Camouflage (Rod Stewart album)


Camouflage is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on 18 June 1984. It was Stewart's 13th studio album and was released on Warner Bros. Records. Three singles came from this album. They were "Infatuation", "Some Guys Have All the Luck", and a cover of the Free hit "All Right Now". The album marked a reunion of sorts between Stewart and Jeff Beck, who plays guitar on several tracks, as the two had been members of the influential 1960s group The Jeff Beck Group.

Album information

All the tracks were recorded at Lion Share Studio in Los Angeles, CA. Grammy award-winning producer Michael Omartian produced all the songs except "Bad for You", which was self-produced by Rod. In the liner notes, a disclaimer alludes to the reason behind this.

Critical reception

The album received similar reviews to its predecessor, Body Wishes, although Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic retrospectively called it "relatively better", due to a couple of strong singles in "Infatuation" and "Some Guys Have All The Luck". A review was not given in Rolling Stone magazine, but in the review for the album's successor, Every Beat of My Heart, they called the album "overly slick".

Track listing

  1. "Infatuation" – 5:13
  2. "All Right Now" – 4:41
  3. "Some Guys Have All the Luck" – 4:33
  4. "Can We Still Be Friends" – 3:46
  5. "Bad For You" – 5:17
  6. "Heart Is on the Line" – 4:02
  7. "Camouflage" – 5:19
  8. "Trouble" – 4:42

    Personnel

Camouflage peaked at No. 8 on the UK charts and reached a silver sales certification on 27 June 1984. In the US it peaked at No. 18 and went gold on 12 August 1984. The album proved to be somewhat of a mini comeback for Stewart in the US after his previous album Body Wishes was a critical and commercial disappointment a year prior. Although no single from the album reached the UK Top 10, two made the US Top 10, "Infatuation" and "Some Guys Have All the Luck".
YearSongRank
1984"Infatuation"27, 6, 27
1984"Some Guys Have All the Luck"15, 10, 58
1984"All Right Now"72

Certifications

Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Rod Stewart|title=Camouflage|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1984|certyear=1984|accessdate=20 September 2019