The Definitive Rod Stewart

~ Release by Rod Stewart (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Maggie May
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood) (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (Violinist and double-bass player) (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
compilation of:
Henry by Rod Stewart and Maggie May (without “Henry” prelude) by Rod Stewart
music videos:
Maggie May by Rod Stewart
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 130) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 141)
recording of:
Maggie May (in 1971-01)
writer:
Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), H. G. Music Inc, Rightsong Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
Henry (prelude to “Maggie May”)
composer:
Martin Quittenton
recording of:
Maggie May
writer:
Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), H. G. Music Inc, Rightsong Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Rod Stewart4.45:48
2Mandolin Wind
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood) (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (Violinist and double-bass player) (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Mandolin Wind (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
publisher:
MRC Music, Inc.
Rod Stewart35:33
3Every Picture Tells a Story
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood) (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (Violinist and double-bass player) (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Long John Baldry (in 1971-01), Madeline Bell (in 1971-01) and Mateus Rosé (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Every Picture Tells a Story (in 1971-01)
writer:
Rod Stewart and Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood)
Rod Stewart45:56
4Stay With Me
producer:
Faces (successor of "Small Faces", members Rod Stewart, Ron Wood) and Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Ronnie Lane
drums (drum set):
Kenney Jones (drummer for Small Faces, Faces, and The Who)
guitar:
Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ian McLagan
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart
recording of:
Stay With Me
writer:
Rod Stewart and Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd.
Faces4.754:40
5You Wear It Well
producer:
Rod Stewart
recording of:
You Wear It Well
writer:
Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart
publisher:
G.H. Music Ltd and Three Bridges Music Corp.
Rod Stewart4:12
6Sailing
producer:
Tom Dowd
cover recording of:
Sailing
lyricist and composer:
Gavin Sutherland (UK folk rock artist, member of The Sutherland Brothers)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.) and MdW, J. Michel KG
Rod Stewart3.354:39
7The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)
producer:
Tom Dowd
recording of:
The Killing of Georgie, Parts I and II
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart6:17
8Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
producer:
Tom Dowd
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jumonville
spoken vocals [multilingual vocal appliances]:
B. E.
vocals:
Rod Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) (in 1993) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
recording of:
Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart4.253:57
9The First Cut Is the Deepest
producer:
Tom Dowd
cover recording of:
The First Cut Is the Deepest
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation and Salafa Ltd.
Rod Stewart4:29
10You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
producer:
Tom Dowd
acoustic guitar:
Fred Tackett
bass guitar:
Phil Chen (Chinese-Jamaican bassist)
drums (drum set):
Carmine Appice
guitar:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family)
piano:
John Jarvis
synthesizer:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
violin:
Richard Greene (US fiddler)
background vocals:
Carmine Appice and Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family)
recording of:
You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart3.84:30
11I Was Only Joking
producer:
Tom Dowd
recording of:
I Was Only Joking
writer:
Gary Grainger (UK rock guitarist/bassist, worked with Rod Stewart) and Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart6:11
12Hot Legs
producer:
Tom Dowd
bass guitar:
Phil Chen (Chinese-Jamaican bassist)
drums (drum set):
Carmine Appice
guitar:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family), Gary Grainger (UK rock guitarist/bassist, worked with Rod Stewart) and Billy Peek
piano:
John Jarvis
saxophone:
Phil Kenzie
background vocals:
Carmine Appice and Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family)
recording of:
Hot Legs
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart45:14
13Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
engineer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Tom Dowd and Andy Johns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) and WEA Records B.V. (in 1978)
music videos:
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 301)
recording of:
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
writer:
Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Control (German electronic), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Nitestalk Music, Riva Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
version of:
Taj Mahal
Rod Stewart4.25:29
14Passion
co-producer:
Andrew Johns and Rod Stewart
producer:
The Hook
recording of:
Passion
writer:
Phil Chen (Chinese-Jamaican bassist), Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family), Gary Grainger (UK rock guitarist/bassist, worked with Rod Stewart), Kevin Savigar and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Riva Music Ltd. (in 1980) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) (in 1980)
Rod Stewart5:32
15Young Turks
assistant engineer:
Ricky Charles Delena
engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
co-producer:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family)
producer:
Rod Stewart
mixer:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family) and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Duane Hitchings
additional percussion:
Tony Brock
bass guitar:
Jay Davis (guitarist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Carmine Appice
guitar:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Kevin Savigar
