Rod Stewart: "Hot Legs" Single (1978)

Rod Stewart’s "Hot Legs" backed with "I Was Only Joking", was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Warner Bros. Records (catalog number K 17101) on January 20, 1978.

It was the second single from his 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free. The single had moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 28, but fared better on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 5. In the UK, "Hot Legs" and "I Was Only Joking" were released together as a double A-side.

Cover art for "Hot Legs" from the Netherlands, catalogue number WB 17.089,

In 1993, Stewart recorded a live version during his MTV Unplugged session, which was included on the album Unplugged...and Seated. Since the original recording, the lyrics in the final verse have been altered.

The lead guitar, prominent throughout the song, was played by Billy Peek, a native of Saint Louis, Missouri, who was part of Stewart's band in the mid-seventies.

Billboard described "Hot Legs" as a "blistering blues rocker" comparable to the best songs by the Rolling Stones. Cash Box noted it as a "solid kicker from the proven Stewart rock n' roll good-time format." Record World commented that Stewart's "voice and sense of humor are intact, while his L.A. session all star cast lays down a satisfyingly raunchy backup."

Country: Netherlands Catalogue: WB 17.089

Rod Stewart's single "Hot Legs / You're In My Heart" released under Warner Bros, catalog number 17 063.

Compilation of Rod Stewart's classic albums "A Night on the Town," "Atlantic Crossing," and "Coast to Coast Overture and Beginners," prominently featured in a French music catalogue under catalogue number 17 063 by Warner Bros, Paris.