Every Beat of My Heart (Rod Stewart album)

Every Beat of My Heart
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	23 June 1986 [1]
Studio	One On One Studios, Can-Am Recorders, The Village Recorder, The Record Plant, Artisan Sound Recorders, Cherokee Studios (“Love Touch”)
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	42:37
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Bob Ezrin (except "Love Touch" – Michael Chapman)
Rod Stewart chronology
Camouflage (1984) Every Beat of My Heart (1986) Out of Order (1988)
Singles from Every Beat of My Heart
"Love Touch" Released: 12 May 1986 [2] "Every Beat of My Heart" Released: 30 June 1986 (UK) [3] "Another Heartache" Released: August 1986 (US) "In My Life" Released: 24 November 1986 [4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Rolling Stone	(average) [6]

Every Beat of My Heart is the fourteenth studio album by Rod Stewart released in 1986 by Warner Bros. Records. The tracks were recorded at One on One Studios, Can Am Recorders, Cherokee Studios, The Village Recorder, The Record Plant, and Artisan Sound Recorders. The album produced four singles: "Love Touch", "Another Heartache", "In My Life", and "Every Beat of My Heart". In the United States, the album was released under the eponymous title of Rod Stewart.

Content

Included on this album is the song "Love Touch", which gained popularity as the theme to the Robert Redford film Legal Eagles . "Love Touch" was written by Holly Knight, Mike Chapman, and Gene Black. The album also includes a cover of Lennon–McCartney's "In My Life", one of several times Rod covered them. It was released as a single which failed to chart. According to the liner notes, this album is dedicated to Rod's parents Bob and Elsie Stewart. "Every Beat of My Heart" was the biggest hit of the album and reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in July 1986.

Critical reception

A contemporary review for Rolling Stone by David Wilde called the album an improvement on predecessor Camouflage but criticized "Love Touch" as well as "In My Life" as a cover choice. By contrast, a retrospective review on Allmusic by Dave Thompson dubbed Stewart's version of "In My Life" one of the two best songs on the album alongside the title track, giving the overall album two stars. Another review of the album by Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it 'an utter lack of convincing popcraft' and 'the worst the singer recorded.' ^[7]

Cash Box said of the title track that it's "a rock ballad that shimmers with solid production values and the singer's trademark grainy voice." ^[8] Billboard called it a "emotional ballad about belonging, delivered with believability." ^[9]

Track listing

1. "Here to Eternity" (Rod Stewart, Kevin Savigar) – 5:58
2. "Another Heartache" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Stewart, Randy Wayne) – 4:29
3. "A Night Like This" (Stewart) – 4:06
4. "Who's Gonna Take Me Home" (Stewart, Savigar, Jay Davis) – 4:38
5. "Red Hot in Black" (Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar) – 3:30
6. "Love Touch" (Mike Chapman, Gene Black, Holly Knight) – 3:59
7. "In My Own Crazy Way" (Stewart, Frankie Miller, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) – 3:17
8. "Every Beat of My Heart" (Stewart, Kevin Savigar) – 5:18
9. "Ten Days of Rain" (Stewart, Savigar, Tony Brock) – 5:21
10. "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:00

Personnel

• Rod Stewart – lead vocals
• Kevin Savigar – keyboards
• Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
• Bob Ezrin – keyboards, backing vocals
• Randy Wayne – keyboards
• Paul Fox – keyboards
• Jim Cregan – guitars, backing vocals
• Robin Le Mesurier – guitars
• Robert Athis ( Kane Roberts ) – guitars
• John Corey – guitars, electric sitar
• Gene Black – guitars
• Steve Cropper – guitars
• Nils Lofgren – guitars
• David Williams – guitars
• Jay Davis – bass guitar
• Patrick O'Hearn – bass guitar
• Scott Edwards – bass guitar
• Tony Brock – drums
• Tom Scott – brass, reeds
• Larry Williams and Co. – brass, reeds
• Devon Dickinson – bagpipes
• Harry Farrar – bagpipes
• Kevin Weed – bagpipes
• Tray Galaway, Phil Perry, Kevin Dorsey, Daryl Phinnesse, Oren Waters – The Singers
• Albert Hammond, Joe Turano, Holly Knight, Mike Chapman, Darlene Koldenhoven, Clydene Edwards, Carmen Twillie, Jennifer Repo, Jeoffrey Repo, John Batdorf – backing vocals

Production

• Producers – Bob Ezrin (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Michael Chapman (Track 6).
• Production Coordinator on Tracks 1–5 & 7–10 – Malcolm Cullimore
• Engineers – Paul Lani (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); George Tutko (Track 6).
• Additional Recording on Tracks 1–5 & 7–10 – Jeff Bennette, Brian Christian, Peter Lewis and David Tickle.
• Remixing – Bob Ezrin and David Tickle (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); George Tutko (Track 6).
• Assistant Remixing on Tracks 1–5 & 7–10 – David Ahlert, Jim Dineen, Craig Engle, Stan Katayama and Bob Loftus.
• Technical Director on Tracks 1–5 & 7–10 – Robert Hrycyna
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
• Art Direction – Jeff Ayeroff and Jeri McManus
• Design – Jeri McManus
• Photography – Phillip Dixon
• Management – Randy Phillips and Arnold Stiefel

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [10] 26 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 13 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 4 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 12 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 3 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 5 UK Albums (OCC) [17] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [18] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [19] 74 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 32 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 19

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [22]	Gold	25,000*
Germany (BVMI) [23]	Gold	250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [24]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [25]	Gold	100,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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5. AllMusic review
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7. "Second Allmusic review". 23 November 2012.
8. "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 22 November 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
9. "Reviews". Billboard. 22 November 1986. p. 79. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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16. "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart – Every Beat Of My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
17. "Rod Stewart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
18. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
19. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
20. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 3 January 2021.
21. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
22. "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media . 26 December 1987. p. 44. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
23. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rod Stewart; 'Every Beat of My Heart')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 10 October 2019.
24. "Rod Beat To The Gold" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 December 1986. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
25. "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Every Beat of My Heart". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 10 October 2019.

• Every Beat of My Heart liner notes. Warner Bros. Records.

External links

• About.com Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine