Out of Order (Rod Stewart album)

Out of Order is the fifteenth studio album by Rod Stewart, released in 1988. It features the hit singles "Lost in You", "Forever Young", "My Heart Can't Tell You No", and "Crazy About Her". The album was produced by Stewart and members of The Power Station: guitarist Andy Taylor (also a former member of Duran Duran), and bassist Bernard Edwards (formerly of Chic). Chic drummer Tony Thompson also plays on the record.[4]

Out of Order
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released23 May 1988
Recorded1987-1988 at Record Plant and Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, CA).
GenrePop rock
Length51:30
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRod Stewart, Andy Taylor, Bernard Edwards
Rod Stewart chronology
Every Beat of My Heart
(1986)		 Out of Order
(1988)		 The Best of Rod Stewart
(1989)
Singles from Out of Order
  1. "Lost in You"
    Released: 15 April 1988
  2. "Forever Young"
    Released: 3 July 1988
  3. "My Heart Can't Tell You No"
    Released: 22 September 1988
  4. "Crazy About Her"
    Released: 17 January 1989
  5. "Dynamite"
    Released: 9 March 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Critical reception

The album was considered by many critics a return to form after a series of less successful albums. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called it "well-constructed", and Rolling Stone magazine called it a "confident, well-written, high-voltage work". Robert Christgau, however, gave it a C, unfavorably comparing the album to the work of The Power Station.[2]

Commercial performance

The album reached #20 on the Billboard 200, eventually going 2x Platinum, which made it Stewart's best-selling album of the 1980s.

Each single released from the album went to the Top 20 of either the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, or the Billboard Hot 100. Music videos were also produced and released for each. The most successful single was "My Heart Can't Tell You No", which reached the Top 5 of both the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and Billboard Hot 100.[5] The album had four charting hits in the U.S., the biggest being "My Heart Can't Tell You No" at #4.

In January 1989, immediately following Super Bowl XXIII, NBC Sports used "Forever Young" as the soundtrack for a year-in-review segment showcasing highlights from the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1988 World Series, the 1989 Fiesta Bowl, and Super Bowl XXIII. All four events had been broadcast by NBC.

The structure of the lyrics to "Forever Young" are very similar to a Bob Dylan song of the same title. When this was realized, the song was then sent to Dylan, out of respect, asking whether he had a problem with it. Stewart and Dylan agreed to participate in the ownership of the song and share Stewart's royalties.

In Brazil, the album was certified Gold in 1994.[6]

Track listing
  1. "Lost in You" (Stewart, Andy Taylor) – 4:59
  2. "The Wild Horse" (Stewart, Taylor) – 4:58
  3. "Lethal Dose of Love" (Taylor, Stewart, Tony Brock) – 4:38
  4. "Forever Young" (Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Bob Dylan, Stewart) – 4:03
  5. "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan) – 5:12
  6. "Dynamite" (Taylor, Stewart) – 4:16
  7. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) – 3:50
  8. "Crazy About Her" (Duane Hitchings, Cregan, Stewart) – 4:53
  9. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods) – 4:27
  10. "When I Was Your Man" (Savigar, Stewart) – 5:14
  11. "Almost Illegal" (Stewart, Taylor) – 4:27

Personnel

Production
  • Producers – Bernard Edwards, Rod Stewart and Andy Taylor.
  • Production Coordinator – Malcolm Cullimore
  • Engineers – Jeff Hendrickson, Steve MacMillan, David Tickle and Paul Wertheimer.
  • Assistant Engineer – Alan Abrahamson
  • Mixing – Bernard Edwards and Steve MacMillan
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction and Design – Janet Levinson
  • Photography – Randee St. Nicholas
  • Lettering – Margo Chase

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] Platinum 60,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[8] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[9] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Sweden (GLF)[10] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Out of Order at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  2. Robert Christgau. "CG: Rod Stewart". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. Ben Greenman (11 August 1988). "Out Of Order | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  5. AllMusic
  6. "Associayco Brasileira de Produtores de Disco". ABPD. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  7. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  8. "Brazilian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Out Of order" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  9. "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Out Of order". Music Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  10. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Out Of order". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 October 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Out Of order in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Out Of order". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 October 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.