Gasoline Alley (album)

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Gasoline Alley (album) - Wikipedia

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Gasoline Alley

Studio album by

Rod Stewart

Released

12 June 1970

Recorded

February–April 1970

Studio

Morgan Studios, London

Length

42:30

Label

Mercury, Vertigo

Producer

Rod Stewart, Lou Reizner

Rod Stewart chronology

An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
(1969)

Gasoline Alley
(1970)

Every Picture Tells a Story
(1971)

Gasoline Alley is the second solo studio album by the British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. It was released on 12 June 1970 by Vertigo Records. It is a collection of covers combined with Stewart's own compositions.^[1] Like many of Stewart's solo albums from the period, it featured significant musical contributions from the other members of his band Faces.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A−^[2]
Rolling Stone	(favourable)^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
The Village Voice	B+^[5]

The album was well received, with Langdon Winner of Rolling Stone feeling that Stewart had "a rare sensitivity for the delicate moments in a person's existence",^[3] and that this, Stewart's second solo album, was the work "of a supremely fine artist".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gasoline Alley"	Stewart, Ronnie Wood	4:02
2.	"It's All Over Now"	Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack	6:22
3.	"Only a Hobo"	Bob Dylan	4:13
4.	"My Way of Giving"	Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott	3:55
5.	"Country Comfort"	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	4:42
6.	"Cut Across Shorty"	Wayne P. Walker, Marijohn Wilkin	6:28
7.	"Lady Day"	Stewart	3:57
8.	"Jo's Lament"	Stewart	3:24
9.	"You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)"	Dick Cooper, Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby	4:27

CD bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"It's All Over Now (single version)"	Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack	3:35

Personnel

Rod Stewart – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Jo's Lament"
Ronnie Wood – guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar
Stanley Matthews – mandolin
Ronnie Lane – bass on "My Way Of Giving" and "You're My Girl", backing vocals on "My Way Of Giving"
Pete Sears – piano on "Country Comfort", bass on "Cut Across Shorty".
Ian McLagan – piano, Hammond organ (the UK credit list notes: "Mac not available due to bus strike", while the US release credits him)^[6]
Mick Waller – drums
Kenney Jones – drums on "My Way Of Giving" and "You're My Girl"
William Gaff – whistle
Dennis O'Flynn, Dick Powell – violin
Jack Reynolds – backing vocals on "Country Comfort"

Production

Producers – Rod Stewart and Lou Reizner
Mastering – Gilbert Kong at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
Album Design and Photography – Marcus Keef at Colbeck Mews, Kensington^[7]

Weekly charts

Chart (1970–71)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[8]	24
United States (Billboard 200)	27

Notable covers by other artists

Elkie Brooks later achieved a hit with a version of the title track in 1983.

Chart	Peak Position	Ref.
UK Top 100 Airplay	12	^[9]
UK Singles Charts	52	^[10]
Irish Singles Charts	15	^[11]

Long John Baldry (with whom Stewart had previously worked in the bands Hoochie Coochie Men and Steampacket) covered the title song for his 1973 album Good To Be Alive.

References

^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Winner, Langdon (3 September 1970). "Gasoline Alley | Album Reviews | Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
^ "Rod Stewart: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
^ Christgau, Robert (30 July 1970). "Consumer Guide (12)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
^ "Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley (1970, Gatefold, Vinyl)". Discogs. June 1970.
^ "Musical Maps".
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Record Business" (PDF). Airplay Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ "Elkie Brooks Chart History: Top 75". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ "Elkie Brooks Chart". Ireland Archive Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

External links

Album online on Radio3Net a radio channel of Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company

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Discography
Studio albums	An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969) Gasoline Alley (1970) Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) Never a Dull Moment (1972) Smiler (1974) Atlantic Crossing (1975) A Night on the Town (1976) Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) Blondes Have More Fun (1978) Foolish Behaviour (1980) Tonight I'm Yours (1981) Body Wishes (1983) Camouflage (1984) Every Beat of My Heart (1986) Out of Order (1988) Vagabond Heart (1991) A Spanner in the Works (1995) When We Were the New Boys (1998) Human (2001) It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002) As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003) Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004) Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005) Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006) Soulbook (2009) Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (2010) Merry Christmas, Baby (2012) Time (2013) Another Country (2015) Blood Red Roses (2018) The Tears of Hercules (2021) Swing Fever (2024)
Live albums	Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (1974) Absolutely Live (1982) Unplugged...and Seated (1993)
Compilation albums	Sing It Again Rod (1973) The Best of Rod Stewart (1976) The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2 (1976) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1979) Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 (1989) The Best of Rod Stewart (1989) Downtown Train – Selections from the Storyteller Anthology (1990) Lead Vocalist (1993) If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996) The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart (2001) You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2019)
Concert tours	Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour (1978–1979) Every Beat of My Heart Tour (1986) Out of Order Tour (1988–1989) Rod Stewart: The Hits (2011–2018) Live the Life Tour (2013) The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs Tour (2014) Hits 2016 From Gasoline Alley to Another Country: Hits 2016 (2016–2017)
Family	Alana Stewart (first wife) Kimberly Stewart (daughter) Ruby Stewart (daughter) Rachel Hunter (second wife) Penny Lancaster (third wife)
Related articles	Riva Records Jimmy Powell Steampacket Shotgun Express The Jeff Beck Group Faces Tonight's the Night
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