Body Wishes

Body Wishes is Rod Stewart's 12th studio album, released on 10 June 1983 (see 1983 in music) by Warner Bros. Records (WEA 92-3877-1). The tracks were recorded and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles. It produced three singles, "Baby Jane", "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)", and "Sweet Surrender".

Body Wishes
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released10 June 1983
Recorded1982
GenreRock, pop rock
Length41:19
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTom Dowd
Rod Stewart chronology
Absolutely Live
(1982)		 Body Wishes
(1983)		 Camouflage
(1984)
Alternative Cover

The cover is a tribute to the cover of the Elvis Presley album, 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Body Wishes has received poor reviews. Rolling Stone magazine, at the time of its release, gave it 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "his latest and surely one of his least", although they did praise the opening song, "Dancin' Alone", calling it "a Chuck Berry-styled Rock & Roller that is both lively and witty". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic retrospectively gave the album 1.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of Rod Stewart's worst efforts." In the same review, "Baby Jane" and "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)" are described as "first-rate, synth-laden pop/rock filler" only sounding "substantial" in comparison to the other songs on the album.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Dancin' Alone" (Rod Stewart, Robin LeMesurier)4:03
2."Baby Jane" (Stewart, Jay Davis)4:44
3."Move Me" (Stewart, Tony Brock, Jay Davis, Wally Stocker, Kevin Savigar)3:36
4."Body Wishes" (Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar, Robin LeMesurier)4:41
5."Sweet Surrender" (Stewart, LeMesurier)4:00
6."What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)" (Stewart, Davis, Brock)4:19
7."Ghetto Blaster" (Stewart, Cregan, Savigar)4:07
8."Ready Now" (Stewart, Stocker)3:34
9."Strangers Again" (Stewart, Cregan, Savigar)4:10
10."Satisfied" (Stewart, Bernie Taupin, Cregan, Savigar)4:08

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 14
Germany[4] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 3
UK (Official Charts Company) 5
US (Billboard 200) 30

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[9] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[10] Platinum 500,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. Official German Charts – Rod Stewart
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Body Wishes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. "Charts.nz – Rod Stewart – Body Wishes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Body Wishes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Body Wishes". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  9. "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 20 September 2019. (select "Rod Stewart" from drop-down list)
  10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rod Stewart; 'Body Wishes')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 919. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  12. "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Body Wishes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  • Body Wishes liner notes. Warner Bros.
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