Blood Red Roses

Blood Red Roses is the 30th studio album by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. It was released on 28 September 2018 through Decca Records and Republic Records. It was produced by Stewart and Kevin Savigar. Covers on the album include versions of Jim McCann's "Grace", the Kingston Trio's "It Was a Very Good Year" and Hambone Willie Newbern's "Rollin' and Tumblin'".

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 – tambourine (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)
 * Will Wheaton – 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
 * Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
 * Ryan Rogers – art direction, design
 * Daniel Egneus – cover illustration
 * Rankin – photography
 * Penny Lancaster – photography
 * Arnold Stiefel – 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.