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Rod Stewart

Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings

Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings Tracks
1. Street Fighting Man
2. Man Of Constant Sorrow
3. Blind Prayer
4. Handbags And Gladrags
5. An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
6. I Wouldn't Ever Change A Thing
7. Cindy's Lament
8. Dirty Old Town
9. Gasoline Alley
10. It's All Over Now
11. Only A Hobo
12. My Way Of Giving
13. Country Comforts
14. Cut Across Shorty
15. Lady Day
16. Jo's Lament
17. You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)
18. It's All Over Now (Single Version)
19. Every Picture Tells A Story
20. Seems Like A Long Time
21. That's All Right/Amazing Grace
22. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
23. Maggie May
24. Mandolin Wind
25. (I Know) I'm Losing You
26. (Find A) Reason To Believe
27. True Blue
28. Lost Paraguayos
29. Mama You Been On My Mind
30. Italian Girls
31. Angel
32. Interludings
33. You Wear It Well
34. I'd Rather Go Blind
35. Twistin' The Night Away
36. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
37. Pinball Wizard
38. Oh! No Not My Baby
39. Jodie
40. Sweet Little Rock 'n Roller
41. Lochinvar
42. Farewell
43. Sailor
44. Bring It On Home To Me/You Send Me
45. Let Me Be Your Car
46. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man
47. Dixie Toot
48. Hard Road
49. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Instrumental)
50. Girl From The North Country
51. Mine For Me
52. Missed You (Previously unreleased in the US)
53. You Put Something Better Inside Me (Previously unreleased in the US)
54. Crying Laughing Loving Lying (Previously unreleased in the US)
55. Every Time We Say Goodbye (Previously unreleased in the US)
56. So Tired (Previously unreleased in the US)
Rod Stewart - Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings
Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings Review
Back in 1969, Rod Stewart's résumé included a stint as Jeff Beck's singer. He'd also just joined the Faces, who dropped the "Small" from their name when Stewart and Ron Wood signed on as members. But his husky, graveled rasp shone best that year as he took on covers of the Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man" and Ewan McColl's "Dirty Old Town" on his solo debut. As this three-CD set thoroughly demonstrates, Stewart was like Joe Cocker in that he crossed boundaries effortlessly, integrating a boozy, acoustic-backed sway with an R&B churn and creating a new rock sound that captured the fancy of fans on both sides of the Atlantic. He peaked with Every Picture Tells a Story's title track; the folkie, soulful "Maggie May"; and the jaw-dropping "(I Know) I'm Losing You." With those 1971 hits, he arrived full-blown as a sequin-ready superstar. His Mercury period ended in 1974 with Smiler, and this set trails off with that album and five tracks previously unreleased in the U.S. --Andrew Bartlett


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Rod Stewart's best
5
In my opinion these are Rod Stewart's very best songs. This is solid late 60's/early 70's style rock, pervaded by easily discernable blues influences. An excellent mix of musicians and songs to synergize with Stewart's admirably raspy vocals. Later material seems designed more to showcase Stewart's voice, wheras the powerful vocals in these songs are an element of something much bigger. If you are more a fan of the disco influenced "Do ya think I'm sexy," and later works, then you will probably disagree with me on this. I like a few of the later Rod Stewart songs too, but the oldies contained in this box-set are my absolute favorites.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-11-19
Beware of clicks and pops
3
Many many moons ago I have bought this CD believing that I'll enjoy listening to it completely. But every time I play it, I get an urge to write a proper review about it. Finally, I had to do it and here it is. In spite of the fantastic idea about releasing the complete Mercury studio works on 3 CDs in a deluxe package, there is a matter of a technically incorrect CDs. Along with a great music come a lots of clicks and pops, which (at least where I come from) makes a CD technically incorrect. I don't know how is it possible that no one who was checking that remastering heard that. Well.. assuming that there is someone who's checking that. And then they wonder why people burn CDs...
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-09-06
Ten righteous classics tell the tale
5
Rod Stewart's early career rode a phenomenal burst of inspiration. He wrote some fantastic songs, created with his sidemen a unique acoustic/electric folk-rock blend, created an affecting persona through his voice and lyrics of a young man trying to make sense of some wild experiences and heartbreaks, and did some of the most creative "covers" of classic songs, including several definitive versions of lesser-known Dylan tunes.

My personal top ten from this collection:

10. "Cut Across Shorty." An Eddie Cochran tune, this driving arrangement is the prototype for the classic "Every Picture Tells a Story."

9. "Bring it on Home To Me/You Send Me." From the admittedly weaker third disc, this lovingly performed Sam Cooke medley is a sing-along highlight from his final Mercury album.

8. "Dirty Old Town." Almost cinematic, this gem reeks of the scene he describes.

7. "Gasoline Alley." The title track from his moody second album, it's almost the flip side of "Dirty Old Town," affectionate for the memories of a funky old place. Great slide guitar playing.

6. "Lost Paraguayos." A sordid scene rendered with lusty good humor; the ringing guitar a perfect soundtrack for chaos.

5. "Tomorrow is a Long Time." The second-best Dylan cover in the set, this is a perfect performance.

4. "Maggie May." Surely the most familiar of all Rod's early songs, this huge hit made his career. And deservedly so. This is a song of great integrity, and people will be singing along with it forever.

3. "Mama You've Been on My Mind." The best of his Dylan covers; perfectly portrays this unreliable narrator's turmoil as he comes to recognize that maybe his ramblin' days are about to end for the best reason of all.

2. "True Blue." Actually a Faces song that he shifted to a solo album, this is his best rendition of the young man in search of adventure, even better than "Every Picture..." Rocks with authority.

1. "You Wear it Well" Possibly the most romantic song this side of Van Morrison. Heartbreaking and true, and sung beautifully.

Some folks get mad at Rod that he didn't continue in this vein. I certainly was mad for years... but now with time you see that inspiration like this is a gift from a divine source, and it exists only to be appreciated, like a great sunset.

Posted by Anonymous, on 2003-04-25

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