Lost In You (Rod Stewart Song)

Lost in You is a song by British singer Rod Stewart, released in 1988 as the lead single from his fifteenth studio album '' Out of Order''. It was written by Stewart (lyrics) and Andy Taylor (music), and produced by Stewart, Taylor and Bernard Edwards. "Lost in You" peaked at No. 12 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

In the liner notes of '' Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990'', Stewart said of the song: "It was a Wednesday evening and we'd been hard at it in the studio, coming up with nothing. I said to the assembled band that Wednesday evening was football practice night ndasked Andy Taylor to experiment while I was gone and maybe have something when I returned at 11pm. Lost in You"was the result."

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Daniel Kleinman and Jonathan Kaplan, and produced by Daniel Stewart and Beth Broday for Limelight Productions. It received heavy rotation on MTV.

Critical reception

Upon its release, '' Billboard'' described the song as a "straight-ahead rock item", adding " tewartsounds as good as ever on a strong song with equally powerful production." '' Cash Box'' noted the "very nice chorus hook" and "very nice string parts in the chorus". They added that Stewart provided his "usual consistent performance, with a voice that was born to rock". '' Music & Media'' considered the song an "excellent rocker" with "a boiling production". Richard Lowe of '' Smash Hits'' described "Lost in You" as a "terrific rock record that sounds a teensy weensy bit U2-ish".

Track listing

;7" single
# "Lost in You" – 4:20
# "Almost Illegal" – 4:30

;12" single
# "Lost in You" (Extended Remix) – 5:34
# "Lost in You" – 4:20
# "Almost Illegal" – 4:30

;Cassette single (US release)
# "Lost in You" – 4:20
# "Almost Illegal" – 4:30

;CD single (German release)
# "Lost in You" (Fade) – 4:20
# "Almost Illegal" – 4:30
# "Lost in You" (Extended Remix) – 5:34
# " Baby Jane" – 4:42

;CD single (US promo)
# "Lost in You" (Edit) – 4:29
# "Lost in You" (LP Version) – 4:57

Personnel

Lost in You
* Rod Stewart – vocals
* Andy Taylor, Michael Landau – guitars
* Bob Glaub – bass
* David Lindley – mandolin
* Tony Thompson – drums
* Kelly Emberg – female vocals
* Bruce Miller – string arrangement

Almost Illegal
* Rod Stewart – vocals
* Andy Taylor – guitar
* Bob Glaub – bass
* David Lindley – fiddle
* Tony Brock – drums

Production
* Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor, Bernard Edwards – producers
* Bernard Edwards, Steve MacMillan – mixing
* Steve MacMillan, Jeff Hendrickson, David Tickle, Paul Wertheimer – engineers
* Alan Abrahamson – assistant engineer
* Bernard Edwards, Steven Rinkoff – extended remix of "Lost in You"

Other
* Randee St. Nicholas – photography
* Sharmen Liao – computer illustration

Charts

References

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1988 singles
1988 songs
Rod Stewart songs
Songs written by Rod Stewart
Songs written by Andy Taylor (guitarist)
Song recordings produced by Bernard Edwards
Warner Records singles