Never a Dull Moment (Rod Stewart album)
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| Studio album by Rod Stewart | ||||
| Released | 21 July 1972 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 1972 at Morgan Studios and Olympic Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, blue-eyed soul, folk rock | |||
| Length | 32:55 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Rod Stewart | |||
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| Singles from Never a Dull Moment | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Never a Dull Moment is the fourth solo album by rock musician Rod Stewart. It was released in the summer of 1972; that year it became a UK number-one album (for two weeks) and reached number two on the US Album chart.[4][5] 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 "Twisting 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 the 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 and 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.
On the 8-track tape release of the album the song "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" was on program 2 following "Twistin' the Night Away", but it was not mentioned in the song listing.
"Angel" is a tribute to, and written by Jimi Hendrix, who had recently died. Hendrix and Ronnie Wood had shared a flat in the late 1960s, and were both at a Soho club on the night he died.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "True Blue" | Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Lost Paraguayos" | Stewart, Wood | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Mama, You Been on My Mind" | Bob Dylan | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Italian Girls" | Stewart, Wood | 4:54 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Angel" | Jimi Hendrix | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Interludings" | Art Wood | 0:40 |
| 7. | "You Wear It Well" | Stewart, Martin Quittenton | 4:22 |
| 8. | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Billy Foster, Ellington Jordan | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Twistin' the Night Away" | Sam Cooke | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 32:55 | ||
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Ronnie Wood – electric, acoustic, slide and pedal steel guitars, bass
- Ronnie Lane – bass on "True Blue", "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "Angel"
- Micky Waller – drums all songs except "True Blue"
- Kenney Jones – drums on "True Blue"
- Ian "Mac" McLagan – organ, piano
- 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 "Twistin' the Night Away" by Jimmy Horowitz
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
- 1 2 "Rod Stewart > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- 1 2 "Allmusic: Never a Dull Moment : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 18, No. 9". RPM. 14 October 1972. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Rod Stewart – Never a Dull Moment" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1972" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ "Rod Stewart – Never a Dull Moment" (ASP). norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "Swedish Charts 1969–1972 / Kvällstoppen – Listresultaten vecka för vecka > Augusti 1972 > 29 Augusti" (PDF). "Swedish Charts 1972–1975 / Kvällstoppen – Listresultaten vecka för vecka > Augusti 1972 > 29 Augusti" (PDF) (in Swedish). hitsallertijden.nl. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ↑ "Album Search: Rod Stewart – Never a Dull Moment" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1972" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Official UK Charts Company : ALBUM CHART HISTORY". 17 December 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – ever a Dull Moment". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 February 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.