Camouflage (Rod Stewart album)

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Camouflage
Rod Stewart - Camouflage.jpg
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released18 June 1984
Recorded1984
StudioLion Share Recording Studios
GenreRock, pop rock
Length36:33
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMichael Omartian
(except "Bad for You" - Rod Stewart)
Rod Stewart chronology
Body Wishes
(1983) 		Camouflage
(1984) 		Every Beat of My Heart
(1986)

Camouflage is Rod Stewart's 13th studio album, released on 18 June 1984 (see 1984 in music) by Warner Bros. Records (WEA 925 095-1). The three singles from the album were "Infatuation", "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, CA. 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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[2]

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".[3]

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 [sic][4]) – 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[]

  • Producers – Michael Omartian (Tracks 1-4, 6, 7 & 8); Rod Stewart (Track 5).
  • Engineered and Mixed by John Guess
  • Second Engineer – Tom Fouce
  • Recorded at Lion Share Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Jeff Ayeroff, Paula Greif and Michael Hodgson.
  • Design – Michael Hodgson
  • Cover Photography – Steven Meisel
  • Management – Arnold Stiefel

Charts[]

Camouflage peaked at No. 8 on the UK charts and reached a silver sales certification on 27 June 1984. In the US it peaked at No. 18 and went gold on 12 August 1984. The album proved to be somewhat of a mini comeback for Stewart in the US after his previous album Body Wishes was a critical and commercial disappointment a year prior. Although no single from the album reached the UK Top 10, two made the US Top 10, "Infatuation" (#6) and "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (#10).

Singles
Year Song Rank
1984 "Infatuation" 27(UK), 6(US), 27(GER)
1984 "Some Guys Have All the Luck" 15(UK), 10(US), 58(GER)
1984 "All Right Now" 72 (US)

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Rolling Stone Album Guide". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review of "Every Beat of My Heart", mistaken for "The Rod Stewart Album"
  4. ^ Correct spelling of the composer's last name is actually "Fortgang"
  5. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 918. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Camouflage". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 September 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Camouflage in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Camouflage". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  • Camouflage album liner notes. Warner Bros. Records.

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