Boogie Motel is the eighth studio album by rock band Foghat, released in 1979.[6] It was recorded at the Boogie Hotel Studios in Port Jefferson, NY, and was certified gold in the US. The cover art is by Jim Baikie.

Boogie Motel
Studio album by
Released21 September 1979
Recorded1979 at Boogie Motel Studios, Port Jefferson, NY[1]
GenreRock, blues rock
Length36:35
LabelBearsville[2]
ProducerFoghat, Tony Outeda
Foghat chronology
Stone Blue
(1978)
Boogie Motel
(1979)
Tight Shoes
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]

"Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool)" was included on The Best of Foghat (1985). "Somebody's Been Sleepin' in My Bed" was included on The Best of Foghat – Volume II (1992).

Track listing

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All tracks by Dave Peverett, except where noted.[7]

  1. "Somebody's Been Sleepin' in My Bed" (General Johnson, Greg Perry, Angelo Bond) – 3:50
  2. "Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool)" – 4:12
  3. "Comin' Down with Love" – 5:23
  4. "Paradise Alley" – 5:37
  5. "Boogie Motel" (Rod Price, Peverett) – 7:20
  6. "Love in Motion" – 4:30
  7. "Nervous Release" – 5:53

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 35

References

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  1. ^ "Foghat Has Own Studio". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 November 1979 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, H. P. (1 February 1997). Legends of Rock Guitar. Hal Leonard. ISBN 9781476850931 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Boogie Motel – Foghat | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 519.
  5. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 264.
  6. ^ Phillips, William; Cogan, Brian (20 March 2009). Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313348013 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Boogie Motel | Rhino". www.rhino.com.
  8. ^ "Foghat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2015.