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When We Were the New Boys
When We Were the New Boys
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	29 May 1998
Recorded	1997
Studio	Various Ollywood Studios (Hollywood, CA); Royaltone Studios (Burbank, CA); Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA); Le Mobile (Carlsbad, CA); Beverly Park Studios (Los Angeles); Satinwood Studios and Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA); ;
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	41:51
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Rod Stewart, Kevin Savigar
Rod Stewart chronology

When We Were the New Boys is the eighteenth studio album by Rod 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".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C^[2]
The Hartford Courant	(mixed)^[3]
People	(favourable)^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

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

"Cigarettes and Alcohol" (Noel Gallagher) – 4:03
"Ooh La La" (Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane) – 4:15
"Rocks" (Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young) – 4:45
"Superstar" (Joseph McAlinden) – 4:21
"Secret Heart" (Ron Sexsmith) – 4:07
"Hotel Chambermaid" (Graham Parker) – 3:49
"Shelly My Love" (Nick Lowe) – 3:38
"When We Were the New Boys" (Rod Stewart, Kevin Savigar) – 4:39
"Weak" (Deborah Dyer, Martin Kent, Robbie France, Richard Lewis) – 4:38
"What Do You Want Me to Do?" (Mike Scott) – 3:36
"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
US Billboard 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 Costa – maracas (1, 3), percussion (7)
Caroline Corr – bodhrán (2)
Jimmy Roberts – tenor saxophone (1, 3)
Nick Lane – trombone (1, 3)
Rick Braun – trumpet (1, 3)
Andrea Corr – penny whistle (2)
Eric Rigler – low whistle (8)
Sharon Corr – fiddle (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

Executive Producer and Liner Notes – Rob Dickins
Producer – Rod Stewart
Co-Producer – Kevin Savigar
Additional Production – Chris Lord-Alge
Engineers – Barry Rudolph (Tracks 1 & 3-10); Steve Harrison (Tracks 2, 9 & 10); Charlie Bouis (Track 4).
Assistant Engineers – Greg Collins, Jim Horetski, Allan Sanderson, Rafa Sardina and Jeff Thomas.
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA), assisted by Michael Dy.
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
Artwork – Ed Fotheringham
Art Direction and Design – Lawrence Azerrad
Photography – Ken Sharp
Management – Annie Challis and Arnold Stiefel at Stiefel Entertainment.

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

^ When We Were the New Boys at AllMusic
^ 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

When We Were the New Boys album liner notes. Warner Bros. Records.
"When We Were the New Boys album review". All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved 27 June 2007.

External links edit

http://www.rodstewartfanclub.com/about_rod/disco/album_detail.php?album_id=21

[1] When We Were the New Boys at AllMusic

[2] Browne, David (5 June 1998). "When We Were the New Boys Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

[3] Catlin, Roger (4 June 1998). "When We Were The New Boys -- Rod Stewart". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

[4] Dougherty, Steve; Novak, Ralph; Wolmuth, Roger (8 June 1998). "Picks and Pans Review: When We Were the New Boys". People. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

[5] Wild, David (4 June 1998). "When We Were The New Boys". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

[ac_Austria_Rod_Stewart-6] "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – When We Were the New Boys" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[group=-7] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3598". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Rod_Stewart-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – When We Were the New Boys" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[ac_Scotland_Rod_Stewart-9] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Rod_Stewart-10] "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – When We Were the New Boys". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[ac_UK2_Rod_Stewart-11] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Rod_Stewart-12] "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[13] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

[United_KingdomRod_StewartWhen_We_WerealbumCertRef-14] "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – When We Were". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[15] "On The Road In America" (PDF). Billboard. 9 September 2000. p. 100. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

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