The Revölution by Night

The Revölution by Night

Cover art by Greg Scott
Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released November 1983
Recorded Boogie Hotel Studios, Port Jefferson, New York
Kingdom Sound Studios, Long Island, New York
The Automatt – Studio C, San Francisco, California
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 41:44
Label Columbia
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
Blue Öyster Cult chronology

Extraterrestrial Live
(1982)		 The Revölution by Night
(1983)		 Club Ninja
(1985)
Singles from The Revölution by Night
  1. "Take Me Away / Feel the Thunder"
    Released: November 1983
  2. "Shooting Shark / Dragon Lady"
    Released: February 1984
  3. "Take Me Away / Let Go"
    Released: May 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Martin Popoff [3]

The Revölution By Night is the ninth studio album by the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1983.

The album was intended to capitalize on the unexpected success of Fire of Unknown Origin just two years prior, hence the album's blend of straight-ahead rock and pop elements. This was the first album by the band not to feature all of the band's classic members, drummer Albert Bouchard having been fired during the previous tour.

"Shooting Shark" became a radio hit, and its accompanying video became one of MTV's most requested clips upon its release. The lyrics to "Shooting Shark" were based on a poem by Patti Smith. The song "Take Me Away", co-written by Eric Bloom with Canadian rock musician Aldo Nova, also received significant airplay on AOR radio. Nonetheless, the album failed to go Gold in the United States.

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Take Me Away"  Eric Bloom, Aldo Nova 4:31
2. "Eyes on Fire"  Gregg Winter 3:56
3. "Shooting Shark"  Donald Roeser, Patti Smith 7:09
4. "Veins"  Roeser, Richard Meltzer 3:59
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
5. "Shadow of California"  Joe Bouchard, Neal Smith, Sandy Pearlman 5:10
6. "Feel the Thunder"  Bloom 5:48
7. "Let Go"  Bloom, Roeser, Ian Hunter 3:28
8. "Dragon Lady"  Roeser, Broadway Blotto 4:08
9. "Light Years of Love"  Bouchard, Helen Wheels 4:05
Total length:
 41:44

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1983 Billboard 200 (North America)[5] 93
UK Album Chart[6] 95

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
1983 "Shooting Shark" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[7] 16
"Take Me Away" 11
1984 "Shooting Shark" Billboard Hot 100 (North America)[7] 83
UK Singles Chart[8] 97

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult The Revolution by Night review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  2. ↑ Somay, Errol (1 March 1984). "Album Reviews: Blue Oyster Cult – The Revolution by Night". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Popoff, Martin (March 2009). "The Revolution by Night". Blue Öyster Cult: Secrets Revealed! (2 ed.). Toronto, Canada: Power Chord Press. pp. 196–199. ISBN 0-9752807-0-8.
  5. ↑ "The Revolution by Night – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  6. ↑ "The Revolution by Night – Chart Stats". Chart Stats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Revolution by Night – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  8. ↑ "Shooting Shark Chart Stats". Chart Stats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-01-12.