Vagabond Heart Explained

Vagabond Heart
Type:studio
Artist:Rod Stewart
Cover:Vagabond_Heart.jpg
Released:25 March 1991
Recorded:1989−90
Studio:
Length:58:26
Label:Warner Bros.
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Vagabond Heart is the sixteenth studio album by British recording artist Rod Stewart, released on 25 March 1991 by Warner Bros. Records.[1] The album reached No. 10 in the US, and reached No. 2 in the UK. The album features five singles, among them a cover of Robbie Robertson's song "Broken Arrow" (No. 20 in the US) and Van Morrison's song "Have I Told You Lately", which would become a hit two years later (in a live version), and is Stewart's most recent top five solo hit in the US and the UK. The two biggest hits from the album were "Rhythm of My Heart" (No. 3 in the UK/No. 5 in the US) and "The Motown Song" (No. 10 in the UK and US). The latter song features with Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Jeff Porcaro—nearly all of the band Toto.

The "Vagabond Heart Tour" was made available on video in 1992, shot during a concert in Los Angeles on Valentine's Day.[2]

Critical reception

Overall, the album received positive reviews. According to Rolling Stone, "Vagabond Heart finds Stewart rising to new challenges as both a songwriter and a singer. The strength of the songs and the depth of Stewart's conviction make this his most compelling work since the early 1970s."[3]

AllMusic felt the album was "stronger, more diverse album than its predecessor, Out of Order, featuring a more consistent set of songs."[4] [5]

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Production

Technical

Publishing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
French SNEP Albums Chart[6] 29
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[7] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 12
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 43
US Billboard 200[14] 38

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BPI.
  2. Web site: Showtimes, reviews, trailers, news and more - MSN Movies. MSN.
  3. Vagabond Heart. Don. McLeese. . 16 May 1991.
  4. Web site: Vagabond Heart - Rod Stewart - Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
  5. Web site: Vagabond Heart. Barnes &. Noble. Barnes & Noble.
  6. Web site: InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste . fr . infodisc.fr . 2011-11-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130506001015/http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_S.php . 6 May 2013 .
  7. Web site: Highest position and charting weeks of Vagabond Heart by Rod Stewart. ja. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. 2011-11-07.
  8. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Albums 1991. aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2011-09-13.
  9. Web site: Austriancharts.at – Jahreshitparade 1991. ASP. de. Hung Medien . 2011-10-29.
  10. RPM 100 Albums (CDs & Cassettes) of 1991 . RPM . 21 December 1991 . 6 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213817/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1702&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 . 8 April 2014 . dead.
  11. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 29 January 2022.
  12. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1991. hitparade.ch. 29 January 2022.
  13. Web site: Complete UK Year-End Album Charts . 1 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120519050548/http://chartheaven.9.forumer.com/a/complete-uk-yearend-album-charts_post21.html . 19 May 2012 .
  14. Web site: Billboard.BIZ – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1991. billboard.biz . 24 October 2011.

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