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1 Background  





2 Track listing  





3 Charts  



3.1  Weekly charts  





3.2  Year-end charts  







4 Personnel  





5 Production  





6 Certifications and sales  





7 Notes  





8 References  





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When We Were the New Boys
Studio album by
Released29 May 1998
Recorded1997
Studio

Various

GenreRock, pop rock
Length41:51
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRod Stewart, Kevin Savigar
Rod Stewart chronology
If We Fall in Love Tonight
(1996)
When We Were the New Boys
(1998)
Human
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC[2]
The Hartford Courant(mixed)[3]
People(favourable)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

When We Were the New Boys is the eighteenth studio albumbyRod Stewart released on 29 May 1998. It was Stewart's last studio album to be released by Warner Bros. Records. It produced the singles "Ooh La La", "Rocks", and "When We Were the New Boys".

Background[edit]

When We Were the New Boys was the first album by Stewart to not be released on vinyl. The tracks are mostly covers, such as "Cigarettes & Alcohol" by Oasis, "Rocks" by Primal Scream, "Hotel Chambermaid" by Graham Parker, and "Superstar" by the band Superstar. Two ballads were included that were suggested by Elvis Costello: Ron Sexmith's "Secret Heart" and Nick Lowe's "Shelly My Love".

The album also includes "Ooh La La", a song recorded by Stewart's previous band the Faces. The Faces' version of the song was originally sung by the band's guitarist Ronnie Wood; Stewart recorded the song for When We Were the New Boys as a tribute to the song's co-author, Faces bassist Ronnie Lane, who had died in 1997 shortly before the album's release.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (Noel Gallagher) – 4:03
  2. "Ooh La La" (Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane) – 4:15
  3. "Rocks" (Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young) – 4:45
  4. "Superstar" (Joseph McAlinden) – 4:21
  5. "Secret Heart" (Ron Sexsmith) – 4:07
  6. "Hotel Chambermaid" (Graham Parker) – 3:49
  7. "Shelly My Love" (Nick Lowe) – 3:38
  8. "When We Were the New Boys" (Rod Stewart, Kevin Savigar) – 4:39
  9. "Weak" (Deborah Dyer, Martin Kent, Robbie France, Richard Lewis) – 4:38
  10. "What Do You Want Me to Do?" (Mike Scott) – 3:36
  11. "Careless With Our Love" (Rod Stewart) (bonus track on Japanese release) - 4:28

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 14
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 2
USBillboard 200[12] 44

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1998) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 76

Personnel[edit]

  • Rod Stewart – lead vocals
  • Kevin Savigar – horn arrangements (1, 3), accordion (2), Hammond organ (2, 5), keyboards (4, 7-10), bass (4), drum programming (7, 8)
  • Jeff Paris – acoustic piano (6), backing vocals (6)
  • Oliver Leiber – guitars (1–3, 6, 9), lead guitar (4), backing vocals (6), acoustic guitar (10)
  • John Shanks – guitars (1–3, 6, 8, 9), electric mandolin (2), horn arrangements (3), acoustic guitar (4, 5, 7, 10), electric guitar (4), slide guitar (5), backing vocals (6), harmonica (10)
  • Michael Landau – electric guitar (4, 7)
  • Jeff Baxter – acoustic guitar (4), pedal steel guitar (4, 6), electric guitars (7)
  • Lance Morrison – bass (1–3, 5-10)
  • David Palmer – drums (1-4, 6-10)
  • Paulinho da Costamaracas (1, 3), percussion (7)
  • Caroline Corrbodhrán (2)
  • Jimmy Roberts – tenor saxophone (1, 3)
  • Nick Lane – trombone (1, 3)
  • Rick Braun – trumpet (1, 3)
  • Andrea Corrpenny whistle (2)
  • Eric Riglerlow whistle (8)
  • Sharon Corrfiddle (2)
  • Richard Greene – fiddle (6)
  • Suzie Katayama – cello (9)
  • Steve Richards – cello (9)
  • Daniel Smith – cello (9)
  • Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7), tambourine (3)
  • Jacki Simley – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7)
  • Richard Page – backing vocals (2)
  • Will Wheaton – backing vocals (4)
  • Dee Harvey – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
  • Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
  • Fred White – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
  • Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (6)
  • Production[edit]

    Certifications and sales[edit]

    Certifications and sales for When We Were The New Boys
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000^
    United States 285,000[15]

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    Notes[edit]

  • ^ Browne, David (5 June 1998). "When We Were the New Boys Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  • ^ Catlin, Roger (4 June 1998). "When We Were The New Boys -- Rod Stewart". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  • ^ Dougherty, Steve; Novak, Ralph; Wolmuth, Roger (8 June 1998). "Picks and Pans Review: When We Were the New Boys". People. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  • ^ Wild, David (4 June 1998). "When We Were The New Boys". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  • ^ "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – When We Were the New Boys" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  • ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3598". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – When We Were the New Boys" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  • ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – When We Were the New Boys". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  • ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  • ^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  • ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  • ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – When We Were". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  • ^ "On The Road In America" (PDF). Billboard. 9 September 2000. p. 100. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  • References[edit]

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