Gasoline Alley (album)

Gasoline Alley
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	June 1970
Recorded	Morgan Studios, London, February–April 1970
Genre	Rock and roll, R&B, white soul, folk rock
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)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A–[2]
Rolling Stone	(Favorable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Gasoline Alley is the second solo album by Rod Stewart. It was released in 1970. It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Originally released in the UK on the Vertigo label, it was re-mastered and re-issued in 2008 by a Russian ^[5] reissue label, Lilith Records Ltd. It is a collection of covers combined with Stewart's own compositions.^[1] Like many Stewart solo albums from the period, it featured significant musical contributions from the other members of his band Faces.

Reception

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	Length
10.	"It's All Over Now (single version)"

Personnel

• Rod Stewart – main performer, producer, vocals, guitar on "Jo's Lament"
• Martin Quittenton – classical guitar
• Ronnie Wood – guitar, bottleneck guitar, acoustic guitar, bass
• Ronnie Lane – bass on "My Way Of Giving" and "You're My Girl", vocals on "My Way Of Giving"
• Ian McLagan – piano, organ
• William Gaff – whistle
• Dennis O'Flynn – violin bass
• Dick Powell – violin
• Stanley Matthews – mandolin
• Mick Waller – drums
• Kenney Jones – drums on "My Way Of Giving" and "You're My Girl"
• Pete Sears – piano on "Country Comforts"
• Jack Reynolds – backing vocals on "Country Comforts"

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"Cut Across Shorty"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	16

Notable covers by other artists

• Elkie Brooks later achieved a hit with a version of the title track in 1983.
• Long John Baldry (Who Stewart had previously worked with in the bands Hoochie Coochie Men and Steampacket) covered the title song for his 1973 album Good To Be Alive.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (30 July 1970). "Consumer Guide (12)". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved 14 April 2013.
3. Winner, Langdon (3 September 1970). "Gasoline Alley | Album Reviews | Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
4. "Rod Stewart: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
5. "Lilith Records". Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

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