Blondes Have More Fun

A Disco-Rock Sexy Peak

Released as a vinyl LP in the UK on November 24, 1978, on Riva Records (catalogue: RVLP 8 / RVLP8 / BSK 3261), Rod Stewart’s Blondes Have More Fun was his ninth studio album. Produced by Tom Dowd, this 10-track disco-rock triumph featured the global smash “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?” Peaked at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart for 26 weeks. Issued in multiple pressings, with cassette and 8-track variants. A platinum-selling ‘70s Stewart classic.

Album Overview

Release Details

Label: Riva Records.

Formats: Vinyl LP (gatefold), cassette, 8-track cartridge.

Full Track Listing

Side A

1. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

2. Dirty Weekend

3. Ain't Love A Bitch

4. The Best Days Of My Life

5. Is That The Thanks I Get?

Side B

1. Attractive Female Wanted

2. Blondes (Have More Fun)

3. Last Summer

4. Standing In The Shadows Of Love

5. Scarred And Scared

Cassette Album (RV4 8) – UK

Side A/B identical to vinyl.

8-Track Cartridge (RV8 8) – UK

Program A

1. Da' Ya' Think I'm Sexy?

2. Scarred And Scared

Program B

1. Dirty Weekend

2. Is That The Thanks I Get?

3. Blondes (Have More Fun)

Program C

1. The Best Days Of My Life

2. Attractive Female Wanted

3. Last Summer (Part I)

Program D

1. Last Summer (Part II)

2. Ain't Love A Bitch

3. Standing In The Shadows Of Love

UK Variants

Vinyl releases 1978

- LP, Album – Riva RVLP 8 – UK – 1978

- LP, Album – Riva RVLP 8 / BSK 3261 – UK – 1978

Cassette releases 1978

- Cassette, Album – Riva RV4 8 – UK – 1978

8-Track Cartridge releases 1978

- 8-Track, Album – Riva RV8 8 – UK – 1978

Production and Context

Produced by Tom Dowd. Engineered by Andy Johns. Mastered by Arun Chakraverty. Recorded at Record Plant & Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles. The album that took Stewart fully into disco with “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?” — a worldwide No. 1.

Singles Released and Chart Performance

- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (Nov 1978) – UK No. 1

- Ain't Love A Bitch (Jan 1979)

- Blondes (Have More Fun) (Apr 1979)

Album Chart Performance

- UK: 3 (26 weeks) – entry 9 Dec 1978

Legacy and Collectibility

Blondes Have More Fun is Rod Stewart’s disco-rock peak — “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?” a global anthem. Original UK Riva gatefold vinyls fetch £10–£30 on eBay/Discogs, cassettes/8-tracks £8–£25. Verify catalogue RVLP 8.

Streams on Spotify preserve the sexy swagger. This LP is a must-have for ‘70s Rod Stewart collectors.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube