Body Wishes
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| Studio album by Rod Stewart | |||||
| Released | June 10, 1983 | ||||
| Genre | Rock, Pop | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Producer | Tom Dowd | ||||
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Body Wishes is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on June 10, 1983 (see 1983 in music). It was Rod’s 12th studio album and was released on Warner Bros. Records (WEA 92-3877-1). The tracks were recorded and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles. It produced three singles, “Baby Jane”, “What Am I Gonna Do (I'm so in Love with you)", and “Sweet Surrender”.
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[edit] Critical Reception
Body Wishes was criticized harshly. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of All Music Guide gave the album 1.5 out of 5 stars, calling the album "one of Rod Stewart's worst efforts", and accusing him of taking the singles-and-filler approach (he called "Baby Jane" and "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So In Love With You)" "first-rate, synth-laden pop/rock" that sounds substantial next to the other songs.
Similarly, Rolling Stone magazine, at the time of its release, gave it 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "his latest and surely one of his least", although they did praise the opening song, "Dancing Alone", calling it "a Chuck Berry-styled rock & roller that is both lively and witty".
[edit] Charts
Body Wishes peaked at #5 in the UK where it went platinum on July 18, 1983. In the United States it failed to reach a sales certification, but did chart at #30
| Year | Song | Rank |
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| 1983 | "Baby Jane" | 1(UK), 14(US), 1(GER) |
| 1983 | "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm so in Love with you)" | 3(UK), 35(US), 9(GER) |
| 1983 | "Sweet Surrender" | 23(UK), 42(GER) |
[edit] Track listing
- "Dancin’ Alone" (Rod Stewart, Robin LeMesurier) –
- "Baby Jane" (Stewart, Jay Davis) – 4:44
- "Move Me" (Stewart, Davis, Tony Brock, Kevin Savigar, Wally Stocker) –
- "Body Wishes" (Stewart, Savigar, LeMesurier, Jim Cregan) –
- "Sweet Surrender" (Stewart, LeMesurier) –
- "What Am I Gonna Do (I’m so in Love with you)" (Stewart, Davis, Brock) – 4:19
- "Ghetto Blaster" (Stewart, Savigar, Cregan) –
- "Ready Now" (Stewart, Stocker) –
- "Strangers Again" (Stewart, Savigar, Cregan) –
- "Satisfied" (Stewart, Savigar, Cregan, Bernie Taupin) –
[edit] Personnel
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals
- Jim Cregan – guitar, backing vocals
- Robin LeMesurier – guitar
- Jay Davis – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Brock – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Kevin Savigar – keyboards, synthesizers
- Tommy Vig – percussion
- Jimmy Zavala – saxophone, harmonica
- Mixed by George Tutko, Jim Cregan, and Rod Stewart
- Special Thanks – Dave Bianco, Malcolm Cullimore, Ricky Delena & Rose
[edit] References
- Body Wishes liner notes. Warner Bros..