background vocals:
Carmine Appice, Tony Brock and Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Young Turks
lyricist:
Kevin Savigar and Rod Stewart
composer:
Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings
Rod Stewart4.45:02
▼CD 2
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1Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)
co-producer:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family)
producer:
Rod Stewart
recording of:
Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)
lyricist:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family) and Rod Stewart
composer:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family) and Kevin Savigar
Rod Stewart4:13
2Baby Jane
engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
co-producer:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family) and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
producer:
Tom Dowd and Rod Stewart
mixer:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family), Tom Dowd and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
recording of:
Baby Jane
lyricist:
Rod Stewart
composer:
Jay Davis (guitarist)
Rod Stewart4:43
3Infatuation
engineer:
Tom Fouce and John Guess
producer:
Michael Omartian
mixer:
John Guess
solo guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist)
recording of:
Infatuation
writer:
Duane Hitchings, Rowland Robinson and Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart55:13
4Some Guys Have All the Luck
engineer:
Tom Fouce and John Guess
producer:
Michael Omartian
mixer:
John Guess
cover recording of:
Some Guys Have All the Luck
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Fortgang
Rod Stewart4.54:34
5Love Touch
engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
recording of:
Love Touch
writer:
Gene Black, Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
Rod Stewart54:03
6Forever Young
producer:
Bernard Edwards, Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran) and Andy Taylor (US producer)
mixer:
Bernard Edwards and Steve MacMillan
solo guitar:
Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran)
recording of:
Forever Young (Rod Stewart arrangement)
writer:
Jim Cregan (Producer & member of Family), Bob Dylan, Kevin Savigar and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Special Rider Music
version of:
Forever Young (Bob Dylan song)
Rod Stewart54:06
7My Heart Can’t Tell You No
producer:
Bernard Edwards, Rod Stewart and Andy Taylor (US producer)
cover recording of:
My Heart Can’t Tell You No
writer:
Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
Rod Stewart5:17
8Downtown Train
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Downtown Train
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
cover recording of:
Downtown Train
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Rod Stewart4:40
9This Old Heart of Mine (1989 version)
producer:
Bernard Edwards and Trevor Horn
additional lead vocals:
Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs)
cover recording of:
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Sylvia Moy
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Jobete Music and Stone Agate Music Division
Rod Stewart with Ronald Isley4:10
10I Don’t Want to Talk About It (1989 version)
producer:
Bernard Edwards and Rod Stewart
cover recording of:
I Don’t Want to Talk About It
lyricist and composer:
Danny Whitten
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Crazy Horse Music and Rondor Music
Rod Stewart4:53
11Rhythm of My Heart
producer:
Trevor Horn
cover recording of:
Rhythm of My Heart
writer:
John Capek and Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
Rod Stewart4:15
12The Motown Song
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
background vocals:
The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group)
cover recording of:
The Motown Song
lyricist and composer:
Larry John McNally (singer‐songwriter)
Rod Stewart with The Temptations4:01
13Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Matilda)
executive producer:
Rob Dickins
producer:
Trevor Horn
cover recording of:
Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Fifth Floor Music, Inc.
is based on:
Waltzing Matilda
Rod Stewart6:14
14Have I Told You Lately (unplugged version)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Marc Moreau (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jerry Jordan (Engineer)
executive producer:
Michael Ostin
producer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist)
acoustic bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Carmine Rojas
acoustic guitar [Guitar]:
Jeff Golub and Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ronnie Wood)
background vocals [Backing]:
Dorian Holly, Darryl Phinnessee and Fred White (soul singer, songwriter, arranger and producer)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart
vocals:
Rod Stewart
conductor:
Jeremy Lubbock
strings arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MTV Networks (in 1993) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1993-02-05)
live cover recording of:
Have I Told You Lately (on 1993-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Barrule UK Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs US, Essential Music (logo subtitled "The music of your life"), Exile Publishing Ltd., Exile Publishing UK, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and Intersong Music Ltd. (in 1989)
Rod Stewart3.54:02
15Reason to Believe (unplugged version)
executive producer:
Michael Ostin
producer:
Patrick Leonard (american producer, songwriter and pianist)
live cover recording of:
Reason to Believe
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Alley Music Corp., Hudson Bay Music Inc., Robbins Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Rod Stewart with Ronnie Wood3:44
16Two Shades of Blue
assistant engineer:
Paul Smith (sound engineer, Randy Crawford & Joe Sample recordings) (in 2008)
engineer:
Barry Rudolph (in 1998)
additional producer:
Andy Zax (in 2008)
producer:
Rod Stewart (in 1998)
mixer:
Brian Kehew (in 2008)
mixed at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (in 2008)
samples:
Prince Igor: Act I. No. 12 Polovtsian Dances and Chorus "Uletaj na kryl'jach vetra" (Chorus, Konchak) by Александр Порфирьевич Бородин
recording of:
Two Shades of Blue
writer:
Kevin Savigar and Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart5:03