Description
ROD STEWART Another Country, the new collection of original songs from the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Living Legend, is a double landmark for the artist and his fans. It not only represents a concentrated burst of songwriting activity which is unprecedented in his five-decade career, it's also a continuation of his songwriting rediscovery - a gift that returned to Stewart after a nearly two decade long absence with his best-selling album Time and continues through into Another Country.

In describing Rod Stewart's singular ability as a singer and songwriter, Rolling Stone said, "Rarely has a singer had as full and unique a talent as Rod Stewart - a writer who offers profound lyricism and fabulous self-deprecating humor, teller of tall tales and honest heartbreaker, he has an unmatched eye for the tiny details around which lives turn, shatter, and reform - and a voice to make those details indelible."

On Another Country Rod once again embraces those touchstones, bringing the modern insight of a man who's loved, sometimes lost, and definitely lived to a collection of songs delivered with his timeless, soulful and instantly recognizable voice. The collection includes folk tinged heart on your sleeve ballads like Love Is, mandolin-spangled, guitar-driven classics like Please and Way Back Home, the classic fist-pumping anthem We Can Win, as well as songs which channel sex, swagger and rhythm and blues.

Tracklist
1. Love Is
2. Please
3. Walking In The Sunshine
4. Love And Be Loved
5. We Can Win
6. Another Country
7. Way Back Home
8. Can We Stay Home Tonight?
9. Batman Superman Spiderman
10. The Drinking Song
11. Hold The Line
12. A Friend For Life
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks:
13. Every Rock 'N' Roll Song To Me
14. One Night With You
15. In A Broken Dream

Standard Edition
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZR4PXCO/?tag=imwan-20

Deluxe Edition
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0106UZ256/?tag=imwan-20

You wait over a decade for a proper Rod Stewart album..and now maybe we get two in two years..

Rod has commenced work on the follow up to Time - spending time in the studio at his home.
He is still writting so it's not a return to full covers and he says there are "personal" songs on it - not unlike Time in that respect then.

Whilst he has mentioned Christmas release, he has often done this in the past and been too optimistic, so this may be Summer 2015...

The fact he is writting also suggests that he and Universal have agreed that the contractually stipulated third album (following Time and Merry Christmas baby) need not be a Country one, which was originally the case.

Will working on this album be Rod's latest excuse for not participating in a Faces' reunion?

I thought "Time" was his best work in a long while so I'll give this a shot.

+1

Rick A.

With exception of his Unplugged album, "Time" was the first Rod album that I bought since the mid or late 1970s. I enjoyed it.

Agreed. Actually I will be giving my copy to my sister so I can get the deluxe from the UK. (and it's very inexpensive).



http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FNDU7MU/?tag=imwan-21

This deluxe edition of Time includes a second disc of bonus tracks by the legendary British crooner.

ROD STEWART Time (2013 UK Deluxe Edition 28-track 2-CD set featuring the singles She Makes Me Happy Its Over and Brighton Beach plus the 19 Bonus Recordings including live material recorded in Los Angeles; issued in the stickered slim-double jewel which remains sealed in its original shrink-wrap!)

Rick A.

Latest, from a number of recent interviews:

nine songs done, he's writing lyrics and release is now penned in for April / May 2015..


(which leaves a nice window at Christmas for Rhino to do something from the vault if they are so inclined)

Kevin Savigar is heavily involved again by all accounts - writing , producing etc.
Funnily enough, I prefer the sound on the Chuck Kentis stuff on Time (mostly the bonus tracks which were done before Savigar was on board). I think some of the KS production lacks a rock edge and I hate the sight of "programming" on the credits..the band were fine playing real instruments!

Marc Jordan, who Rod has covered four times in the past has been asked to write some lyrics (3 songs so far, but not certain they'll make the cut)

May 2015 is latest forecast for release...

http://www.vegasplayermagazine.com/2014 ... s-silence/


Setting Rod up for some more jokes with this interview..he may have taken cocaine in a certain fashion in the past.
Now he says he has songs coming out of the same orifice...clearly meaning prolific..

Spring 2015 anyway for those interested.

Thanks. I'd forgotten all about Rod's ahem, unusual talent for inhaling a white powder into a hole not his nostrils. <puke>

Geez, were not going to start this again, are we?

Rick A.

I'm not a fan of Rod Stewart's covers at all. I don't get it. I mean if I wanted to listen to old standards I'd listen to them being done by the original artists who sang them. I'd like to see Rod return to his 80's-90's form, "Some guys have all the luck" or "This ole heart of mine", etc. Listening to him sing Sinatra is I dunno, unnecessary LOL!

May date clearly no longer the case. Now looking like a possible September / October appearance for this album.
Recording finished on May 1st and Bernie Grundman is mastering, as he did on Time....


Very little information coming out about this one...

....October...title "Another Country" it seems..

I hope he's not tackling Riverdance, that would be excruciating to say the least!

tracks included are rumoured to include the following:

batman superman spiderman
the drinking song
every rock n roll song to me
love and be loved
another country
hold the line
please
can't we stay home tonight
way back home
we can win

Not confirmed...

October 23rd.
12 tracks on basic album (10 Rod written) plus 3 on deluxe (two originals and In a Broken Dream)
Also possible second deluxe with two different bonus tracks, both originals.
Deluxe version on Amazon uk lists all 17 track names

"love is" lead single, celtic sound, nice jaunty number

Bump: Added domestic pre-order links to the first post.

The tracklists are copied from the UK editions, but based on what rs4951 said above, I wonder if we'll end up having to get the British deluxe to obtain all 17 tracks:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZR4RAUM/?tag=imwan-21

Here's the first single, "Love Is":

I like the song a lot.
I like the video too- I'm a sucker for female fiddle players.

Very nice all around

Second single played for first time on BBCR2 last Friday.."Please"


To hear 'Please' go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b064dpx6
Somewhere around the 1.37-8 mark in the programme.

The intro had me thinking of the Stones and I needed 2-3 listens to dig this, but I do...and he's being a bit brave vocally at his age..
If you're familiar with his catalgoue think Legless / Moment of Glory / Any Taylor collaborations...plenty of guitar, horns and backing vocal.


Rod will also be interviewed on the same channel at 8pm uk time on Monday, Johnny Walker show

I am more confused now than before. There is a two CD version with 29 tracks.
Track Listings

1. Love Is
2. Please
3. Walking in the Sunshine
4. Love and Be Loved
5. We Can Win
6. Another Country
7. Way Back Home
8. Can we stay home tonight?
9. Batman Superman Spiderman
10. The Drinking Song
11. Hold the Line
12. A Friend for Life
13. Love Is
14. Please
15. Walking in the Sunshine
16. Love and Be Loved
17. We Can Win
18. Another Country
19. Way Back Home
20. Can we stay home tonight?
21. Batman Superman Spiderman
22. The Drinking Song
23. Hold the Line
24. A Friend for Life
25. Every Rock 'N' Roll Song to Me
26. One Night With You
27. In a Broken Dream
28. Great Day
29. Last Train Home

Rick A.