Human
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released12 March 2001 (2001-03-12)
Recorded2000
Studio
Genre
Length45:23
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Rod Stewart chronology
When We Were the New Boys
(1998)		 Human
(2001)		 The Story So Far
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Mojo[1]
Q[1]
Rolling Stone[4]
Wall of Sound65/100[1]
Yahoo! Music UK[5]

Human is the nineteenth studio album by Rod Stewart released on 12 March 2001. It was Stewart's first, and only release on Atlantic Records. It produced the singles "Run Back Into Your Arms", "I Can't Deny It", "Soul On Soul" and "Don't Come Around Here" with "I Can't Deny It" became a moderate hit, peaking at number 26 in the United Kingdom, Stewart's most recent Top 40 to date in that chart. The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.[6] Human was also his first album not to feature an original Stewart track. On the third track, "Don’t Come Around Here", Stewart is joined by Helicopter Girl.

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Human"Karl Gordon, Conner ReevesGordon, Octave[a], Michelle Escoffery[b]3:48
2."Smitten"Macy Gray, Dave Wilder, Jeremy Ruzuma, Arik MarshallDennis Charles, Danny Kortchmar[c]5:00
3."Don't Come Around Here" (with Helicopter Girl)Jackie Joyce, Paul Berry, Mark Taylor, Kenny ThomasTaylor3:49
4."Soul on Soul"Marc Jordan, John CapekCharles, Christopher Neil[c]4:30
5."Loveless"Reeves, David FrankNeil4:00
6."If I Had You"Andrew Davis, Sergei RachmaninoffNeil4:18
7."Charlie Parker Loves Me"Jordan, CapekCharles, Neil[c]4:41
8."It Was Love That We Needed"Curtis MayfieldNeil4:11
9."To Be with You"Raul Malo, James HouseRod Stewart3:56
10."Run Back into Your Arms"Graham Stack, John Reid, Brian RawlingTaylor, Rawling, Stack3:26
11."I Can't Deny It"Gregg Alexander, Rick NowelsAlexander, Nowels[b], Danielle Brisebois[b]3:44
European and Japanese version (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Peach"PrinceGordon, Octave[a], Dave Way[d], Keith Uddin[d]3:47

Notes

  • ^a signifies an additional producer
  • ^b signifies an additional vocal producer
  • ^c signifies a lead vocal producer
  • ^d signifies a lead vocal producer

Personnel

  • Rod Stewart – vocals
  • Steve Pigott – keyboards (5, 6, 8), bass (6, 8)
  • Chris Pelcer – keyboards (6, 8), bass (6, 8)
  • Slash – guitars (1)
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitars (5, 6)
  • Mark Knopfler – guitar solo (6)
  • Jesse Johnson – guitars (8)
  • Pino Palladino – bass (5)
  • Nick Richards – drum programming (5, 6, 8), percussion (5, 6, 8)
  • Robyn Smith – string arrangements and conductor (3)
  • Toby Chapman – string arrangements (10)
  • Gary Wallis – string arrangements (10)
  • Gavyn Wright – string conductor and leader (10)
  • Simon Hale – string transcriptions (10)
  • The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (3, 10)
  • Helicopter Girl – vocals (3)
  • Connor Reeves – backing vocals (5)
  • Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (6)
  • Carl Carwell – backing vocals (6)
  • Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (6, 8, 11)
  • Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (6)
  • Jackie Simley-Stevens – backing vocals (6, 11)
  • Yvonne Williams – backing vocals (6, 11)
  • Danielle Brisebois – backing vocals (11)
  • Joe Turano – backing vocals (11)

Production

  • Rob Dickins – executive producer
  • Neil Aldridge – recording (1)
  • André Hortsmann – recording (1)
  • Sam Noel – recording (2, 4, 7)
  • Steve Price – engineer (3)
  • Simon Hurrell – lead vocal recording (4, 7), recording (5, 6, 8)
  • Roger Sommers – recording (9)
  • Walter Turbitt – guitars and bass recording (10)
  • Chris Brown – recording (11)
  • Ed Colman – recording (11)
  • Moe El-Khamlichi – recording (11)
  • Avril Mackintosh – Pro Tools engineer (11)
  • Meredith Leung – recording assistant (1)
  • Richard Wilkinson – recording assistant (1)
  • Dave Way – mixing (1, 4-8)
  • Keith Uddin – mix assistant (1, 4-8)
  • Dennis Charles – mixing (2), remixing (4, 7)
  • Niven Garland – mixing (2), remixing (4, 7)
  • Mark Taylor – mixing (3, 10)
  • Steve Churchyard – mixing (9), recording (11)
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing (11)
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California) – editing and mastering location
  • Richard Bates – art direction
  • Andrea Brooks – art direction, design
  • Tony Duran – photography
  • Arnold Stiefel and Annie Challis – management

Charts

Chart performance for Human
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 55
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 19
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 36
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 9
US Billboard 200[14] 50

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Critic Reviews for Human". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Human – Rod Stewart: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Woodard, Josef (16 February 2001). "Album Review: 'Human' Review". Entertainment Weekly: 99. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Walters, Barry (5 February 2001). "Human | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 November 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Flynn, Jackie (27 March 2001). "Review: Rod Stewart – 'Human'". Launch Music on Yahoo!. Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "British album certifications – Human". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 267.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – Human" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Top 40 Albums - 13 / 2001". Tracklisten. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – Human" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Human". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart – Human". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Human – Rod Stewart: Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  • Human album liner notes. Atlantic Records.
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