I SUPPOSE I COULD
COLLECT MY BOOKS
AND GET ON BACK TO SCHOOL
OR STEAL MY DADDY'S CUE
AND MY A LIVING
OUT OF PLAYING POOL
OR FIND MYSELF
A ROCK N' ROLL BAND
THAT NEEDS A HELPING HAND
TWO
ROD STEWART'S
ON ONE CD
Gasoline Alley
is the
second
solo studio album
by the
British
singer-songwriter
It was released on
June,12th 1970
by Vertigo Records.
It is a collection of
covers combined with
Stewart's
own compositions.
Like many of
Stewart's
solo albums
from the period,
it featured
significant
musical contributions
from the
other members
of his band
The Faces.
Reception
The album
was well received,
with Langdon Winner
of
Rolling Stone
feeling that
Stewart had
"a rare sensitivity for
the delicate moments
in a person's existence",
and that this,
Stewart's
second solo album,
was the work
"of a supremely fine artist".
Every Picture Tells a Story
is the third
studio album
by British
singer-songwriter
released on
May,28th 1971,
by Mercury Records.
It incorporates
hard rock,
folk,
and blues styles.
It went to
number one
on both the UK
and US charts
and finished
third in the
Jazz & Pop critics'
poll for best album
of 1971.
It has been an
enduring critical success,
including being
ranked number 172
on
Rolling Stone's
2003 list of
the
"500 Greatest Albums of All Time",
repositioned to
number 177
in the 2020 revision.
History
This album is a mixture of
rock,
country,
blues,
soul,
and folk,
and includes
Stewart's
breakthrough hit,
"Maggie May",
as well as
"Reason to Believe",
a song from
Tim Hardin's
debut album of 1966.
"Reason to Believe",
with Pete Sears
on piano,
was released as
the first single
from the album with
"Maggie May"
as the B-side;
however,
"Maggie May"
became more popular
and was a
No. 1 hit
in both the
UK and US.
The album includes
a version of
Arthur Crudup's
"That's All Right (Mama)"
(the first single for Elvis Presley)
and a cover of the
Bob Dylan song
"Tomorrow Is a Long Time",
which was first
released on 1971's
Bob Dylan's
Greatest Hits Vol. II
All five members
of the Faces
with whom
Stewart at that time
was lead
vocalist
appear on the album,
with guitarist/bassist
Ronnie Wood
and keyboardist
Ian McLagan
on
Hammond B3 organ
being employed most.
Due to
contractual restrictions,
the personnel listings
were somewhat vague,
and it was unclear
that the full
Faces line-up
recorded the version
of the
Motown hit
"(I Know) I'm Losing You".
Other contributors
included
Ray Jackson
on mandolin
Martin Quittenton
on acoustic guitar,
and
Micky Waller
on drums.
Maggie Bell
performed
backing vocals
on the title track,
and
Madeline Bell
sang backup
on the next track,
"Seems Like A Long Time".
Pete Sears
played all the piano
on the album
except for one track,
"I'm Losing You",
which had
Ian McLagan
on piano,
along with
the Faces
as a band.
The album reached
the number-one position
in both the UK
(for six weeks)
and the US
(four weeks)
at the
same time that
"Maggie May"
was topping the
singles charts
in both territories.
The Temptations cover,
"I Know I'm Losing You"
reached the top 40
at No. 24
on the
Billboard Hot 100
in the US.
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