When We Were the New Boys


When We Were the New Boys is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on 29 May 1998. It was Stewart's eighteenth studio album and was released on Warner Bros. Records. It produced the singles "Ooh La La", "Rocks", and "When We Were the New Boys".

Album information

When We Were the New Boys was the first album by Rod Stewart to not be released on vinyl. The album was recorded at Ollywood Studios, Royaltone Studios, Ocean Way Recording, Le Mobile, Beverly Park, Satinwood Studios, and Record One.
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.

Charts

When We Were the New Boys rallied to #2 in the UK where it went gold on 15 June 1998. In the US the album would reach #44 on the charts.
YearSongRank
1998"When We Were the New Boys"75
1998"Rocks"55
1998"Ooh La La"16 39 73

Track listing

  1. "Cigarettes and Alcohol" – 4:03
  2. "Ooh La La" – 4:15
  3. "Rocks" – 4:45
  4. "Superstar" – 4:21
  5. "Secret Heart" – 4:07
  6. "Hotel Chambermaid" – 3:49
  7. "Shelly My Love" – 3:38
  8. "When We Were the New Boys" – 4:39
  9. "Weak" – 4:38
  10. "What Do You Want Me to Do?" – 3:36
  11. "Careless With Our Love"

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