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NEVER A DULL MOMENT. Never a Dull Moment is Rod’s fourth solo album, which was released in the summer of 1972. It went to number 1 in the UK and no. 2 in the US. Ronnie has three co-writes on this album including ‘True Blue’, ‘Lost Paraguayos’ and ‘Italian Girls’.
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The north London-born singer won praise for his diligence on the new album in both his songwriting and choice of outside material. He composed three songs for Never A Dull Moment with his longtime pal and confidant Ronnie Wood, while the album’s best-known track, the glorious single “You Wear It Well,” was another collaboration with writer-guitaris...
An enthusiastic fan of this opening salvo was writer Mark Leviton, who reviewed the album for the New York-based Words And Musicmagazine. “Stewart’s unique, bright songwriting talents are highlighted with the opening ‘True Blue’,” he wrote. “Rod writes catchy lyrics, couplets that leave a real impression because of their looseness and the way they ...
The album’s first cover was of Dylan’s “Mama, You Been On My Mind.” The bard wrote this song in 1964 and performed it in concert, but didn’t release his version until decades later, on 1991’sThe Bootleg Series Vol.1-3 (Rare And Unreleased) 1961-1991. Stewart’s superbly sympathetic reading was underpinned by Waller’s drums and Wood’s lyrical pedal s...
Side Two of the original vinyl album began with Rod’s tribute to Woody’s late friend Jimi Hendrix, with a suitably reflective remake of “Angel.” Later in the year, it would be released as a double-sided single with Stewart’s take on Jerry Lee Lewis’ “What Made Milwaukee Famous,” creating a No.4 UK hit. In his notes for the 1989 box set Storyteller,...
Never A Dull Moment was also the album on which Rod offered his interpretation of the much-covered Billy Foster/Ellington Jordan song most associated with Etta James, “I’d Rather Go Blind.” James cut it in 1967 and British blues band Chicken Shack had scored the UK hit with it in 1969. Stewart’s pass at the song spoke of his backstory as a rhythm’n...
Never A Dull Moment entered the UK chart at No.5 and was certified gold there within a week of release. It moved up to No.3 and then spent no fewer than four weeks at No.2, before a two-week run at the top in September. In America, the album rose to No.2, only beaten to the top spot by Chicago V. It was also a Top 3 seller in Australia, Holland and...
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Never A Dull Moment. Label. Mercury Release Date. 1972 Tracklist. Side One. 1. True Blue. 2. Lost Paraguayos ... Ronnie Wood – electric acoustic slide and pedal ...
The Rod Stewart formula of mixing originals with covers was successful on Never a Dull Moment, collaborating with Ronnie Wood and other Faces.
Never a Dull Moment is the fourth solo album by rock musician Rod Stewart. It was released on 21 July 1972; that year it became a UK number-one album (for two weeks) and reached number two on the US Album chart.
Jan 10, 2024 · Stewart, co-writer of “Maggie” with Martin Quittenton, also contributed two more co-writes, of the elegant “Mandolin Wind” and the title song, with Ronnie Wood.
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Jul 29, 2016 · Opener “True Blue, ” on which Faces’ stalwarts Wood, keyboardist Ian McLagan, and bassist/vocalist Ronnie Lane keep things punchy, features Stewart in familiar mode; down on his luck, but still high-spirited, and trying to find his way back home.
