| Gasoline Alley | ||||
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| Released | 12 June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | February–April 1970 | |||
| Studio | Morgan Studios, London | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Mercury, Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Rod Stewart, Lou Reizner | |||
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Gasoline Alley is the second solo studio album by the British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. It was released on 12 June 1970 by Vertigo Records. It is a collection of covers combined with Stewart's own compositions. [1] Like many of Stewart's solo albums from the period, it featured significant musical contributions from the other members of his band Faces.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | 
[1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A− [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favourable) [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | 
[4] |
| The Village Voice | B+ [5] |
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", [3] and that this, Stewart's second solo album, was the work "of a supremely fine artist". [3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gasoline Alley" | Stewart, Ronnie Wood | 4:02 |
| 2. | " It's All Over Now" | Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack | 6:22 |
| 3. | "Only a Hobo" | Bob Dylan | 4:13 |
| 4. | " My Way of Giving" | Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott | 3:55 |
| 5. | " Country Comfort" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 4:42 |
| 6. | " Cut Across Shorty" | Wayne P. Walker, Marijohn Wilkin | 6:28 |
| 7. | "Lady Day" | Stewart | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Jo's Lament" | Stewart | 3:24 |
| 9. | "You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)" | Dick Cooper, Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby | 4:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "It's All Over Now (single version)" | Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack | 3:35 |
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Jo's Lament"
- Ronnie Wood – guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
- Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar
- Stanley Matthews – mandolin
- Ronnie Lane – bass on "My Way Of Giving" and "You're My Girl", backing vocals on "My Way Of Giving"
- Pete Sears – piano on "Country Comforts", bass on “Cut Across Shorty”.
- Ian McLagan – piano, Hammond organ (the UK credit list notes: "Mac not available due to bus strike", while the US release credits him) [6]
- Mick Waller – drums
- Kenney Jones – drums on "My Way Of Giving" and "You're My Girl"
- William Gaff – whistle
- Dennis O'Flynn, Dick Powell – violin
- Jack Reynolds – backing vocals on "Country Comfort"
Production
- Producers – Rod Stewart and Lou Reizner
- Mastering – Gilbert Kong at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
- Album Design and Photography – Marcus Keef at Colbeck Mews, Kensington [7]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1970–71) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [8] | 24 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 27 |
Notable covers by other artists
- Elkie Brooks later achieved a hit with a version of the title track in 1983.
| Chart | Peak Position | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| UK Top 100 Airplay | 12 | [9] |
| UK Singles Charts | 52 | [10] |
| Irish Singles Charts | 15 | [11] |
- Long John Baldry (with whom Stewart had previously worked in the bands Hoochie Coochie Men and Steampacket) covered the title song for his 1973 album Good To Be Alive.
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b c Winner, Langdon (3 September 1970). "Gasoline Alley | Album Reviews | Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Rod Stewart: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (30 July 1970). "Consumer Guide (12)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley (1970, Gatefold, Vinyl)". Discogs. June 1970.
- ^ "Musical Maps".
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Record Business" (PDF). Airplay Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Elkie Brooks Chart History: Top 75". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Elkie Brooks Chart". Ireland Archive Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
External links
- Album online on Radio3Net a radio channel of Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company
