An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down

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All tracks are written by Rod Stewart, except where indicated.

An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1969 (US)
February 1970 (UK)
RecordedJune–August 1969
StudioLansdowne and Olympic Studios, London
Genre British folk rock [1]
Length32:47
Label Vertigo, Mercury, Fontana
Producer Rod Stewart, Lou Reizner
Rod Stewart chronology
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
(1969)
Gasoline Alley
(1970)
U.S. release title / cover
RodStewart TheRodStewartAlbum.jpg
The Rod Stewart Album (Mercury)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Street Fighting Man" Mick Jagger, Keith Richards 5:05
2."Man of Constant Sorrow"traditional; arranged by Stewart2:30 [11]
3."Blind Prayer" 4:36
4."Handbags and Gladrags" Mike d'Abo 4:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down" 3:30
2."I Wouldn't Ever Change a Thing" 4:44
3."Cindy's Lament" 4:26
4."Dirty Old Town" Ewan MacColl 3:42
Total length:32:47

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1969-70)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [12] 31
US Billboard 200 [13] 139

References

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