An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
| An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1969 (US) February 1970 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | June–August 1969 | |||
| Studio | Lansdowne and Olympic Studios, London | |||
| Genre | British folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 32:47 | |||
| Label | Vertigo, Mercury, Fontana | |||
| Producer | Rod Stewart, Lou Reizner | |||
| Rod Stewart chronology | ||||
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| U.S. release title / cover | ||||
 The Rod Stewart Album (Mercury) | ||||
| Singles from An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down | ||||
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down is the debut solo
7th Order) and Martin Quittenton (also from Steamhammer
).
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |   [5] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[6] |
| Robert Christgau | A-[7] |
The album received positive reviews from Fusion, Rolling Stone, and Robert Christgau.[8] Christgau felt the album was "superb",[8] the same wording as used by Greil Marcus in his Rolling Stone review.[9]
In a retrospective summary for Rolling Stone, a staff writer felt that Stewart's solo debut showed him as a "highly original interpreter" of other people's songs, and that his own compositions indicated he was "capable of startlingly bare emotion and compassion".[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Rod Stewart, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Street Fighting Man" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Man of Constant Sorrow" | traditional; arranged by Stewart | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Blind Prayer" | 4:36 | |
| 4. | "Handbags and Gladrags" | Mike d'Abo | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down" | 3:30 | |
| 2. | "I Wouldn't Ever Change a Thing" | 4:44 | |
| 3. | "Cindy's Lament" | 4:26 | |
| 4. | "Dirty Old Town" | Ewan MacColl | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 32:47 | ||
Personnel
- vocals, guitarson "Man of Constant Sorrow"
- Ronnie Wood – guitars, bass, harmonica on "Dirty Old Town"
- Martin Pugh – guitars
- Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar
- Ian McLagan – piano, organ
- Micky Waller – drums
- Mike d'Abo – piano on "Handbags and Gladrags"
- Lou Reizner – vocals on "I Wouldn't Ever Change a Thing"
- Keith Emerson – organ on "I Wouldn't Ever Change a Thing"
Technical
- Keith "Marcus Keef" MacMillan – design, photography
