| Not for Beginners | ||||
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| Released | 19 November 2001 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, boogie rock | |||
| Label | SPV | |||
| Producer | Ronnie Wood, Mark Wells, Martin Wright | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| All-Reviews | [2] |
| Boston Phoenix | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
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All tracks composed by Ronnie Wood; except where indicated
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