''Blondes Have More Fun'' is British musician

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's ninth studio album, released in November 1978. As was the popular musical trend at the time, it is Stewart's foray into disco music. The album was commercially successful, reaching number 3 in the UK and number 1 in the US, but was critically divisive. The lead single " Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" became one of Stewart's biggest hits, peaking at No.1 in both the UK and US.

Overview

After carving a highly successful career throughout the 1970s as a rock singer, Stewart elected to follow the disco trend that was at its peak in 1978 for some tracks of this album. The first single was " Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" which became a number one hit in the UK, US, Australia and a number of other countries. Many critics panned the direction of song towards disco, but it nevertheless became one of his biggest hits. Stewart has since defended the song commenting that

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had also dabbled with disco music by this time.Stewart, Rod. ''Rod: The Autobiography'' (2012)
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/ref> The second single was " Ain't Love a Bitch", which became a No.11 hit in the UK and No.22 in the US.Official UK Charts – Rod Stewart
/ref> The third and final single " Blondes (Have More Fun)" peaked at 63 in the UK, his lowest-charting single there at this time, but performed better in Ireland at No.23. The album itself peaked at No.3 in the UK, being certified platinum by Christmas and was a No.1 hit in the US, where it went triple platinum. It also charted within the top ten in a host of other countries.

Track listing

Side one Side two Stewart has acknowledged that the song inadvertently incorporates the melody from the song "Taj Mahal" by Jorge Ben Jor, although Ben Jor was not given a writing credit.

Personnel

Rod Stewart Band *Rod Stewart – vocals * Gary Grainger, Billy Peek – guitar * Jim Cregan – guitar, backing vocals * Phil Chen – bass guitar, backing vocals * Carmine Appice – drums, backing vocals Invited guests * Fred Tackett – acoustic guitars * Nicky Hopkins – piano *Duane Hitchings – keyboards, synthesizer *Roger Bethelmy – drums * Paulinho Da Costa, Tommy Vig – percussion *Gary Herbig – flute * Phil Kenzie, Tom Scott – tenor saxophone *Steve Madaio – trumpet * Mike Finnigan – background vocals * Max Carl Gronenthal – background vocals * Linda Lewis – vocals *Catherine Allison – piano, background vocals * Del Newman – string arrangements Production * Tom Dowd – producer, mixing * Andy Johns – engineer, mixing *George Tutko, David Gerts – assistant engineers *Mixed at Smoke Tree and Cherokee Studios.

Charts

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Certifications and sales

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums Riva Records albums Rod Stewart albums Albums produced by Tom Dowd Warner Records albums Disco albums by British artists