Blood Red Roses

Blood Red Roses
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Length51:32
Label
Producer
Rod Stewart chronology
Another Country
(2015) 		Blood Red Roses
(2018) 		You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(2019)
Singles from Blood Red Roses
  1. "Didn't I"
    Released: 19 July 2018[1]
  2. "Look in Her Eyes"
    Released: 7 September 2018[2]
  3. "Grace"
    Released: 21 September 2018[3]

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'".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Look in Her Eyes"
4:12
2."Hole in My Heart"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:27
3."Farewell"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
4:16
4."Didn't I" (featuring Bridget Cady)
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
4:01
5."Blood Red Roses"
3:41
6."Grace"
  • Frank O'Meara
  • Sean O'Meara
4:53
7."Give Me Love"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
4:08
8."Rest of My Life"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:28
9."Rollin' & Tumblin'"
3:38
10."Julia"
  • Stewart
  • Jon McLaughlin
  • Dave Thomas Junior
3:36
11."Honey Gold"
  • Stewart
  • Emerson Swinford
4:44
12."Vegas Shuffle"
  • Stewart
  • Swinford
3:47
13."Cold Old London"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:42
Total length:51:32
Deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Who Designed the Snowflake"Paddy McAloon3:08
15."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake5:07
16."I Don't Want to Get Married"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:14
Japanese edition bonus tracks[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Priceless"
3:33
18."Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (featuring DNCE)
3:40
Total length:70:24
Target Deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Who Designed the Snowflake"Paddy McAloon3:08
15."Priceless"
3:33
16."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake5:07
17."I Don't Want to Get Married"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:14

Personnel

  • 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

  • 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

Stewart 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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 146,010[25]

References

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