The record in context

Rhino’s catalogue places Blondes Have More Fun in 1978, following Foot Loose & Fancy Free. This guide concerns the album rather than a later compilation built around its familiar songs.

Listen closely

A dance-oriented setting makes rhythm a particularly visible part of a singer’s work. The pulse provides a strong framework, and the vocal has to decide whether to follow its obvious accents or introduce a different shape. Stewart’s recognisable grain remains audible within that changed balance.

Listen for how a direct phrase interacts with a more continuous instrumental groove. A voice can sound conversational even when the accompaniment is designed to keep bodies moving. That meeting of personal texture and collective rhythm is more interesting than a simple opposition between rock and dance music.

Finish the five-album route by returning to Every Picture Tells a Story. The comparison reveals a career through changes of setting rather than through a single fixed genre label. Hear which vocal gestures persist, and which are adjusted to fit the musical world around them.