Camouflage (Rod Stewart album)

Camouflage is the thirteenth studio album by Rod Stewart released in 1984 by Warner Bros. Records. The four singles from the album were "Infatuation", "Trouble", a cover of The Persuaders hit "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.

Camouflage
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	8 June 1984[1]
Studio	Lion Share, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rock
Length	36:33
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Michael Omartian (except "Bad for You" - Rod Stewart)
Rod Stewart chronology
Body Wishes (1983) Camouflage (1984) Every Beat of My Heart (1986)
Singles from Camouflage
"Infatuation" Released: May 1984[2] "Some Guys Have All the Luck" Released: July 1984 "Trouble" Released: November 1984 (UK) "All Right Now" Released: November 1984 (US)[3]

Album information

All the tracks were recorded at Lion Share Studio in Los Angeles, California. Grammy Award-winning producer Michael Omartian produced all the songs except "Bad for You", which was self-produced by Stewart. In the liner notes, a disclaimer alludes to the reason behind this (specifically mentioning that Omartian was recently "born again").

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Record Mirror	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
Sounds	[7]

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".^[8]

Track listing

1. "Infatuation" (Rod Stewart, Duane Hitchings, Rowland Robinson) – 5:13
2. "All Right Now" (Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers) – 4:41
3. "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (Jeff Fortang [sic]^[9]) – 4:33
4. "Can We Still Be Friends" (Todd Rundgren) – 3:46
5. "Bad For You" (Stewart, Kevin Savigar, Jim Cregan) – 5:17
6. "Heart Is on the Line" (Stewart, Jay Davis) – 4:02
7. "Camouflage" (Stewart, Savigar, Michael Omartian) – 5:19
8. "Trouble" (Stewart, Omartian) – 4:42

Personnel

• Rod Stewart – vocals
• Kevin Savigar – keyboards
• Michael Omartian – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, horn arrangements
• Jeff Beck – guitar solo (1, 4, 5)
• Jim Cregan – guitars
• Michael Landau – guitars
• Robin Le Mesurier – guitars
• Jay Davis – bass
• Tony Brock – drums
• Jimmy Zavala – harmonica
• Gary Herbig – saxophone solos
• Kim Hutchcroft – horns
• Charlie Loper – horns
• Chuck Findley – horns
• Gary Grant – horns
• Jerry Hey – horns

Production

• Michael Omartian – producer (1–4, 6–8)
• Rod Stewart – producer (5)
• John Guess – engineer, mixing
• Tom Fouce – second engineer
• Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
• Jeff Ayeroff – art direction
• Paula Greif – art direction
• Michael Hodgson – art direction, design
• Steven Meisel – cover photography
• Arnold Stiefel – management

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Camouflage Chart (1984) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 34 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 13 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 6 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 7 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 8 US Billboard 200[18] 18

Year-end charts 1984 year-end chart performance for Camouflage Chart (1984) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 55 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 97 US Billboard 200[21] 87

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Camouflage

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22]	Gold	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Silver	60,000^
United States (RIAA)[24]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.