Every Beat of My Heart is the fourteenth studio album by Rod Stewart released in 1986 by Warner Bros. Records. The tracks were recorded at One on One Studios, Can Am Recorders, Cherokee Studios, The Village Recorder, The Record Plant, and Artisan Sound Recorders. The album produced four singles: "Love Touch", "Another Heartache", "In My Life", and "Every Beat of My Heart". In the United States, the album was released under the eponymous title of Rod Stewart.
Content Included on this album is the song "Love Touch", which gained popularity as the theme to the Robert Redford film Legal Eagles. "Love Touch" was written by Holly Knight, Mike Chapman, and Gene Black. The album also includes a cover of Lennon–McCartney's "In My Life", one of several times Rod covered them. It was released as a single which failed to chart. According to the liner notes, this album is dedicated to Rod's parents Bob and Elsie Stewart. "Every Beat of My Heart" was the biggest hit of the album and reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in July 1986.
Critical reception
A contemporary review for Rolling Stone by David Wilde called the album an improvement on predecessor Camouflage but criticized "Love Touch" as well as "In My Life" as a cover choice. By contrast, a retrospective review on Allmusic by Dave Thompson dubbed Stewart's version of "In My Life" one of the two best songs on the album alongside the title track, giving the overall album two stars. Another review of the album by Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it 'an utter lack of convincing popcraft' and 'the worst the singer recorded.'
Cash Box said of the title track that it's "a rock ballad that shimmers with solid production values and the singer's trademark grainy voice." Billboard called it a "emotional ballad about belonging, delivered with believability."
Track listing "Here to Eternity" (Rod Stewart, Kevin Savigar) – 5:58 "Another Heartache" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Stewart, Randy Wayne) – 4:29 "A Night Like This" (Stewart) – 4:06 "Who's Gonna Take Me Home" (Stewart, Savigar, Jay Davis) – 4:38 "Red Hot in Black" (Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar) – 3:30 "Love Touch" (Mike Chapman, Gene Black, Holly Knight) – 3:59 "In My Own Crazy Way" (Stewart, Frankie Miller, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) – 3:17 "Every Beat of My Heart" (Stewart, Kevin Savigar) – 5:18 "Ten Days of Rain" (Stewart, Savigar, Tony Brock) – 5:21 "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:00
Personnel
Musicians Rod Stewart – vocals Kevin Savigar – keyboards Nicky Hopkins – keyboards Bob Ezrin – keyboards Randy Wayne – keyboards Paul Fox – keyboards Jim Cregan – guitars, backing vocals Robin Le Mesurier – guitars Robert Athis (Kane Roberts) – guitars John Corey – guitars, electric sitar Gene Black – guitars Steve Cropper – guitars Nils Lofgren – guitars David Williams – guitars Jay Davis – bass Patrick O'Hearn – bass Scott Edwards – bass Tony Brock – drums Tom Scott – brass, reeds Larry Williams and Co. – brass, reeds Devon Dickinson – bagpipes Harry Farrar – bagpipes Kevin Weed – bagpipes
Background vocalists Tray Galaway, Phil Perry, Kevin Dorsey, Daryl Phinnesse, Oren Waters – the singers John Batdorf, Mike Chapman, Jim Cregan, Clydene Edwards, Bob Ezrin, Albert Hammond, Darlene Koldenhoven, Holly Knight, Jennifer Repo, Jeoffrey Repo, Joe Turano, Carmen Twillie – additional backing vocals
Production Bob Ezrin – producer (1–5, 7–10) Michael Chapman – producer (6) Malcolm Cullimore – production coordinator (1–5, 7–10) Jeff Ayeroff – art direction Jeri McManus – art direction, design Phillip Dixon – photography Randy Phillips – management Arnold Stiefel – management Peter F. Baynes – crew Gary Zipperman – crew
Technical credits Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) Robert Hrycyna – technical director (1–5, 7–10) Paul Lani – recording (1–5, 7–10) Bob Ezrin – remixing (1–5, 7–10) David Tickle – remixing (1–5, 7–10), additional recording (1–5, 7–10) George Tutko – engineer (6), remixing (6) Jeff Bennett – additional recording (1–5, 7–10) Brian Christian – additional recording (1–5, 7–10) Peter Lewis – additional recording (1–5, 7–10) David Ahlert – remix assistant (1–5, 7–10) Jim Dineen – remix assistant (1–5, 7–10) Craig Engle – remix assistant (1–5, 7–10) Stan Katayama – remix assistant (1–5, 7–10) Bob Loftus – remix assistant (1–5, 7–10)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 26
Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 74 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 32 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 19
Certifications
References
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