''Rock n' Roll Nights'' is the eighth studio

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by Canadian

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band BTO, released in 1979. This record was one of three BTO albums that did not feature co-founder

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. ''Rock n' Roll Nights'' is also one of the two albums from this band to feature

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, formerly of

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. This LP generated worldwide sales of only about 350,000 copies, though a single from the album called "Heartaches" managed to reach #60 on the U.S. charts and cracked the Top 40 in Canada. ''Rock n' Roll Nights'' is a rare find on CD, as it was released only for a short time on that format in 1990. The band used multiple outside songwriters on ''Rock n' Roll Nights'', including

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and

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(who penned the song, "Wastin' Time"). C.F. Turner and Jim Clench would later appear as session musicians for Adams' debut album in 1980, on which Adams recorded his own version of "Wastin' Time". The band played two songs — "Heartaches", the last BTO single to chart, and "Jamaica"—live on

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in February 1979 to support the ''Rock n' Roll Nights'' album release. Producer Vallance played the piano for the TV taping of "Heartaches". During an interview segment on the show,

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discusses concerns with the band about the increasing and dominating popularity of

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music at the time. Many consider disco and the decline of guitar-based hard rock in the late 1970s to be among the reasons that both '' Street Action'' and ''Rock n' Roll Nights'' sold so poorly. After touring to support ''Rock n' Roll Nights'' through much of 1979, BTO officially disbanded in early 1980. They would not reform until 1983, with Randy Bachman back in the group. The song "Rock and Roll Hell" would later be re-recorded, written with a new verse, by

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in 1982, for the album ''

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''. The song "Jamaica" would later be re-recorded, with new words, as "Kristina" by

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on his 1982 album ''

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''.

Track listing

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" (Jim Vallance) – 4:08 (Lead vocal:

) #"Heartaches" (C.F. Turner) – 3:51 (Lead vocal: C.F. Turner) #"Heaven Tonight" (Jim Clench, Blair Thornton) – 3:03 (Lead vocal: Clench) #"Rock and Roll Nights" (Clench) – 5:30 (Lead vocal: Clench) #"Wastin' Time" (Bryan Adams) – 3:28 (Lead vocal: Clench) #"Here She Comes Again" (Clench, Thornton, Vallance) – 3:00 (Lead vocal: Turner) #"End of the Line" (Clench) – 3:25 (Lead vocal: Clench) #"

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" (Vallance) – 4:06 (Lead vocal: Turner) #"Amelia Earhart" (David Simmonds, Vallance) – 6:19 (Lead vocal: Clench)

Personnel

* C.F. Turner - rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals * Blair Thornton - lead guitar *

- bass, lead and backing vocals *

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- drums, percussion with: *

- all keyboards, occasional rhythm and slide guitars, percussion, backing vocals

Production

*Producers:

*Engineers: John Brand, Rolf Henneman *Assistant engineer: Mike Donegani *Mixing:

*Art direction, photography: James O'Mara

Charts

Album Singles

References

External links

Jim Vallance production history of Rock 'n Roll Nights
{{Authority control Bachman–Turner Overdrive albums 1979 albums Mercury Records albums