result of the emphasis that has been placed on hip-hop and rap over the past twenty or so years. While there are still some very talented new musicians and bands, such as Wilco, out there even those are made up of people in their late-twenties to early thirties who have spent their lives learning to play music, not just speak in iambic pentameter. I'm concerned that this type of music, which requires real artistry and skill to play and compose, will go the way of classical music and become a niche market. Will we someday see bands who devote themselves to note-for-note interpretations of the music of the late-60s to mid-70s, playing before concert halls of hushed patrons who will then discuss the nuances of the guitarist's rendition of Robby Krieger's solo from The Doors "Light My Fire"? I hope not, but then, at least the music would survive long enough to perhaps speak to subsequent generations with the eloquence that it spoke to mine.

Classic late 70s Rod.......2006-11-28

Blondes Have More Fun sold better but this is a much more thoughtful album. Rod fans pretty much agree (and we don't agree much anymore) that this one is one CD that the critics really missed. The three hit singles are part of the Rod legend (Your in My heart, Hot legs, I was Only Joking) and it was this 3 milliion seller that introduced Rod's music to a lot of his longtime fans. Born Loose is a blistering album track that proves Rod still rocked as hard as he did in the early part of the 70s. "You're Insane" is lyrically weak but has a great groove, and You Got a Nerve is a great Rod written ballad that doesn; t really sound like anything he's done before or since. I would recommend this CD to anyone who is even remotely interested in Rod Stewart.

Film Focus (The non score music edition).......2006-08-21

This is not the typical Rod Stewart album. Sure Hot Legs and You're in my Heart are but for the most part a deeper Rod lies beneath the lyrics of this cd. From the haunting intro of You Keep Me Hangin On, to the parting line of I was only Joking, there seems to be a message of loss and betrayal. Maybe others don't see that bur I sure felt it the first time I heard You've Got a Nerve. Sure it may have hit home because I was coming out of a relationship but I believe that a message was being sent here. Whether it was aimed at an individual or at relationships in general, well you would have to ask rod himself. But I think it is a great album to listen to after a break-up or remembering one.

One of Rod's top 3 albums.......2006-06-05

I discovered this album in my brother's record collection when I was five and its been one of my favorites ever since. "Hot Legs" is a great song with an infectious groove, "I Was Only Joking" is the perfect song when you turn 30 (or 40, etc.) and you reflect on where you've been and where you're going. Have you ever been head over heels for someone who completely broke your heart then tried to come back into your life once you had found happiness with someone else? Then you absolutely must hear "You've Got A Nerve". And I don't care what anyone else says on other reviews, but "You Keep Me Hanging On" is the way the song is supposed to be sung. Granted it was the first version I heard of the song, but when I heard the original version it seemed too happy for the song's subject matter. I really feel that it's the best version I've heard. I highly recommend this album, spend the $9.98 - you won't be disappointed.

No Joking,This Is A Great Album!.......2005-04-14

Honestly this is the only Rod Stewart album I've ever heard so other then his other radio hits I have nothing else to go by here.But from what I heard 'Foot Loose & Fancy Free' has to be one of Stewart's better albums,especially from a guy I hear made so many lousy ones.I've known of "Hot Legs" for years-a rauncy Stone-ish rocker that's great classic rock.My favorite song on the album is "Your Insane" a deeply grooving funk number that proves,if disco never emmerged Rod Stewart could've made a terrific funk album like the Rolling Stones did."Your In My Heart" and "(If Love Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right" are nice folky ballads with great gentle vocalising by Rod.Nothing on this album is okay or fair even but the most compelling cut by far is Stewart's mesmerizing version of "You Keep Me Hanging On"-he utterly removes any cuetsy qualities the original may have had and focuses on the passion of the lyric and making the music back it up-it's the albums best song and a brilliant addition to Rod Stewart's catolog.Rod Stewart has always made musically diverse albums but he tended to have a certain formula too.On this one it's clear he's still locked into his best period as a solo artist that started at the beginning of the 70's and that he would loose in th next decade.But here Rod was fireing on all cylinders!'Foot Loose & Fancy Free' is the kind of CD you'd play in your car stereo,preferabely a convertible on a hot summer drive with the wind going through your hair-it's upbeat,clever rock and pop balladry that actually I found a great introduction to Stewarts music and maybe you will too.

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Great Memories!
Wine, Women, Not Enough Song On This Stewart Set
A Traditional Favorite
Rod Stewart at his best
I Love This CD!!!

Foot Loose & Fancy Free
Rod Stewart
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B000002KHA
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Hot Legs
You're Insane
You're In My Heart
Born Loose
You Keep Me Hangin' On
(If Lovin' You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
You Got A Nerve
I Was Only Joking

Customer Reviews:

Great Memories!.......2007-07-07

My cousin and I drove around in her yellow Opal, in 1977, listening to this 8-track over and over. It may only have 8 songs, but they're 8 GREAT songs. It brings back a lot of memories and is a must for any Rod Stewart fan.

