The Definitive Rod Stewart

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

Tracklist

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:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron 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 Stewart4.355:48
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:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron 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:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron 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 Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron 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:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ian McLagan
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart
recording of:
Stay With Me
writer:
Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd.
Faces4.754:40
5You Wear It WellRod 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 Stewart4.23:57
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 (BMI-affiliated) 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
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