Never a Dull Moment (Rod Stewart album)

For other uses, see Never a Dull Moment (disambiguation).

Never a Dull Moment
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	July 21, 1972
Recorded	March–May, 1972
Genre	Rock and roll, white soul, folk rock
Length	32:55
Label	Mercury
Producer	Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart chronology
Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) Never a Dull Moment (1972) Sing It Again Rod (1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A−
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Never a Dull Moment is a 1972 album by rock musician Rod Stewart. It became a UK number-one album (for two weeks) and reached number two on the US Album chart the same year. The track, "You Wear It Well", co-written by Stewart and classical guitarist Martin Quittenton, was a smash hit (another UK No. 1; in US No. 13), as well as "Twistin' the Night Away", a song originally recorded (and written) by Sam Cooke.

Like many of Stewart's albums from the era, Never a Dull Moment features significant musical contributions from the members of his band Faces. Other guest musicians included Ray Jackson of the band Lindisfarne on mandolin, Spike Heatley on upright bass, Gordon Huntley on steel guitar, Dick Powell on violin, Pete Sears on piano and bass.

"Mama You Been on My Mind" is a cover version of a Bob Dylan song. Stewart's version is one of the songs featured in Nick Hornby's book 31 Songs.

Track listing

Side One

1. "True Blue" (Stewart, Ronnie Wood) – 3:32
2. "Lost Paraguayos" (Stewart, Ronnie Wood) – 3:57
3. "Mama You Been on My Mind" (Bob Dylan) – 4:29
4. "Italian Girls" (Stewart, Ronnie Wood) – 4:54

Side Two

1. "Angel" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:04
2. "Interludings" (A. Wood) – 0:40
3. "You Wear It Well" (Stewart, Martin Quittenton) – 4:22
4. "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Billy Foster, Ellington Jordon) –3:53
5. "Twisting the Night Away" (Sam Cooke) – 3:13

Note

On 8-track tapes, the song "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" was on program 2 following "Twisting the Night Away", but it was not mentioned in the song listing.

Personnel

• Ronnie Wood - guitar, acoustic guitar, bass
• Ronnie Lane - bass
• Micky Waller - drums
• Kenny Jones - drums
• Ian "Mac" McLagan - organ
• Neemoi "Speedy" Aquaye - congas
• Pete Sears - piano, bass
• Brian - chest piano
• Brandi Broke - piano
• Spike Heatley - upright bass
• Dick "Tricky Dicky" Powell - violin
• Martin Quittenton - acoustic guitar
• Gordon Huntley - steel guitar
• Lindsay Raymond Jackson - mandolin
• Arrangeables on "Twisting the Night Away" by Jimmy Horowitz

Chart positions

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	1972	1

Preceded by 20 Fantastic Hits by Various artists

UK Albums Chart number-one album 16 September 1972 - 30 September 1972

Succeeded by 20 Fantastic Hits by Various artists