An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down

An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	February 1970 (UK) November 1969 (US)
Recorded	1969 at Lansdowne and Olympic Studios, London
Genre	Rock 'n' roll, R&B, white soul, folk rock, country rock
Length	32:47
Label	Vertigo (UK)/Mercury (US)
Producer	Rod Stewart Lou Reizner
Rod Stewart chronology
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969) Gasoline Alley (1970)
U.S. release title / cover
The Rod Stewart Album (Mercury)
Singles from An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
"Street Fighting Man" "Dirty Old Town" "Handbags and Gladrags"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	(A-)
Rolling Stone	(highly positive) link

An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down was the debut album by Rod Stewart, released on February 1970 on Vertigo Records (catalogue No. VO4 - Stewart was fourth artist for this new, "progressive" label). It was titled The Rod Stewart Album in the US, released on November 1969 on Mercury Records and peaked at #139 on Billboard 200.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Street Fighting Man" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:05
2. "Man of Constant Sorrow" (Traditional, arranged by Rod Stewart) – 2:31
3. "Blind Prayer" (Stewart) – 4:36
4. "Handbags and Gladrags" (Mike D'Abo) – 4:24

Side two

1. "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down" (Stewart) – 3:04
2. "I Wouldn't Ever Change a Thing" (Stewart) – 4:44
3. "Cindy's Lament" (Stewart) – 4:26
4. "Dirty Old Town" (Ewan MacColl) – 3:42

Personnel

• Rod Stewart - vocals, guitar on "Man of Constant Sorrow"
• Ronnie Wood - guitar, bottleneck guitar, bass guitar
• Martin Pugh - guitar
• Mick Waller - drums
• Ian "Mac" McLagan - piano, organ
• Keith Emerson - organ on "I Wouldn't Ever Change a Thing"
• Mike D'Abo - piano on "Handbags and Gladrags"

References

• Vertigo VO4, An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
• Mercury SR 61237, The Rod Stewart Album