Hooters Nervous Night released

Nervous Night Hooters

Released: May 6, 1985 Peak: 12 US, -- UK, 39 CN, 12 AU Sales (in millions): 2.0 Genre: mainstream rock

Tracks: Song Title (Writers) [time] (date of single release, chart peaks) Click for codes to singles charts. And We Danced (8/3/85, 21 US, 23 CB, 21 RR, 3 AR, 6 CO, 51 CN, 6 AU) Day by Day (12/14/85, 18 US, 25 CB, 22 RR, 3 AR, 6 CO, 66 CN, 55 AU) All You Zombies (5/11/85, 58 US, 11 AR, 12 CO, 8 AU) Don’t Take My Car Out Tonight Nervous Night Hanging on a Heartbeat Where Do the Children Go (with Patty Smyth) (4/5/86, 38 US, 37 CB, 34 RR, 34 AR, 7 CO, 98 CN) South Ferry Road She Comes in Colors Blood from a Stone Total Running Time: 43:07 The Players: Eric Bazilian (vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, saxophone) Rob Hyman (vocals, keyboards, melodica) Andy King (bass, vocals) John Lilley (guitar) David Uosikkinen (drums)

Rating: 4.136 out of 5.00 (average of 17 ratings) Quotable: “A defining record not only for the band, but for 1985” – Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album: The Hooters released their first album, 1983’s Amore, independently. The 100,000 in sales they achieved with the album was enough to impress Columbia Records who signed the band to a multi-album deal. The group also gained exposure because members Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman were contributing musicians and writers to Cyndi Lauper’s mega-successful She’s So Unusual album. The album’s #1 song, “Time After Time,” was co-written by Hyman. With the power of a major label behind them for their sophomore outing, 1985’s Nervous Night, they scored a top-20, double-platinum album thanks to three top-40 hits. The lead single, All You Zombies, “refers to stories in the Bible.” AMG It did not reach the top 40 but “is the band’s most powerful moment.” AMG That song, Hanging on a Heartbeat, and Blood from a Stone were initially released on Amore but recorded for Nervous Night. Nervous Night “was a defining record not only for the band, but for 1985 itself. Filled to the brim with fun, danceable new wave-ish rock, the album is a wonderful representation of a lighthearted era. The peppy vocals of keyboardist Rob Hyman and guitarist Eric Bazilian give the band an assured, happy energy, while the sporadic use of the mandolin and melodica (a combination harmonica/keyboard) gives the group its distinctive sound.” AMG “And We Danced and Day by Day became instant pop hits, but the remainder of Nervous Night is almost as strong. Where Do the Children Go “showed that the Hooters could be serious and dramatic as well as upbeat.” AMG “Although the band wasn’t able to maintain its momentum with subsequent records, Nervous Night remains a noteworthy contribution to mid-‘80s rock and doesn’t sound quite as dated as the work of some of the band’s contemporaries.” AMG

Resources and Related Links: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Hooters AMG All Music Guide review by Kenyon Hopkin WK Wikipedia Other Related DMDB Pages: First posted 2/15/2008; last updated 8/19/2021.