A Spanner in the Works

A Spanner in the Works
A Spanner in the Works
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	29 May 1995
Recorded	1993–95
Studio	Woodstock House Co. (Wicker, Ireland); Sarm Studios (London, UK); A&M Studios, Ocean Way Recording, Herschel House and Conway Studios (Hollywood, California); Le Mobile (San Diego, California);
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	57:15
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Trevor Horn; Rod Stewart; James Newton-Howard; Michael Ostin; Lenny Waronker; Bernard Edwards; Andy Taylor;
Rod Stewart chronology
Singles from A Spanner in the Works
	"You're the Star"; Released: 8 May 1995 (UK); "Leave Virginia Alone"; Released: 16 May 1995 (US); "Lady Luck"; Released: 1995; "This"; Released: 1995; "Purple Heather"; Released: 1995;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	C+
NME	5/10
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

A Spanner in the Works is the seventeenth studio album released by Rod Stewart on 29 May 1995. It ended a four-year gap since his previous studio album, Vagabond Heart. Although he did release the live album Unplugged...and Seated in 1993, as of 2024, this remains Stewart's longest break between studio albums. It was released on Warner Bros. Records in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Five singles were released: "You're The Star", "Leave Virginia Alone", "This", "Lady Luck", and "Purple Heather".