Body Wishes

Body Wishes is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on 10 June 1983 (see 1983 in music). It was Stewart's 12th studio album and was released on 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".

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

Critical reception
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.

Personnel

 * Rod Stewart – lead vocals
 * Jim Cregan – guitar, backing vocals
 * Robin LeMesurier – guitar
 * Jay Davis – bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Tony Brock – drums, percussion
 * Kevin Savigar – keyboards, synthesizer
 * Tommy Vig – percussion
 * Jimmy Zavala – saxophone, harmonica
 * Mixed by George Tutko, Jim Cregan, and Rod Stewart

Charts
Body Wishes peaked at #5 in the UK where it went platinum on 18 July 1983. In the United States it failed to reach a sales certification, but did chart at #30