The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2
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The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2 is a compilation album
released by Rod Stewart
in 1977 (see 1977 in music
). It was released by Mercury Records
as part of Rod’s contract before switching labels to Warner Bros.
and moving to The United States. It includes tracks from all five of his Mercury albums.
, which focused on major hits, Volume 2 includes the minor and album-oriented songs. All of the tracks are from previously released Rod Stewart solo albums. The original failed to chart or reach a sales award
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
in 1977 (see 1977 in music
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....
). It was released by Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
as part of Rod’s contract before switching labels to Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
and moving to The United States. It includes tracks from all five of his Mercury albums.
Album information
The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2 was originally released as a double-album. It was re-released on Compact Disc in 1998 which includes all 19 tracks on a single disc. Unlike its predecessorThe Best of Rod Stewart (1976 album)
The Best of Rod Stewart is a compilation album released by Rod Stewart in 1976 . It was released by Mercury Records to complete Rod’s contract before switching labels to Warner Bros. and moving to The United States...
, which focused on major hits, Volume 2 includes the minor and album-oriented songs. All of the tracks are from previously released Rod Stewart solo albums. The original failed to chart or reach a sales award
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
.
Track listing
- “Man of Constant SorrowMan of Constant Sorrow"Man of Constant Sorrow" is a traditional American folk song first recorded by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky. The song was originally recorded by Burnett as "Farewell Song" printed in a Richard Burnett songbook, c. 1913. An early version was recorded by Emry Arthur in 1928...
” (previously released on An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You DownAn Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You DownAn Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down was the debut album by Rod Stewart, released on February 1970 on Vertigo Records...
) – 2:31 - “Blind Prayer” (previously released on An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down) – 4:36
- “Lady Day” (previously released on Gasoline AlleyGasoline Alley (album)Gasoline Alley was the second solo album by Rod Stewart. It was released in 1970. It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die...
) – 4:11 - “Tomorrow is a Long TimeTomorrow Is a Long Time"Tomorrow Is a Long Time" is a song written and recorded by Bob Dylan. Dylan's version first appeared on the Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II compilation, released in 1971...
” (previously released on Every Picture Tells a StoryEvery Picture Tells a StoryEvery Picture Tells a Story is the third album by Rod Stewart, released in the middle of 1971. It went to number one on both the UK and U.S. charts and finished third in the Pazz & Jop critics' poll for best album of 1971...
) – 3:43 - “Country Comforts” (previously released on Gasoline Alley) – 4:43
- “Mandolin Wind” (previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story) – 5:32
- “That's All Right” (previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story) – 3:59
- “My Way of Giving” (previously released on Gasoline Alley) – 3:56
- “You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)” (previously released on Gasoline Alley) – 4:29
- “Reason to BelieveReason to Believe"Reason to Believe" is a song written and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965, which has since been recorded by a number of other artists, the most known of which is by Rod Stewart in 1971 and 1993...
” (previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story) – 4:09 - “Italian Girls” (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 4:54
- “I'd Rather Go Blind” (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 4:53
- “Lost Paraguayos” (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 3:56
- “True Blue” (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 3:31
- “Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller” (previously released on SmilerSmiler (album)Smiler is Rod Stewart's fifth album, and final album for Mercury Records, released in 1974 . It became the first album by Rod Stewart as a solo artist to become critically panned. Although it reached number 1 in the UK album chart, it stalled at number 13 in the US...
) – 3:42 - “Hard Road” (previously released on Smiler) – 4:26
- “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman" A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label. The record was a big hit for Franklin, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a standard song for her...
” (previously released on Smiler) – 3:53 - “Bring It On Home to MeBring It On Home to Me"Bring It On Home to Me" is a 1962 soul song written and recorded by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The song, about infidelity, was a hit for Cooke and has become a pop standard covered by numerous artists of different genres. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped...
/You Send MeYou Send Me-Background:Cooke made a demo recording of "You Send Me" featuring only his own guitar accompaniment in the winter of 1955. The first recording of the track was made in New Orleans in December 1956 in the same sessions which produced "Lovable", the first release outside the gospel field for Cooke...
” (previously released on Smiler) – 3:56 - “Twistin' the Night AwayTwistin' the Night Away"Twistin' the Night Away" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke. It was released as a single in 1962 and became very popular, charting in the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard's R&B chart ,...
” (previously released on Never a Dull Moment) – 3:13
Personnel
- Produced by Rod Stewart and Lou Reizner
- Mastering by Suha Gur
- Photography by Sam Emerson and Aaron Sixx
- See original releases for more personnel