When We Were the New Boys is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on May 29, 1998 (see 1998 in music). It was Stewart's eighteenth studio album and was released on Warner Bros. Records (WEA 9362-46792-2). It produced the singles "Ooh La La", "Rocks", and "When We Were the New Boys".
[edit] Album information
When We Were the New Boys was the first album by Rod Stewart to not be released on vinyl. The album was recorded at Ollywood Studios (Hollywood, CA), Royaltone Studios (Burbank, CA), Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA), Le Mobile (Carlsbad, CA), Beverly Park (Los Angeles, CA), Satinwood Studios, and Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA).
The tracks are mostly covers such as, "Cigarettes & Alcohol" by Oasis, "Rocks" by Primal Scream, "Hotel Chambermaid" by Graham Parker, and "Superstar" by the band Superstar. On this album, Stewart also includes the Faces song "Ooh La La" which was originally sung by band member Ronnie Wood.
[edit] Charts
When We Were the New Boys rallied to #2 in the UK where it went gold on June 15, 1998. In the US the album would reach #44 on the charts.
[edit] Track listing
- "Cigarettes & Alcohol" (Noel Gallagher) – 4:03
- "Ooh La La" (Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane) – 4:15
- "Rocks" (Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young) – 4:45
- "Superstar" (Joseph McAlinden) – 4:21
- "Secret Heart" (Ron Sexsmith) – 4:07
- "Hotel Chambermaid" (Graham Parker) – 3:49
- "Shelly My Love" (Nick Lowe) – 3:38
- "When We Were the New Boys" (Rod Stewart, Kevin Savigar) – 4:39
- "Weak" (Martin Kent, Robbie France, Richard Lewis) – 4:38
- "What Do You Want Me to Do?" (Mike Scott) – 3:36
- "Careless With Our Love" (Rod Stewart) (bonus track on Japanese release)
[edit] Personnel
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals
- Oliver Leiber – guitar, backing vocals
- John Shanks – guitar, mandolin, harmonica, slide guitar, backing vocals
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Jeff Baxter – guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Lance Morrison – bass guitar
- Dave Palmer – drums
- Kevin Savigar – keyboards, organ, accordion
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion, tambourine, maracas
- Jeff Paris – piano
- Rick Braun – trumpet
- Nick Lane – trombone
- Jimmy Roberts – saxophone
- Sharon Corr – fiddle
- Richard Greene – fiddle
- Caroline Corr – bodhrán
- Andrea Corr – penny whistle
- Eric Rigler & His Icy Pipes – low whistle
- Steve Richards – cello, backing vocals
- Fred White, Dee Harvey, Lamont VanHook, Sue Ann Carwell, Jacki Simley, Richard Page, Jeff Pescetto, Wil Wheaton – backing vocals
- Suzy Katayama, Daniel Smith – cello
- Horns arranged by Kevin Savigar and Oliver Leiber
[edit] Production
- Rod Stewart – producer
- Kevin Savigar – co-producer
- Rob Dickins – executive producer
- Chris Lord-Alge – production and mixing
- Barry Rudolph – engineer (except on "Ooh La La")
- Steve Harrison – engineer on "Ooh La La"
- Jim Horetski, Rafa Sardina, Allan Sanderson, Jeff Thomas, Greg Collins – assistant engineers
- Ed Fotheringham – artwork
- Lawrence Azerrad – art direction & design
- Ken Sharp – photography
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