''In the Mood for Something Rude'' is the eleventh studio

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, released in 1982. All eight tracks on the album were penned by outside writers, and the record is something of a covers album in which the band applies its bluesy

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Track listing

#"Slipped, Tripped, Fell in Love" (George Jackson) - 4:18 #"Bustin' Up or Bustin' Out" (James Edward Fuller, Leroy Hodges, Jr., Marshall Jones) - 3:43 #" Take This Heart of Mine" ( Pete Moore,

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Marv Tarplin Marvin Tarplin (June 13, 1941 – September 30, 2011) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist for the Miracles from the 1950s through the early 1970s. He was one of the group's original members and co-wrote several of their bigges ...

) - 3:08 #"Love Rustler" (

Dennis Linde Dennis Linde (pronounced LIN-dee, March 18, 1943December 22, 2006) was an American musician and songwriter based in Nashville who has had over 250 of his songs recorded. He is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley song, "Burning Love", ...

, Thomas Cain) - 5:48 #" Ain't Livin' Long Like This" (

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

) - 4:55 #"Back for a Taste of Your Love" (

Syl Johnson Sylvester Johnson (born Sylvester Thompson; July 1, 1936 – February 6, 2022) was an American blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. His most successful records included "Different Strokes" (1967), " Is It Because I' ...

, Darryl Carter, Brenda L. Thompson) - 4:35 #"There Ain't No Man That Can't Be Caught" ( Jimmy Lewis) - 3:44 #"And I Do Just What I Want" (

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by Honorific nick ...

) - 3:22

Personnel

Foghat

Dave Peverett David Jack Peverett (16 April 1943 – 7 February 2000), also known as Lonesome Dave, was an English singer and guitarist, best known as the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Rock music, rock band Foghat, which he co-founded fo ...

: Vocals, rhythm guitar *Erik Cartwright: Vocals, rhythm and lead guitar *Nick Jameson: Bass, keyboards, percussion *Roger Earl: Drums, percussion

Additional personnel

*Rich Oppenheim: Saxophone *Barbara Nolan, Maris Hall: Additional vocals (listed as "mating sounds")

Production

*Arranged by Foghat *Produced by Nick Jameson and Tony Outeda *Recorded and mixed by Nick Jameson *Mastered by

Bob Ludwig Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ...

Additional credits

Photography By – Chris Callis

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1982 albums Foghat albums Bearsville Records albums Rhino Entertainment albums 1980s covers albums