Gasoline Alley | ||||
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Released | 12 June 1970 | |||
Recorded | February–April 1970 | |||
Studio | Morgan Studios, London | |||
Length | 42:30 | |||
Label | Mercury, Vertigo | |||
Producer | Rod Stewart, Lou Reizner | |||
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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.
Review scores | |
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "It's All Over Now (single version)" | Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack | 3:35 |
Chart (1970–71) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [8] | 24 |
United States (Billboard 200) | 27 |
Chart | Peak Position | Ref. |
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UK Top 100 Airplay | 12 | [9] |
UK Singles Charts | 52 | [10] |
Irish Singles Charts | 15 | [11] |
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