Gasoline Alley
Studio album by
Rod Stewart
Released12 June 1970
RecordedFebruary–April 1970
StudioMorgan Studios, London
Length42:30
LabelMercury, Vertigo
ProducerRod 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[2]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Village VoiceB+[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gasoline Alley"Stewart, Ronnie Wood4:02
2."It's All Over Now"Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack6:22
3."Only a Hobo"Bob Dylan4:13
4."My Way of Giving"Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott3:55
5."Country Comfort"Elton John, Bernie Taupin4:42
6."Cut Across Shorty"Wayne P. Walker, Marijohn Wilkin6:28
7."Lady Day"Stewart3:57
8."Jo's Lament"Stewart3:24
9."You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)"Dick Cooper, Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby4:27
CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."It's All Over Now (single version)"Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack3:35

Personnel

Production

Weekly charts

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

Notable covers by other artists

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

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Winner, Langdon (3 September 1970). "Gasoline Alley | Album Reviews | Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Rod Stewart: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (30 July 1970). "Consumer Guide (12)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley (1970, Gatefold, Vinyl)". Discogs. June 1970.
  7. ^ "Musical Maps".
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Record Business" (PDF). Airplay Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Elkie Brooks Chart History: Top 75". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Elkie Brooks Chart". Ireland Archive Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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