Blood Red Roses

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Blood Red Roses
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Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Length51:32
Label
Producer
Rod Stewart chronology
Another Country
(2015)		Blood Red Roses
(2018)		 You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(2019)
Singles from Blood Red Roses
  1. "Didn't I"
    Released: 19 July 2018 [1]
  2. "Look in Her Eyes"
    Released: 7 September 2018 [2]
  3. "Grace"
    Released: 21 September 2018 [3]

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. [4] 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'".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Look in Her Eyes"
4:12
2."Hole in My Heart"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:27
3."Farewell"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
4:16
4."Didn't I" (featuring Bridget Cady)
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
4:01
5."Blood Red Roses"
3:41
6."Grace"
  • Frank O'Meara
  • Sean O'Meara
4:53
7."Give Me Love"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
4:08
8."Rest of My Life"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:28
9."Rollin' & Tumblin'"
3:38
10."Julia"
  • Stewart
  • Jon McLaughlin
  • Dave Thomas Junior
3:36
11."Honey Gold"
  • Stewart
  • Emerson Swinford
4:44
12."Vegas Shuffle"
  • Stewart
  • Swinford
3:47
13."Cold Old London"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:42
Total length:51:32
Deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Who Designed the Snowflake" Paddy McAloon 3:08
15."It Was a Very Good Year" Ervin Drake 5:07
16."I Don't Want to Get Married"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:14
Japanese edition bonus tracks [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Priceless"
3:33
18."Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (featuring DNCE)
3:40
Total length:70:24
Target Deluxe version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Who Designed the Snowflake" Paddy McAloon 3:08
15."Priceless"
3:33
16."It Was a Very Good Year" Ervin Drake 5:07
17."I Don't Want to Get Married"
  • Stewart
  • Savigar
3:14

Personnel

Production

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. [6] In its second week it remained at number three with 12,921 sales. [7]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Gold146,010 [26]

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