Human (Rod Stewart album)
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| Studio album by Rod Stewart | ||||
| Released | 12 March 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 45:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Gregg Alexander, Karl Gordon, Dennis Charles, Mark Taylor, Christopher Neil, Graham Stack, Brian Rawling, Danny Kortchmar | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 57/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[3] |
| Mojo |  [1] |
| Q | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Wall of Sound | 65/100[1] |
| Yahoo! Music UK |   [5] |
Human is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on 12 March 2001 (see 2001 in music). It was Stewart's nineteenth studio album and first, and only release, on Atlantic Records (Atlantic 7567-83411-2), a sister label to his previous label Warner Bros. Records.
It produced the singles "Run Back Into Your Arms", "I Can't Deny It", and "Don't Come Around Here". "I Can't Deny It" became a moderate hit and the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.[6]
Contents
Album information
Besides being Stewart'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 Stewart is joined by Helicopter Girl. The tracks were recorded at Metropolis Studios, London; Riverside Studios, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Round One Studios, Los Angeles and Olympic Studios, London.
Track listing
- "Human" (Karl Gordon, Conner 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
- Bob Dickins – executive production
- Gregg Alexander, Karl Gordon, Dennis Charles, Mark Taylor, Christopher Neil, Graham Stack, Brian Rawling, Danny Kortchmar – production
- Arnold Stiefel, Annie Challis – management
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Charts
Album
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 19 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] | 25 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 9 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 13 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 36 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 9 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 50 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Run Back into Your Arms" | German Singles Chart[14] | 74 |
| 2001 | "I Can't Deny It" | Dutch Singles Chart[15] | 90 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[16] | 36 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[17] | 26 | ||
| US Adult Contemporary[13] | 18 | ||
| 2001 | "Don't Come Around Here" with Helicopter Girl |
US Adult Contemporary[13] | 30 |
| 2002 | Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[18] | 49 |
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- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – Human" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "Top 40 Albums - 13 / 2001". Tracklisten. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Human". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart – Human". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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