Blood Red Roses
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'".

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"
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"
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 McAloon3:08
15."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake5:07
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 McAloon3:08
15."Priceless"
3:33
16."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake5:07
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

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 146,010[25]

References

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  3. ^ "Grace - Rod Stewart". Qobuz. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Álbumes – Semana 40: del 28.9.2018 al 4.10.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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  25. ^ Paine, Andre (10 December 2018). "Full Decca: Rebecca Allen on the label's big hitters in Q4". Music Week. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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