''Tonight I'm Yours'' is the eleventh studio album by

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

released in 1981. It features hints of

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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), " Young Turks" (US No. 5), and " How Long" (US No. 49).

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 ''

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'', by adding elements of

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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 Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east-to-west cross-Canada run to raise money ...

, who ran 3,339 miles with one prosthetic leg in the Marathon of Hope to raise money for

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. Fox succumbed to

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in 1981, the year the album was released. The music video for "Tonight I'm Yours" was shot by Australian film director,

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Critical reception

The album was mostly well received, being given four out of five stars in both ''

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's'' contemporary review and in a retrospective from

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. 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.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from

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Retrieved 4-14-2013. *Rod Stewart – vocals * Jim Cregan – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals *

Robin Le Mesurier Robin Mark Le Mesurier Halliley (22 March 1953 – 22 December 2021) was a British guitarist, known for his long collaborations with Rod Stewart and Johnny Hallyday, as well as for the wide-ranging nature of his musical performance, including mem ...

– guitar (all tracks except "Tonight I'm Yours", "Jealous" and "Young Turks") *

Jeff Baxter Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. More recently, he has worked as a defense co ...

– guitar on "Tonight I'm Yours," pedal steel guitar on "Just Like a Woman" *Danny Johnson – guitar on "Jealous" *

Byron Berline Byron Douglas Berline (July 6, 1944 – July 10, 2021) was an American fiddle player who played many American music styles, including old time, ragtime, bluegrass, Cajun, country, and rock. Life and career Berline was born in Caldwell, Kansa ...

– fiddle on "Only a Boy" *

Jimmy Zavala Jimmy 'Z' Zavala (born July 12, 1955) is an American musician. He is notable for playing harmonica on the Eurythmics song " Missionary Man" and performing with the band live. He also played live as part of Rod Stewart's band and appears on "Weir ...

– harmonica, saxophone *

Kevin Savigar Kevin Savigar (born 9 November 1956) is an English session keyboardist, record producer, songwriter, and composer based in Los Angeles, CA. Perhaps most recognised for his longtime collaboration with Rod Stewart, Savigar has also contributed to ...

– 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"), backing 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," backing vocals * Paulinho da Costa – percussion * Tommy Vig – tubular bells *Penny Jones – soloist on "Never Give Up on a Dream" *

Linda Lewis Linda Ann Fredericks (born 27 September 1950), better known as Linda Lewis, is an English vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. She is the eldest of six children, three of whom also had singing careers. She is best known for the singles "Rock-a- ...

, The Pentecostal Community Choir – backing vocals *Karat Faye – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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