When We Were the New Boys as a tribute to the song's co-author, Faces bassist Ronnie Lane, who had died in 1997 shortly before the album's release. "When We Were the New Boys" rallied to #2 in the UK where it went gold on 15 June 1998. In the US the album would reach #44 on the charts. When We Were the New Boys When We Were the New Boys is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on 29 May 1998 (see 1998 in music). It was Stewart's eighteenth studio album and was released on Warner Bros. Records (WEA 9362-46792-2). It produced the singles "Ooh
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