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Night Out is the 1979 debut studio album by Ellen Foley, a long-time backup vocalist for Meat Loaf. Seven of the nine tracks were cover versions of Foley's favorite songs, while two were co-written by Foley, one of which was "We Belong to the Night", which hit #1 in the Netherlands and #31 in Australia around Christmas of 1979.
Spirit of St. Louis is the second studio album by American singer and actress Ellen Foley, released in March 1981. Foley is backed by the Clash on all songs. The album was recorded right after the Clash's Sandinista! with the same musicians and engineers.
Sep 14, 2020 · She was an extraordinary and established singer who – despite a poor showing for her solo debut Night Out in '79 produced by Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson, which didn't chart in the US and didn't make the top 50 in Britain – had something else in her back pocket.
Night Out/Spirit of St. Louis by Ellen Foley. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Foley was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of John and Virginia B. Foley.She attended Webster University.
Vocalist
Foley gained public recognition through singing a duet with Meat Loaf on the hit single "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" from the 1977 album Bat Out of Hell. Foley's part was recorded individually and in one take with Meat Loaf present in the room so she could sing in character. Although Karla DeVito(who toured with Meat Loaf in support of the album) is featured in the music video, DeVito is lip synching to Foley's vocals. Her debut album Night Out was released in 1979; the album's single "W...
Broadway, film and television
Foley studied acting at HB Studio in New York City. She has appeared on Broadway in such shows as Me and My Girl and the revival of Hair, and off-Broadway in Beehive. Foley originated the role of The Witch in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, but was replaced by Bernadette Peters before the musical opened on Broadway.Foley eventually played the role on Broadway from August 1, 1989 until the show's closing on September 3, 1989. Her best known television a...
Other pursuits
As of the mid-2000s, she teaches voice at the School of Rock (founded by Paul Green) in Manhattan.
Studio albums
1. Night Out (1979) Epic - [NL #1; UK #68; AU #13; CAN #71] 2. Spirit of St. Louis (1981) Epic - [NL #35; UK #57; AU #61] 3. Another Breath(1983) Epic 4. About Time(2013) 5. Fighting Words ( 2021 ) Note: all of these were issued by Epic within the U.S. on vinyl LP. They have been reissued on compact disc by Wounded Bird Records.
Compilations
1. The Very Best of(1992)
Singles
1. "We Belong to the Night"/"Young Lust" (1979) - [AU #15; NL #1; South Africa #7] 2. "What's a Matter Baby"/"Hideaway" (1979) [NL #7; US #92] 3. "Sad Song"/"Stupid Girl" (1980) 4. "Stupid Girl"/"Young Lust" (1980) 5. "The Shuttered Palace"/"Beautiful Waste of Time" (1981) - [AU #48] 6. "Torchlight"/"Game of a Man" (1981) 7. "Torchlight"/"Le palais" (1981) 8. "Boys in the Attic"/"Beat of a Broken Heart" (1983) 9. "Nightline (Single Version)"/"Beat of a Broken Heart (1983) 10. "Nightline (Danc...
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Listen to Nightout by Ellen Foley on Apple Music. 1979. 9 Songs. Duration: 38 minutes.
