Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990

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Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990
Warner Bros.
Rod Stewart chronology
The Best of Rod Stewart
(1989)
Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990
(1989)
Downtown Train – Selections from the Storyteller Anthology
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990, often referred to as The Storyteller Anthology or simply Storyteller is a 4-disc

Warner Bros. Records
and contains 65 tracks, five of which had never before been released.

Background

Storyteller spans the whole of Stewart’s career beginning with the 1964 release of "

This Old Heart of Mine
". Originally released in an LP-sized box package, it was re-released on 17 November 2009 in a more compact boxed configuration.

Track listing

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Original appearanceLength
1."
Faces)
Stewart, Wood, Ronald Lane1971 – Long Player5:48
17."Had Me a Real Good Time" (with Faces)Stewart, Wood, Lane1971 – Long Player5:54
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original appearanceLength
1."
A-side with Angel
2:52
13."Oh No Not My Baby" (Maxine Brown cover with Faces members Wood, Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan)Gerry Goffin, Carole King1973 – Non-album single3:38
14."Pinball Wizard" (The Who cover)Pete Townshend1972 – Tommy3:40
15."Sweet Little Rock 'N Roller" (Chuck Berry cover)Chuck Berry1974 – Smiler3:46
16."Let Me Be Your Car" (Elton John cover)John1974 – Smiler4:58
17."You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)" (with Faces)Stewart, Wood, Ian McLagan1974 – Non-album single4:23
Disc Three
No.TitleWriter(s)Original appearanceLength
1."
Sutherland Brothers cover)
Gavin Sutherland1975 – Atlantic Crossing4:38
2."I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Crazy Horse cover)Danny Whitten1975 – Atlantic Crossing4:49
3."Stone Cold Sober"Stewart, Steve Cropper1975 – Atlantic Crossing4:12
4."To Love Somebody" (Bee Gees cover with Booker T. & the M.G.'s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb1975 – Atlantic Crossing4:30
5."Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"Stewart1976 – A Night on the Town3:54
6."The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Cat Stevens cover)Cat Stevens1976 – A Night on the Town4:26
7."The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)"Stewart1976 – A Night on the Town6:31
8."Get Back" (The Beatles cover)Paul McCartney, John Lennon1976 – All This and World War II4:24
9."Hot Legs"Stewart, Gary Grainger1977 – Foot Loose & Fancy Free5:11
10."I Was Only Joking"Stewart, Grainger1977 – Foot Loose & Fancy Free6:02
11."You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"Stewart1977 – Foot Loose & Fancy Free4:28
12."Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings1978 – Blondes Have More Fun5:28
13."Passion"Stewart, Grainger, Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar1980 – Foolish Behaviour5:30
14."Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight"Stewart, Grainger, Chen, Cregan, Savigar1980 – Foolish Behaviour5:01
15."Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)"Stewart, Cregan, Savigar1981 – Tonight I'm Yours4:10
Disc Four
No.TitleWriter(s)Original appearanceLength
1."Young Turks"Stewart, Appice, Hitchings, Savigar1981 – Tonight I'm Yours5:01
2."Baby Jane"Stewart, Jay Davis1982 – Body Wishes4:43
3."What Am I Gonna Do (I’m so in Love with you)"Stewart, Davis, Tony Brock1982 – Body Wishes4:17
4."People Get Ready" (The Impressions cover, with Jeff Beck)Curtis Mayfield1985 – Flash4:52
5."Some Guys Have All the Luck" (The Persuaders cover)Jeff Fortgang1984 – Camouflage4:32
6."Infatuation"Stewart, Hitchings, Rowland Robinson1984 – Camouflage5:12
7."Love Touch"Michael Chapman, Holly Knight1986 – Every Beat of My Heart4:03
8."Every Beat of My Heart"Stewart, Savigar1986 – Every Beat of My Heart5:18
9."Lost in You"Stewart, Andy Taylor1988 – Out of Order4:57
10."My Heart Can't Tell You No"Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan1988 – Out of Order5:11
11."Dynamite"Stewart, Taylor1988 – Out of Order4:15
12."Crazy About Her"Stewart, Cregan, Hitchings1988 – Out of Order4:54
13."Forever Young"Stewart, Cregan, Savigar, Dylan1988 – Out of Order4:03
14."I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Crazy Horse cover)Whitten1989 rerecording4:52
15."This Old Heart of Mine"" (The Isley Brothers cover, duet with Ronald Isley)Holland–Dozier–Holland1989 rerecording4:12
16."Downtown Train" (Tom Waits cover)Tom WaitsNew release4:39

Production

  • "Can I Get a Witness?" produced by Giorgio Gomelsky
  • "To Love Somebody" produced by Tom Dowd
  • "I Don't Want to Talk About It" produced by Rod Stewart and Bernard Edwards
  • "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" produced by Bernard Edwards and Trevor Horn
  • "Downtown Train" produced by Trevor Horn
  • Compiled and Coordinated by Gregg Geller
  • A&R Compilation Executive: Michael Ostin
  • Management: Arnold Stiefel and Randy Phillips

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
France (
SNEP)[12]
Platinum 300,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Storyteller, Complete Anthology 1964-1990". Rolling Stone. 11 January 1990. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
  3. ISSN 0033-7064. Archived from the original
    on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Storyteller – The Complete Anthology 1964–1990". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Rod Stewart – Storyteller – The Complete Anthology 1964–1990". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original
    on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. ^
    RIANZ
    . Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ^ "2011-12-31 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". ARIA. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Storyteller - The Complete Anthology 1964-1990". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  12. ^ "French album certifications – Rod Stewart – Storyteller" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Select ROD STEWART and click OK. 
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Storyteller - The Complete Anthology 1964-1990". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Storyteller - The Complete Anthology 1964-1990 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Storyteller". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  • Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 album liner notes. Warner Bros. Records.

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