Wine, Women, Not Enough Song On This Stewart Set.......2000-04-26

Some albums were more fun to make than listen to. In 1977, superstardom afforded Rod Stewart a California jet-set lifestyle with cars, stars, and bars at his command. Stewart then was better throwing a party than making an album.

"Foot Loose and Fancy Free" is sloppy and undisciplined even by Stewart's late-70s standards. The rockers (except for the stomping "Hot Legs") are forced and flat, most notably the interminable "Born Loose." The ballads find Stewart losing his sense of empathy and style. He tosses off the second "Set me free, why don't you babe?" in "You Keep Me Hangin' On," losing the passion in what ends up a low-cal version of the Vanilla Fudge original. In "You've Got A Nerve," Stewart chides a pleading ex-girlfriend, singing, "Please, please, go away," as if someone hit the lights while he slept off a hangover.

Again, exceptions exist. Stewart and friends enjoy the jaunty "You're In My Heart" (kind of Rod's answer to "My Favorite Things"). The otherwise touching "I Was Only Joking" seems flat after spending the rest of the LP (a skimpy eight songs) dissing party girls and setting dirty jokes to music. In "Joking", Rod admits, "I wasted all that precious time, and blamed it on the wine." Take that as warning not to waste yours on "Foot Loose and Fancy Free," a half-hearted Stewart effort betraying a first-class backup band and any fans with reason to believe.

A Traditional Favorite.......1999-02-20

Every song featured is a winner. I have the tape as well as the vinyl album. This is a Classic Recording. It means so much to me because it was my son's introduction to Rock N' Roll (see Jeff Draper review above). It hooked him on this style of music, and I personally love the arrangements and the music put together by a top notch band and recording engineer. A good investment for anyone.

Rod Stewart at his best.......1999-02-10

I grew up listening to this album almost everyday. I used to play it over and over again, especially the drums in "Born Loose". Nothing beats the hard driving guitar riffs, Rod's true rock and roll voice, and Carmen Appice pounding on the skins. It's a true must for any die hard Rod Stewart fan or a true rock and roll fanatic.

I Love This CD!!!.......1998-10-20

This is a great CD!!! I had the album when it first came out. Hots Legs is a classic. Buy this CD. If there are any other Rod Stewart fans out there feel free to drop me a line.

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Foot Loose and Fancy Free
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Collector/ Wht Label
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000654ZIW
Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

I'm an Ordinary Man - Cecil Lee & His Western Swing Band
Port Arthur Boogie - Pat Thibodeaux
Long Tom Boogie, No. 1 [Instrumental] - Tommy & His West Coast Ramblers Kizziah
I'm a Married Man - Shorty Holloway & His Prairie Ramblers
One for the Money, Two for the Show - Blue Flame Boys, Miss Bach Hu
Won't You Come Home - Junior Reed & His Playboys of Texas
My Pretty Little Japanese - Forrest Field
Cotton Pickin' Boogie - Doc Bryant & His National Jamboree Gang
Why Can't I Go Back - Shorty Holloway & His Prairie Ramblers
Chasing After You - Roger Crandall & His Barn Dance Boys, Harry DePriest
Long Tom Boogie, No. 2 [Instrumental] - Tommy & His West Coast Ramblers Kizziah
Too Blue to Cry - Jack Turner & His Oklahoma Playboys
Foot Loose & Fancy Free - Frank & Ernie & Their Blue Mountain Boys
It's Paw Who Pays - Billie Lane, Dave Spielman & His Rhythm Rangers
Cottontail Stomp [Instrumental] - Long Tom Kizziah
Peach Picking Time in Georgia - Betty Jo Starr, Johnny Starr
Blue Blue Eyes - Ernie Oleachea & His Blue Mountain Boys
Ramblers Boogie [Instrumental] - Tommy & His West Coast Ramblers Kizziah
Crazy 'Bout You - Hank Crow & His Raven Ramblers
Who's Gonna Know - Jeanne Black & His Raven Ramblers, Hank Crow
Autography Book - Billy Griffith, Jack Pine Ramblers
Telephone Blues - Shorty Holloway & His Prairie Ramblers
Butterflies in My Heart - Shorty Holloway & His Prairie Ramblers
You're Braggin' Boy - Billy Scott
Careless Lover - Rusty Ridgel & His Western Ramblers
Cotton' Pickin' Boogie - Shorty Holloway & His Prairie Ramblers
Blackfoot Boogie - Frontiersmen, Tiny Stokes
Stop, Look and Listen - Junior Reed & His Playboys of Texas

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Foot Loose & Fancy Free
Rod Stewart
Manufacturer: Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AU1J50
Release Date: 2005-11-07

Tracks:

Hot Legs
You're Insane
You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
Born Loose
You Keep Me Hangin' On
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
You Got a Nerve
I Was Only Joking

Album Description

Remastered Japanese pressing. Details TBA. Warner. 2005.

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