Out of Order (Rod Stewart album)


Out of Order is the fifteenth studio album by Rod Stewart, released in May 1988. It features the hit singles "Lost in You", "Forever Young", "My Heart Can't Tell You No", and "Crazy About Her". The album was produced by Stewart and members of The Power Station: guitarist Andy Taylor, and bassist Bernard Edwards. Chic drummer Tony Thompson also plays on the record.

Critical reception

The album was considered by many critics a return to form after a series of less successful albums. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic in a retrospective review called it "well-constructed", and Rolling Stone magazine called it a "confident, well-written, high-voltage work". Robert Christgau, however, gave it a C, unfavorably comparing the album to the work of The Power Station.

Commercial performance

The album reached No. 20 on the Billboard 200, eventually going 2× Platinum, which made it Stewart's best-selling album of the 1980s.
Each single released from the album went to the Top 20 of either the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, or the Billboard Hot 100. Music videos were also produced and released for each. The most successful single was "My Heart Can't Tell You No", which reached the Top 5 of both the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and Billboard Hot 100. The album had four charting hits in the U.S., the biggest being "My Heart Can't Tell You No" at No. 4.
In January 1989, immediately following the broadcast of Super Bowl XXIII, NBC Sports used "Forever Young" as the soundtrack for a year-in-review montage showcasing highlights from the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1988 World Series, the 1989 Fiesta Bowl, and Super Bowl XXIII. All four events had been broadcast by NBC.
The structure of the lyrics to "Forever Young" are very similar to a Bob Dylan song of the same title. When this was realized, the song was then sent to Dylan, out of respect, asking whether he had a problem with it. Stewart and Dylan agreed to participate in the ownership of the song and share Stewart's royalties.
In Brazil, the album was certified Gold in 1994.

Track listing

  1. "Lost in You" – 4:59
  2. "The Wild Horse" – 4:58
  3. "Lethal Dose of Love" – 4:38
  4. "Forever Young" – 4:03
  5. "My Heart Can't Tell You No" – 5:12
  6. "Dynamite" – 4:16
  7. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" – 3:50
  8. "Crazy About Her" – 4:53
  9. "Try a Little Tenderness" – 4:27
  10. "When I Was Your Man" – 5:14
  11. "Almost Illegal" – 4:27

Extended version (2009)

12. "Days of Rage" – 4:11
13. "Crazy About Her" - 4:27
14. "Crazy About Her " - 4:10
15. "Crazy About Her" - 6:29
16. "Forever Young" - 4:59
17. "This Old Heart of Mine" - 3:25

Personnel

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
US Billboard 20024