Blondes Have More Fun is British musician Rod Stewart'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 Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones had also dabbled with disco music by this time. The second single was "Ain't Love a Bitch", which became a No.11 hit in the UK and No.22 in the US. 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

1. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings) – 5:31
2. "Dirty Weekend" (Stewart, Gary Grainger) – 2:36
3. "Ain't Love a Bitch" (Stewart, Grainger) – 4:39
4. "The Best Days of My Life" (Stewart, Jim Cregan) – 4:21
5. "Is That the Thanks I Get?" (Stewart, Cregan) – 4:32 Side two
6. "Attractive Female Wanted" (Stewart, Grainger) – 4:17
7. "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (Stewart, Cregan) – 3:46
8. "Last Summer" (Stewart, Philip Chen) – 4:05
9. "Standin' in the Shadows of Love" (Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland) – 4:28
10. "Scarred and Scared" (Stewart, Grainger) – 4:54 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 Invited guests Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales