''Out of Order'' is the fifteenth studio album by

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released in 1988. It features the hit singles " Lost in You", " Forever Young", "

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", and "Crazy About Her". The album was produced by Stewart and members of The Power Station: guitarist Andy Taylor (also a former member of

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), and bassist

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(formerly of

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). Chic drummer Tony Thompson also plays on the record.

Critical reception

The album was considered by many critics a return to form after a series of less successful albums.

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in a retrospective review called it "well-constructed", and ''

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'' magazine called it a "confident, well-written, high-voltage work".

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, however, gave it a C, unfavorably comparing the album to the work of The Power Station.

Commercial performance

The album reached No. 20 on the ''Billboard'' 200, eventually going 2× Platinum, which made it Stewart's best-selling album of the 1980s. Each single released from the album went to the Top 20 of either the

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chart, the

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chart, or the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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were also produced and released for each. The most successful single was "

", which reached the Top 5 of both the

and ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album had four charting hits in the U.S., the biggest being "My Heart Can't Tell You No" at No. 4. In January 1989, immediately following the broadcast of

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used "Forever Young" as the soundtrack for a year-in-review montage showcasing highlights from the

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, the

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, the

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, and Super Bowl XXIII. All four events had been broadcast by NBC. The structure of the lyrics to "Forever Young" are very similar to a Bob Dylan song of the same title. When this was realized, the song was then sent to Dylan, out of respect, asking whether he had a problem with it. Stewart and Dylan agreed to participate in the ownership of the song and share Stewart's royalties. In Brazil, the album was certified Gold in 1994.

Track listing

# " Lost in You" (Stewart, Andy Taylor) – 4:59 # "The Wild Horse" (Stewart, Taylor) – 4:58 # "Lethal Dose of Love" (Taylor, Stewart, Tony Brock) – 4:38 # " Forever Young" (

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, Kevin Savigar, Bob Dylan, Stewart) – 4:03 # "

" (

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) – 5:12 # "Dynamite" (Taylor, Stewart) – 4:16 # "

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" (Jimmy Cox) – 3:50 # "Crazy About Her" (Duane Hitchings, Cregan, Stewart) – 4:53 # "

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" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly,

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) – 4:27 # "When I Was Your Man" (Savigar, Stewart) – 5:14 # "Almost Illegal" (Stewart, Taylor) – 4:27 Extended version, 2009. 12.-Days of Rage 13.-Crazy About Her (Kyle Wyld West Edit) nstrumental14.-Crazy About Her (Al B. Sure Remix) 15.-Crazy About Her (B! Crazy Dub Mix) 16.-Forever Young (Live) 17.-This Old Heart of Mine (Live)

Personnel

* Rod Stewart – vocals *

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– acoustic piano (2, 6) *

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–

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(2) *

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– keyboards (3–5, 7–10) * Duane Hitchings – keyboards (8) *

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– guitar (1, 2, 4, 6–10), guitar solo (7) * Andy Taylor – guitar (1–6, 11), guitar solo (1, 2, 4) * David Lindley –

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(1, 2),

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(7),

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(11) *

– acoustic guitar (4), acoustic guitar solo (5), guitar (5, 7, 8) * Eddie Martinez – guitar (9) *

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– bass (1, 5, 11) *

– bass (2, 3, 4, 6–10) * Tony Thompson – drums (1, 2, 6, 9, 10) *

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– drums (3–5, 11), programming (7, 8) *

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– percussion (8) *

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– saxophone (3, 7) * Jimmy Roberts – saxophone (6, 8, 10), saxophone solo (9) * David Woodford – saxophone (6, 8, 10) * Earl Gardner – trumpet (3, 7) * Bruce Miller – string arrangements (1, 5, 9, 10), brass arrangements (9) *

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– backing vocals (1) *

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– backing vocals (2) * Rita Johnson – backing vocals (2) * Robert Sheen – backing vocals (2)

Production

* Producers – Bernard Edwards, Rod Stewart and Andy Taylor. * Production Coordinator – Malcolm Cullimore * Engineers – Jeff Hendrickson, Steve MacMillan, David Tickle and Paul Wertheimer. * Assistant Engineer – Alan Abrahamson * Mixing – Bernard Edwards and Steve MacMillan * Mastered by

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(New York, NY). * Art Direction and Design – Janet Levinson * Photography – Randee St. Nicholas * Lettering – Margo Chase

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Out Of Order (Rod Stewart Album) 1988 albums Rod Stewart albums Albums produced by Bernard Edwards Albums recorded at Record Plant (Los Angeles) Warner Records albums Warner Music Group albums