Jumpin' in the Night

{{Infobox album

| name = Jumpin' in the Night

| type = studio

| artist = the Flamin' Groovies

| cover = File:FlaminGroovies_Jumpin.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1979{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/08/flamin-groovies-welcome-to-daytrotter.html|title=Flamin' Groovies - May 2, 2014|date=December 17, 2015|via=www.pastemagazine.com}}

| recorded = Eden Studios and Advision Studios, London, England

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length =

| label = Sire{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFKsR0K82hYC&q=Jumpin%27+in+the+Night+flamin+groovies+1979&pg=PT67|title=Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed|first1=Kim|last1=Cooper|first2=David|last2=Smay|date=July 8, 2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135879211|via=Google Books}}

| producer = Cyril Jordan, Roger Bechirian

| prev_title = Flamin' Groovies Now

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = One Night Stand

| next_year = 1987

}}

Jumpin' in the Night is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Flamin' Groovies, released in 1979.{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=flamin_groovies|title=TrouserPress.com :: Flamin Groovies|website=www.trouserpress.com}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=Jumpin%27+in+the+Night+flamin+groovies&pg=PA1160|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|first=Colin|last=Larkin|date=May 27, 2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958|via=Google Books}} It was produced by Cyril Jordan and Roger Bechirian.

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jumpin-in-the-night-mw0000260618|title=Jumpin' in the Night - Flamin' Groovies | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}

| rev2 = MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide

| rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1996 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |edition=257}}

| rev3 = Music Week

| rev3score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{cite magazine|date=June 16, 1979|title=Album Reviews: The Flamin' Groovies — "Jumpin' in the Night"|magazine=Music Week|page=18|publisher=Pensord Press Ltd.|location=Gwent|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1979/Music-Week-1979-06-16.pdf#page=18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825194743/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1979/Music-Week-1979-06-16.pdf#page=18|archive-date=August 25, 2024|access-date=March 27, 2025|via=WorldRadioHistory.com}}

| rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=248}}

}}

The Runcorn Weekly News noted that "to capture the full flavour of insistent R&B the record should be heard on a little Dansette mono record player—turned up loud."{{cite news |title=A Cure for ... Nostalgia |work=Runcorn Weekly News |date=28 Jun 1979 |page=43}} The Montreal Star wrote that "the Groovies pack all the incendiary power of the early Stones."{{cite news |last1=Radz |first1=Matt |title=Groovin' upon essential tracks pressed on wax |work=The Montreal Star |date=10 Aug 1979 |page=B1}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson except where noted

|

| title1 = Jumpin' in the Night

| writer1 =

| length1 = 3:21

| title2 = Next One Crying

| writer2 =

| length2 = 2:34

| title3 = First Plane Home

| writer3 =

| length3 = 3:48

| title4 = In the U.S.A.

| writer4 =

| length4 = 3:16

| title5 = Down Down Down

| writer5 = Trevor Burton

| length5 = 2:47

| title6 = Yes I Am

| writer6 =

| length6 = 2:36

| title7 = Werewolves of London

| writer7 = Warren Zevon, Waddy Wachtel, LeRoy Marinell

| length7 = 3:33

| title8 = It Won't Be Wrong

| writer8 = Roger McGuinn, Harvey Gerst

| length8 = 1:55

| title9 = Please Please Me"

| writer9 = Lennon-McCartney with additional credit by Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson

| length9 = 1:58

| title10 = Tell Me Again

| writer10 =

| length10 = 1:57

| title11 = Absolutely Sweet Marie

| writer11 = Bob Dylan

| length11 = 3:11

| title12 = 5D

| writer12 = Roger McGuinn

| length12 = 2:38

| title13 = Lady Friend

| writer13 = David Crosby

| length13 = 2:31

}}

Personnel

;Flamin' Groovies

  • Cyril Jordan – guitar, vocals
  • Chris Wilson – guitar, vocals
  • Mike Wilhelm – guitar
  • George Alexander – bass
  • David Wright – drums

References

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Category:Flamin' Groovies albums

Category:1979 albums

Category:Albums produced by Roger Bechirian

Category:Sire Records albums

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