Album of the Day

Rod Stewart added to his already-impressive credentials as a hitmaker with his eighth studio album, FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE, which reached #2 on the U.S. chart and was eventually certified triple Platinum. Though it includes a couple of fine covers (“You Keep Me Hangin' On”), the bulk of the 1977 Warner Bros. set is original, and in “Hot Legs,” “I Was Only Joking” and Top 10 single “You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim),” Stewart had three more signature songs. Recorded in Toronto and Los Angeles with producer Tom Dowd, the collection features instrumental support from such musical luminaries as guitarist Steve Cropper, keyboardist Nicky Hopkins and drummer Carmine Appice. Rod Stewart turns 80 today – may he always remain FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE.