Never a Dull Moment (Rod Stewart album)
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| Studio album by Rod Stewart | ||||
| Released | July 21, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | March–May, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Rock and roll, Country rock, Folk rock | |||
| Length | 32:55 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Rod Stewart | |||
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| Allmusic | |
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.
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.
"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.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side One
- "True Blue" (Stewart, Ronnie Wood) – 3:32
- "Lost Paraguayos" (Stewart, Ronnie Wood) – 3:57
- "Mama You Been on My Mind" (Bob Dylan) – 4:29
- "Italian Girls" (Stewart, Ronnie Wood) – 4:54
[edit] Side Two
- "Angel" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:04
- "Interludings" (A. Wood) – 0:40
- "You Wear It Well" (Stewart, Martin Quittenton) – 4:22
- "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Billy Foster, Ellington Jordon) –3:53
- "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.
[edit] 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
- 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
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart | Year | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[2] | 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 |
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080209095720/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_albums.php?show=3. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
