Reason to Believe The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings 1969-1974 (2002)
3CD | EAC Rip | APE(image) + CUE + LOG | 3h 46min | Complete Scans | 1.41 GB
Genre: Rock | Label: Mercury Records
Back in 1969, Rod Stewart's resume included a stint as Jeff Beck's singer. He'd also just joined the Faces, who dropped the "Small" from their name when Stewart and Ron Wood signed on as members. But his husky, graveled rasp shone best that year as he took on covers of the Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man" and Ewan McColl's "Dirty Old Town" on his solo debut. As this three-CD set thoroughly demonstrates, Stewart was like Joe Cocker in that he crossed boundaries effortlessly, integrating a boozy, acoustic-backed sway with an R&B churn and creating a new rock sound that captured the fancy of fans on both sides of the Atlantic. He peaked with Every Picture Tells a Story's title track; the folkie, soulful "Maggie May"; and the jaw-dropping "(I Know) I'm Losing You." With those 1971 hits, he arrived full-blown as a sequin-ready superstar. His Mercury period ended in 1974 with Smiler, and this set trails off with that album and five tracks previously unreleased in the U.S.
Tracklist:
CD1:
THE ROD STEWART ALBUM (Mercury SR-61237) 1969
01. Street Fighting Man (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) 5:06
02. Man Of Constant Sorrow (Rod Stewart) 2:31
03. Blind Prayer (Rod Stewart) 4:36
04. Handbags And Gladrags (Mike D'Abo) 4:24
05. An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (Rod Stewart) 3:04
06. I Woulgn't Ever Change A Thing (Rod Stewart) 4:43
07. Cindy,s Lament (Rod Stewart) 4:25
08. Dirty Old Town (Ewan MacColl) 3:37
GASOLINE ALLEY (Mercury SR-61264) 1970
09. Gasoline Alley (Rod Stewart / Ron Wood) 4:02
10. It's All Over Now (Bobby & Shirley Womack) 6:21
11. Only A Hobo (Bob Dylan) 4:16
12. My Way Of Giving (Steve Mariott / Ronnie Lane) 3:57
13. Country Comforts (Elton John / Bernie Taupin) 4:43
14. Cut Across Shortly (Marijohn Wilkin / Wayne P. Walker) 6:30
15. Lady Day (Rod Stewart) 4:12
16. Jo's Lament (Rod Stewart) 3:25
17. You're My Girl
(I Don't Wan't To Discuss It) (D. Cooper / B. Beatty / E. Shelby) 4:30
Bonus track:
18. It's All Over Now single version (Bobby & Shirley Womack) 3:35
issued as single, Vertigo 6086 002 (UK) 1970
CD2:
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY (Mercury SRM-1-609) 1971
01. Every Picture Tells A Story (Rod Stewart / Ron Wood) 5:57
02. Seems Like A Long Time (Theodore Anderson) 4:00
03. That's All Right / Amazing Grace (Arthur Crudup) /
(Traditional; arranged by Rod Stewart / Sam Mitchell) 5:59
04. Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Bob Dylan) 3:46
05. Maggie Mae (Rod Stewart / Martin Quittenton) 5:46
06. Mandolin Wind (Rod Stewart) 5:32
07. (I Know) I Losing You (N. Whitfield / E. Holland / C. Grant) 5:20
08. (Find A) Reason To Believe (Tim Hardin) 4:09
NEVER A DULL MOMENT (Mercury SRM-10646) 1972
09. True Blue (Rod Stewart / Ron Wood) 3:32
10. Lost Paraguayos (Rod Stewart / Ron Wood) 3:57
11. Mama You Been On My Mind (Bob Dylan) 4:30
12. Italian Girls (Rod Stewart / Ron Wood) 4:55
13. Angel (Jimi Hendrix) 4:04
14. Inteludings (A. Wood) 0:41
15. You Wear It Well (Rod Stewart / Martin Quittenton) 4:22
16. I'd Rather Go Blind (Billy Foster / Ellington Jordan) 3:53
17. Twistin' The Night Away (Sam Cooke) 3:16
Bonus track:
18. What's Made Milwaukee Famous
(Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) (Glenn Sutton) 2:51
issued as te b-side of ANGEL, Mercury 6052 198 (UK) 1972
CD3:
From SING IT AGAIN ROD, (Mercury SRM-1-680) 1973
01. Pinball Wizard (From the Rock Opera "Tommy" (1914-1984)
(Pete Townshend) 3:09
02. Oh! No Not My Baby (Carole King / Gerry Goffin) 3:38
03. Jodie (Rod Stewart / Ron Wood / Ian McLagan) 3:09
SMILER (Mercury SRM-1-1017) 1973
04. Sweet Little Rock 'N Roller (Chuck Berry) 3:44
05. Lochinvar (Pete Sears) 0:25
06. Farewell (Rod Stewart / Martin Quittenton) 4:34
07. Sailor (Rod Stewart / Ron Wood) 3:35
08. Bring It On Home To Me / You Send Me (Sam Cooke) 3:59
09. Let Me Be Your Car (Elton John / Bernie Taupin) 4:58
10. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man
(Gerry Goffin / Carole King / Jerry Wexler) 3:54
11. Dixie Toot (Rod Stewart / Ron Wood) 3:27
12. Hard Road (Harry Vanda / George Young) 4:27
13. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Instrumental)
(Alan Lerner / Frederick Lowe) 1:32
14. Girl From ??? North Country (Bob Dylan) 3:52
15. Mine For Me (Paul & Linda McCartney) 4:01
From the HANDBAGS & GLADRAGS collection (Mercury (UK) 528 82 3-2) 1995
16. Missed You (Rod Stewart) 3:59
17. You Put Something Better Inside Me (Gerry Raffery / Joe Egan) 3:49
18. Crying Laughing Loving Lying (Labi Siffre) 2:52
19. Every Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter) 3:34
20. So Tired (Rod Stewart) 3:41
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