Camouflage (Rod Stewart album) explained

Camouflage
Type:Studio
Artist:Rod Stewart
Cover:Rod Stewart - Camouflage.jpg
Released:8 June 1984[1]
Recorded:Late Winter, Early Spring, 1984
Studio:Lion Share, Los Angeles, California
Genre:Rock
Length:36:33
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Michael Omartian
Prev Title:Body Wishes
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Every Beat of My Heart
Next Year:1986

Camouflage is the thirteenth studio album by Rod Stewart released in 1984 by Warner Bros. Records. The four singles from the album were "Infatuation", "Trouble", a cover of The Persuaders hit "Some Guys Have All the Luck", and a cover of the Free hit, "All Right Now". The album marked a reunion of sorts between Stewart and Jeff Beck, who plays guitar on several tracks, as the two had been members of the influential 1960s group The Jeff Beck Group.

Album information

All the tracks were recorded at Lion Share Studio in Los Angeles, California. Grammy award-winning producer Michael Omartian produced all the songs except "Bad for You", which was self-produced by Rod. In the liner notes, a disclaimer alludes to the reason behind this (specifically mentioning that Omartian was recently "born again").

Critical reception

The album received similar reviews to its predecessor, Body Wishes, although Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic retrospectively called it "relatively better", due to a couple of strong singles in "Infatuation" and "Some Guys Have All The Luck". A review was not given in Rolling Stone magazine, but in the review for the album's successor, Every Beat of My Heart, they called the album "overly slick".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Infatuation" (Rod Stewart, Duane Hitchings, Rowland Robinson) – 5:13
  2. "All Right Now" (Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers) – 4:41
  3. "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (Jeff Fortang [3]) – 4:33
  4. "Can We Still Be Friends" (Todd Rundgren) – 3:46
  5. "Bad For You" (Stewart, Kevin Savigar, Jim Cregan) – 5:17
  6. "Heart Is on the Line" (Stewart, Jay Davis) – 4:02
  7. "Camouflage" (Stewart, Savigar, Michael Omartian) – 5:19
  8. "Trouble" (Stewart, Omartian) – 4:42

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)! scope="col"
Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 55
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 97
US Billboard 200[7] 87

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BPI certifications.
  2. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/rod-stewart-19860814 Rolling Stone review of "Every Beat of My Heart", mistaken for "The Rod Stewart Album"
  3. Correct spelling of the composer's last name is actually "Fortgang"
  4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 295.
  5. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 6 February 2022.
  6. Top 100 Albums (January 3–December 29, 1984) . . London . January 26, 1985 . 42 . 0265-1548 . World Radio History. May 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: Top Pop Albums of 1984 . https://archive.today/20121231160407/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855368?imw=Y . Billboard. May 1, 2022 . December 31, 2012 . December 31, 1984 . dead.