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Night Shift
Studio album by Foghat
Released	November 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Rock, hard rock, rock and roll, proto-metal
Length	40:32
Label	Bearsville
Producer	Dan Hartman
Foghat chronology
Fool for the City (1975) Night Shift (1976) Live (1977)

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AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Night Shift is the sixth studio album by the rock band Foghat. It was released in 1976 by Bearsville Records.

The album peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard 200. It has sold more than 500,000 copies.

Production

Night Shift was the first Foghat album to include bassist Craig MacGregor, who had toured with the band in support of Fool for the City. The album was produced by Dan Hartman.

Critical reception

MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called the album "a consistent serving of meat-and-potatoes hard rock." Record Collector wrote that "the title track is Foghat boogie at its very best, while their version of 'Take Me To The River' is one of the best you'll ever hear."

Track listing

1. "Drivin' Wheel" (Dave Peverett, Rod Price) - 5:11/4:30
2. "Don't Run Me Down" (Peverett) - 6:32
3. "Burnin' the Midnight Oil" (Peverett) - 5:38
4. "Night Shift" (Peverett, Price) - 5:32
5. "Hot Shot Love" (Peverett) - 4:00
6. "Take Me to the River" (Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) - 4:40/3:22
7. "I'll Be Standing By" (Peverett, Price) - 5:53
8. "New Place to Call Home" (Peverett, Price) - 2:58 (Bonus track on 2006 remaster; listed on album cover but not the label)

Personnel

• Lonesome Dave Peverett - lead vocals, guitar, heavy breathing
• Rod "The Bottle" Price - guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, vocals
• Roger Earl - drums, percussion
• Craig MacGregor - bass guitar, backing vocals

Charts

Certifications

References

1. "Night Shift - Foghat | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 519.
3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 440.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 256.
5. "Foghat | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Prown, Pete; Newquist, H. P. (1 February 1997). Legends of Rock Guitar. Hal Leonard. ISBN 9781476850931 – via Google Books.
7. "Foghat". Billboard.
8. Lannert, John (3 April 1992). "Sorry, The World Isn't Big Enough For Two Foghats". Sun Sentinel: 31. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
9. "Night Shift - Record Collector Magazine". Recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
10. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5136b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
11. "Foghat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
12. "American album certifications – Foghat – Night Shift". Recording Industry Association of America.

• 1976 albums
• Foghat albums
• Albums produced by Dan Hartman
• Bearsville Records albums