''Sing It Again Rod'' is the first compilation album by
Rod Stewart released in 1973. The album is notable for its
Peter Corriston Peter Corriston is a Grammy-award winning graphic designer currently based in Greenwich Village, notable for designing the album artwork for several major rock bands and musicians. Corriston has worked internationally with such artists as Billy Idol ...
-designed die-cut album sleeve (shaped like an
old fashioned glass
The old fashioned glass, otherwise known as the rocks glass and lowball glass (or simply lowball), is a short tumbler used for serving spirits, such as whisky, neat or with ice cubes ("on the rocks"). It is also normally used to serve certain ...
, and through which a smiling Stewart can be seen).
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Track listing
# "Reason to Believe
"Reason to Believe" is a song written, composed, and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965. It has since been recorded by artists including Bobby Darin in 1966, Karen Dalton also in 1966, Glen Campbell in 1968, the Nitty Gritty ...
" (Tim Hardin
James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk and blues musician and composer. As well as releasing his own material, several of his songs, including " If I Were a Carpenter" and "Reason to Believe", beca ...
) from the album ''Every Picture Tells A Story
''Every Picture Tells a Story'' is the third studio album by Rod Stewart. It was released on 28 May 1971. It incorporates hard rock, folk, and blues styles. It went to number one on both the UK and US charts and finished third in the Jazz ...
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# "You Wear It Well
"You Wear It Well" is a song written by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, performed by Stewart. It uses an arrangement markedly similar to that of " Maggie May", one of Stewart's hits from the previous year.
Stewart recorded "You Wear It Wel ...
" (Rod Stewart, Martin Quittenton
Martin Quittenton (22 April 1945 – 16 April 2015) was a British guitarist and composer. He played in the blues rock band Steamhammer, formed in 1968. Their debut album '' Steamhammer'' was released in 1969.
Quittenton also worked with Rod Stew ...
) from the album '' Never a Dull Moment''
# "Mandolin Wind
"Mandolin Wind" is a song written by Rod Stewart. It was first released on Stewart's 1971 album '' Every Picture Tells a Story'' and later as the B-side of a single from that album, his version of "(I Know) I'm Losing You." Mercury Records iss ...
" (Rod Stewart) from the album ''Every Picture Tells A Story''
# "Country Comfort" ( Elton John, Bernie Taupin) from the album ''Gasoline Alley
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# "Maggie May
"Maggie May" is a song co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, and performed by Rod Stewart on his album '' Every Picture Tells a Story'', released in 1971.
In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the song number 130 on its list of ...
" (includes "Henry" instrumental intro) (Rod Stewart, Martin Quittenton) from the album ''Every Picture Tells A Story''
# "Handbags and Gladrags
"Handbags and Gladrags" is a song written in 1967 by Mike d'Abo, who was then the lead singer of Manfred Mann. D'Abo describes the song as "saying to a teenage girl that the way to happiness is not through being trendy. There are deeper values. ...
" (Mike d'Abo
Michael David d'Abo (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of Manfred Mann from 1966 to their dissolution in 1969, and as the composer of the songs "Handbags and Gladrags" and "Build Me Up Butt ...
) from the album '' An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down''
# "Street Fighting Man
"Street Fighting Man" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, written by the songwriting team of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Considered one of the band's most popular and most controversial songs, it features Indian instrume ...
" (Mick Jagger
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, Keith Richards
Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...
) from the album ''An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down''
# "Twistin' the Night Away
"Twistin' the Night Away" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke. It was recorded on 18 December 1961 and released as a single in 1962. It became very popular, charting in the top ten of both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (#9) and Billboard's R ...
" ( Sam Cooke) from the album ''Never a Dull Moment''
# "Lost Paraguayos" (Rod Stewart, Ron Wood Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
Ron or RON may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character
* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
*Ron Douglas, the protagonist in '' Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...
) from the album ''Never a Dull Moment''
# "(I Know) I'm Losing You
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label, written by Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Norman Whitfield.
The group performed the song live on ...
" (Norman Whitfield
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, Eddie Holland
Edward Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Holland was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Although he was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie", he ...
, Cornelius Grant
Cornelius Grant (born April 27, 1943) is an American guitarist, composer, and band leader. He served as the musical director, guitar player, and live show arranger for Motown vocal group The Temptations from 1964 until 1982.
Early life
Grant was ...
) from the album ''Every Picture Tells A Story''
# " Pinball Wizard" (Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s.
Townsh ...
) from the album ''Tommy
Tommy may refer to:
People
* Tommy (given name)
* Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film
* ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...
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# "Gasoline Alley" (Rod Stewart, Ron Wood) from the album ''Gasoline Alley''
Personnel
* Album design – "Shakey Pete Corriston" (Peter Corriston)
* Photography – Cosimo Scianna, Emerson, Loew and Steve Azzara
Charts
Certifications
References
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1973 compilation albums
Rod Stewart compilation albums
Mercury Records compilation albums
Albums produced by Rod Stewart
Albums recorded at Morgan Sound Studios
Albums recorded at Olympic Sound Studios
Albums with cover art by Peter Corriston