Blood Red Roses is the 30th studio album by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. It was released on 28 September 2018 through Decca Records and Republic Records.[4] It was produced by Stewart and Kevin Savigar. Covers on the album include versions of Jim McCann's "Grace", the Kingston Trio's "It Was a Very Good Year" and Hambone Willie Newbern's "Rollin' and Tumblin'".
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Released | 28 September 2018 | |||
Length | 51:32 | |||
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Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Look in Her Eyes" | 4:12 | |
2. | "Hole in My Heart" |
| 3:27 |
3. | "Farewell" |
| 4:16 |
4. | "Didn't I" (featuring Bridget Cady) |
| 4:01 |
5. | "Blood Red Roses" |
| 3:41 |
6. | "Grace" |
| 4:53 |
7. | "Give Me Love" |
| 4:08 |
8. | "Rest of My Life" |
| 3:28 |
9. | "Rollin' & Tumblin'" | 3:38 | |
10. | "Julia" |
| 3:36 |
11. | "Honey Gold" |
| 4:44 |
12. | "Vegas Shuffle" |
| 3:47 |
13. | "Cold Old London" |
| 3:42 |
Total length: | 51:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Who Designed the Snowflake" | Paddy McAloon | 3:08 |
15. | "It Was a Very Good Year" | Ervin Drake | 5:07 |
16. | "I Don't Want to Get Married" |
| 3:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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17. | "Priceless" |
| 3:33 |
18. | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (featuring DNCE) |
| 3:40 |
Total length: | 70:24 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Who Designed the Snowflake" | Paddy McAloon | 3:08 |
15. | "Priceless" |
| 3:33 |
16. | "It Was a Very Good Year" | Ervin Drake | 5:07 |
17. | "I Don't Want to Get Married" |
| 3:14 |
Personnel
edit- Rod Stewart – vocals
- Kevin Savigar – keyboards, programming
- Chuck Kentis – programming (9)
- Emerson Swinford – guitars (1-7, 10-12), bass (5, 11, 12), electric guitars (9)
- Don Kirkpatrick – electric guitars (9)
- Conrad Korsch – bass (2, 5, 9)
- David Palmer – drums (2, 5, 8, 9)
- Julia Thornton – tambourine (1, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Jimmy Roberts – saxophones (2, 7)
- Nick Lane – trombone (2, 7)
- Anne King – trumpet (1, 2, 7)
- J'Anna Jacoby – violin (2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
- Adrianna Thuber – violin (5, 9)
- Bridget Cady – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12), additional vocals (4, 13)
- Felicia Glissom – backing vocals (2, 7, 8, 11)
- Pam Olivia – backing vocals (2, 7, 8, 11)
- Daryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (2, 7, 11, 13)
- Will Wheaton – backing vocals (2, 7, 11, 13)
- Fred White – backing vocals (2, 7, 11, 13)
- Becca Kotte – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12)
- Di Reed – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
- Pastor James Carrington – backing vocals (5)
- Paul Freeman – backing vocals (5, 7, 11)
- Casey Shea – backing vocals (5)
- Brent Jones – backing vocals (7, 11)
- Taylr Lindersmith – backing vocals (11)
Production
edit- Rod Stewart – producer
- Kevin Savigar – producer, engineer, mixing
- Patrick Logue – assistant engineer, production coordinator
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Ryan Rogers – art direction, design
- Daniel Egneus – cover illustration
- Rankin – photography
- Penny Lancaster – photography
- Arnold Stiefel – management
- Lotus Davidson – management
Commercial performance
editStewart first hit number one in UK with his third studio album Every Picture Tells A Story in 1971, and 47 years later, the album claimed the top spot with over 41,000 combined sales.[6] In its second week it remained at number three with 12,921 sales.[7]
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Gold | 146,010[25] |
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