Human (Rod Stewart album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Human
Type = studio
Artist = Rod Stewart


Released = March 12, 2001
Recorded =
Genre = Rock, pop
Length = 45:23
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Bob Dickins
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|1|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:3ifwxqr0ldhe link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rodstewart/albums/album/97010/review/5944058/human link]
Last album = "When We Were the New Boys"
(1998)
This album = "Human"
(2001)
Next album = "The Story So Far"
(2001)

"Human" is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on March 12, 2001 (see 2001 in music). It was Rod’s nineteenth studio album and first, and only release, on Atlantic Records (Atlantic 7567-83411-2). It produced the singles “Run Back Into Your Arms”, “I Can't Deny it”, and “Don't Come Around Here”.

Album Information

Besides being Rod’s first album on Atlantic, "Human" is his first album not to feature an original Stewart track. Of note is track 3, “Don’t Come Around Here”, where Rod is joined by Helicopter Girl. The tracks were recorded at Metropolis Studios, London, UK, Riverside Studios, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Round One Studios, Los Angeles, CA and Olympic Studios, London, UK.

Charts

"Human" would reach #9 on the UK charts and #50 on the US charts. In the UK it went gold on April 1, 2001.

Track listing

#“Human” (Karl Gordon, Connor Reeves) – 3:48
#“Smitten” (Macy Gray, Dave Wilder, Jeremy Ruzuma, Arik Marshall) – 5:00
#“Don't Come Around Here” (Jackie Joyce, Paul Berry, Mark Taylor, Kenny Thomas) – 3:49
#“Soul On Soul” (Marc Jordan, John Capek) – 4:30
#“Loveless” (Reeves, David Frank) – 4:00
#“If I Had You” (Andrew Davis, Sergei Rachmaninoff) – 4:18
#“Charlie Parker Loves Me” (Jordan, Capek) – 4:41
#“It Was Love That We Needed” (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:11
#“To Be With You” (Raul Malo) – 3:56
#“Run Back Into Your Arms” (Graham Stack, John Reid, Brian Rawling) – 3:26
#“I Can't Deny it” (Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels) – 3:44
#“Peach” (Prince) – 3:47 (Included on the UK and Japan versions only)

Personnel

*Rod Stewart – lead vocals
*Helicopter Girl – lead vocals on “Don't Come Around Here”
*Slash – guitar
*Mark Knopfler – guitar
*Jesse Johnson – guitar
*Robbie McIntosh – guitar
*Pino Palladino – bass guitar
*Steve Pigott – keyboards
*Chris Pelcer – keyboards
*Sue-Anne Carwell, Karl Carwell, Yvonne Williams, Alexandra Brown, Jeff Poseto, Jackie Sinley-Stevens, Connor Reeves – backing vocals

Production

*Executive Producer – Bob Dickins
*Producers – Gregg Alexander, Karl Gordon, Dennis Charles, Mark Taylor, Christopher Neil, Graham Stack, Brian Rawling, Danny Kortchmar
*Management – Arnold Stiefel, Annie Challis
*Mastering – Stephen Marcussen

References

*cite book| title = Human album liner notes | publisher = Atlantic Records

External links

*http://www.rodstewartfanclub.com/about_rod/disco/album_detail.php?album_id=14