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by British singer-songwriter

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. It was released on 28 September 2018 through

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. It was produced by Stewart and

Kevin Savigar Kevin Savigar (born 9 November 1956) is an English session keyboardist, record producer, songwriter, and composer based in Los Angeles, CA. Perhaps most recognised for his longtime collaboration with Rod Stewart, Savigar has also contributed to ...

. Covers on the album include versions of Jim McCann's "Grace",

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's " It Was a Very Good Year" and

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Track listing

Personnel

* Rod Stewart – vocals * Kevin Savigar – keyboards, programming * Chuck Kentis – programming (9) * Emerson Swinford – guitars (1–7, 10–12), bass (5, 11, 12), electric guitars (9) * Don Kirkpatrick – electric guitars (9) * Conrad Korsch – bass (2, 5, 9) * David Palmer – drums (2, 5, 8, 9) * Julia Thornton –

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(1, 4, 5, 7, 8) * Jimmy Roberts – saxophones (2, 7) * Nick Lane – trombone (2, 7) * Anne King – trumpet (1, 2, 7) * J'Anna Jacoby – violin (2, 3, 5, 6, 9) * Adrianna Thuber – violin (5, 9) * Bridget Cady – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12), additional vocals (4, 13) * Felicia Glissom – backing vocals (2, 7, 8, 11) * Pam Olivia – backing vocals (2, 7, 8, 11) * Daryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (2, 7, 11, 13) *

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– backing vocals (2, 7, 11, 13) * Fred White – backing vocals (2, 7, 11, 13) * Becca Kotte – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12) * Di Reed – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12) * Pastor James Carrington – backing vocals (5) * Paul Freeman – backing vocals (5, 7, 11) * Casey Shea – backing vocals (5) * Brent Jones – backing vocals (7, 11) * Taylr Lindersmith – backing vocals (11)

Production

* Rod Stewart – producer * Kevin Savigar – producer, engineer, mixing * Patrick Logue – assistant engineer, production coordinator *

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– mastering at

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(Hollywood, California) * Ryan Rogers – art direction, design * Daniel Egneus – cover illustration * Rankin – photography *

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– photography *

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– management * Lotus Davidson – management

Commercial performance

Stewart first hit number one in UK with his third studio album ''Every Picture Tells A Story'' in 1971, and 47 years later, the album claimed the top spot with over 41,000 combined sales. In its second week it remained at number three with 12,921 sales.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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