Camouflage is the thirteenth studio album by Rod Stewart released in 1984 by Warner Bros. Records. The four singles from the album were "Infatuation", "Trouble", a cover of The Persuaders hit "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, California. Grammy Award-winning producer Michael Omartian produced all the songs except "Bad for You", which was self-produced by Stewart. In the liner notes, a disclaimer alludes to the reason behind this (specifically mentioning that Omartian was recently "born again").
Critical reception
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".Rolling Stone review of "Every Beat of My Heart", mistaken for "The Rod Stewart Album"
Track listing "Infatuation" (Rod Stewart, Duane Hitchings, Rowland Robinson) – 5:13 "All Right Now" (Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers) – 4:41 "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (Jeff Fortang Correct spelling of the composer's last name is actually "Fortgang") – 4:33 "Can We Still Be Friends" (Todd Rundgren) – 3:46 "Bad for You" (Stewart, Kevin Savigar, Jim Cregan) – 5:17 "Heart Is on the Line" (Stewart, Jay Davis) – 4:02 "Camouflage" (Stewart, Savigar, Michael Omartian) – 5:19 "Trouble" (Stewart, Omartian) – 4:42
Personnel Rod Stewart – vocals Kevin Savigar – keyboards Michael Omartian – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, horn arrangements Jeff Beck – guitar solo (1, 4, 5) Jim Cregan – guitars Michael Landau – guitars Robin Le Mesurier – guitars Jay Davis – bass Tony Brock – drums Jimmy Zavala – harmonica Gary Herbig – saxophone solos Kim Hutchcroft – horns Charlie Loper – horns Chuck Findley – horns Gary Grant – horns Jerry Hey – horns
Production Michael Omartian – producer (1–4, 6–8) Rod Stewart – producer (5) John Guess – engineer, mixing Tom Fouce – second engineer Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California) Jeff Ayeroff – art direction Paula Greif – art direction Michael Hodgson – art direction, design Steven Meisel – cover photography Arnold Stiefel – management
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Camouflage Chart (1984) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 34
Year-end charts +1984 year-end chart performance for Camouflage Chart (1984) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 55 UK Albums (OCC) 97US Billboard 200 87
Certifications
References
External links Rod Stewart fan club album detail