Jumpin' in the Night
{{Infobox album
| name = Jumpin' in the Night
| type = studio
| artist = the Flamin' Groovies
| cover = File:FlaminGroovies_Jumpin.jpg
| alt =
| 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
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| 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:Albums produced by Roger Bechirian
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