Blood Red Roses Explained
| Blood Red Roses |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Rod Stewart |
| Cover: | Blood Red Roses.png |
| Length: | 51:32 |
| Prev Title: | Another Country |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
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.[1] 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'".
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.[2] In its second week it remained at number three with 12,921 sales.[3]
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Mamo . Heran . Rod Stewart Announces New Album 'Blood Red Roses' . . 29 September 2018 . 19 July 2018.
- Web site: Rod Stewart sees off Cher to claim ninth Number 1 album: "I feel like I scored the winning goal in front of the home crowd". Official Charts. Justin. Myers. 5 October 2018. 12 October 2018.
- Web site: Twenty One Pilots lead albums race. Music Week. Ben. Homewood. 10 October 2018. 12 October 2018.
- Web site: Top 100 Álbumes – Semana 40: del 28.9.2018 al 4.10.2018. Productores de Música de España. 10 October 2018. Spanish. PDF.
- Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2018. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2019.
