When We Were the New Boys

When We Were the New Boys
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released25 May 1998
Recorded1997
Studio
Genre
Length41:51
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Rod Stewart chronology
If We Fall in Love Tonight
(1996) 		When We Were the New Boys
(1998) 		Human
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC[2]
The Hartford Courant(mixed)[3]
People(favourable)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

When We Were the New Boys is the eighteenth studio album by Rod Stewart, released on 25 May 1998. It was Stewart's last studio album to be released by Warner Bros. Records. It produced the singles "Ooh La La", "Rocks", and "When We Were the New Boys".

Background

When We Were the New Boys was the first album by Stewart to not be released on vinyl. The tracks are mostly covers, such as "Cigarettes & Alcohol" by Oasis, "Rocks" by Primal Scream, "Hotel Chambermaid" by Graham Parker, and "Superstar" by the band Superstar. Two ballads were included that were suggested by Elvis Costello: Ron Sexmith's "Secret Heart" and Nick Lowe's "Shelly My Love".

The album also includes "Ooh La La", a song recorded by Stewart's previous band the Faces. The Faces' version of the song was originally sung by the band's guitarist Ronnie Wood; Stewart recorded the song for When We Were the New Boys as a tribute to the song's co-author, Faces bassist Ronnie Lane, who had died in 1997 a year before the album's release.

Track listing

  1. "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (Noel Gallagher) – 4:03
  2. "Ooh La La" (Ronnie Wood, Ronnie Lane) – 4:15
  3. "Rocks" (Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young) – 4:45
  4. "Superstar" (Joseph McAlinden) – 4:21
  5. "Secret Heart" (Ron Sexsmith) – 4:07
  6. "Hotel Chambermaid" (Graham Parker) – 3:49
  7. "Shelly My Love" (Nick Lowe) – 3:38
  8. "When We Were the New Boys" (Rod Stewart, Kevin Savigar) – 4:39
  9. "Weak" (Deborah Dyer, Martin Kent, Robbie France, Richard Lewis) – 4:38
  10. "What Do You Want Me to Do?" (Mike Scott) – 3:36
  11. "Careless With Our Love" (Rod Stewart) (bonus track on Japanese release) – 4:28

Personnel

Production

  • Rob Dickins – executive producer, liner notes
  • Rod Stewart – producer
  • Kevin Savigar – co-producer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – additional production, mixing at Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Barry Rudolph – engineer (1, 3–10)
  • Steve Harrison – engineer (2, 9, 10)
  • Charlie Bouis – engineer (4)
  • Greg Collins – assistant engineer
  • Jim Horetski – assistant engineer
  • Allan Sanderson – assistant engineer
  • Rafa Sardina – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Thomas – assistant engineer
  • Michael Dy – mix assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Ed Fotheringham – artwork
  • Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
  • Ken Sharp – photography
  • Annie Challis and Arnold Stiefel at Stiefel Entertainment – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 102
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 14
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 25
Estonian Albums (Eesti Top 10)[9] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 2
US Billboard 200[14] 44

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 76

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for When We Were The New Boys
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 100,000^
United States — 285,000[17]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ^ When We Were the New Boys at AllMusic
  2. ^ Browne, David (5 June 1998). "When We Were the New Boys Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2012.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ Catlin, Roger (4 June 1998). "When We Were The New Boys -- Rod Stewart". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  4. ^ Dougherty, Steve; Novak, Ralph; Wolmuth, Roger (8 June 1998). "Picks and Pans Review: When We Were the New Boys". People. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  5. ^ Wild, David (4 June 1998). "When We Were The New Boys". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Rod Stewart ARIA Chart history (albums) June 1988 to 2021". ARIA. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – When We Were the New Boys" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Image 3598". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Kassetid ja CD-d: EESTI TOP 10". Sõnumileht (in Estonian). 4 July 1998. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – When We Were the New Boys" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 7/6/1998 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – When We Were the New Boys". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart on 7/6/1998 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  16. ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – When We Were". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 October 2019. Select albums in the Formats field. Type When We Were Rod Stewart in the "Search:" field.
  17. ^ "On The Road In America" (PDF). Billboard. 9 September 2000. p. 100. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

References

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