Out of Order | ||||
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Studio album by Rod Stewart | ||||
Released | 23 May 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987-1988 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 51:30 | |||
Label | Warner Brothers / WEA | |||
Producer | Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor, Bernard Edwards | |||
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Singles from Out of Order | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Robert Christgau | C |
Rolling Stone |
Out of Order is the fifteenth studio album by Rod Stewart, released in 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 (also a former member of Duran Duran), and bassist Bernard Edwards (formerly of Chic). Chic drummer Tony Thompson also plays on the record. [1].
The album was considered by many critics a return to form after a series of less successful albums. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic 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.
The album reached #20 on the Billboard 200, eventually going 2x Platinum record, 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 #4.